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1/2 bbl Sankeys make excellent fermenters! You can begin using a simple carboy cap with an air lock for your initial runs. The $75 clover additions Darrin offers seem an obvious choice if you find you prefer using the keg for fermenting. Moving a single container around with 10 gallons in...

They are pretty helpful at NB, you could always call the retailer and ask what they recommend. Confirm the immersion chiller's inner diameter. Then obtain pipe and fittings at the local hardware store. Cut, sand, flux and solder. Simple.

I share CAT's observation(s). I had a similar issue with my Little Giant 3-MD-HC using thin-walled 4ft 1/2" ID hoses. I moved to thick-walled 4ft 3/4" ID hoses which affix properly to 1/2 ID hose barbs.

Kegging in stainless containers can greatly simplify the overall processes for fermenting, moving, storing, and serving beer. In particular, fermenting in a stainless keg and moving the beer from keg to keg is quite simple. Further, using stainless kegs allow no light to get to beer and...

It seems an ideal time to cease lurking this thread now as I am going to brew my 4th ten gallon batch of the normal-hop version: I go from primary fermenter to the serving keg ~3weeks of room temperature (75F) fermentation. I don't secondary this beer. The first batch I fermented at 65F in...

Try visiting http://probrewer.com/ Their classifieds have a bit of activity. Good Luck!

1/3 of the beer I brew is lager. I brew all-grain 3 times a week. The best method to determine where you are in a fermentation cycle is to check the gravity of the beer. This will give an accurate indication of your fermentation status. I recommend a lager gets 2X as much yeast pitched as...

Lagering my bohemian pilsner takes 4 weeks at 30F. It does take the WHOLE four weeks. You are lagering 12 degrees higher. Therefore, give it another 4-6 weeks or bring the temp down to 30-32F for a couple of weeks...

Here's to the breezes and to the sneezes we get from the diseases from between girls' kneeses Lord help us Jesus