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That's a great idea! I've thought about getting the hardware to use soda stream bottles as my eventual "backup" for my main CO2 canister anyways. I'm gonna look into this, thanks!

Yeah the air is something I'll just have to live with for the time being. I'm thinking its still better than transferring to a bucket then bottling. No doubt this would be easier with CO2 but I'm not ready for that investment yet. I figure I need 2 tanks since the closest refill is over an hr...

Awesome! Thanks for this! You're right, I decidednto dial back the investment for now and start small but I definitely want to work up to the keezer and kegging. I ended up going with a spunding valve with a built in pressure release for simplicity. Theoretically this should work the same as...

I'm thinking it's easier to heat than cool, but time will tell! Good luck 👍

All good! I'm in The desert up north in Canada so the garage hits ~5°C in the winter and close to 40° C in summer (it's not insulated yet). So I'm going to need cooling too just not this time of year. I think I'll build this thing anyways as opposed to use blankets, I'll just forgo the chambers...

this is great, thanks!

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Has anyone had success building a fermentation chamber out of the foam board insulation pictured below? I'm thinking of building a case for my fermenter so that I can take advantage of my cold garage during winter (along with a temp controller and a seedling heat mat). I'm wondering how...

The couple hundred is for my whole setup, not just bottling. But you're right in the sense that I could technically bottle for less $ than I am, but I'd be buying a bunch of stuff that I don't plan on using long. Everything I'm buying here will be reused as my brewery grows. *Two months later*...

I honestly cannot wait to spend the big bucks and do all of this properly with closed keg transfers. I'll probably always bottle since my friends love beer as much as I do and won't have a draft setup. But I'll be bottling from kegs at that stage using counter pressure/beer gun. For the time...

Gotcha, well if it only works for samples I'll be happy with that, and I'll just use a auto siphon for bottling if absolutely necessary. I'll see if I can use the initial pressure to start a siphon for bottling but I get that it might not work out as I intend. I definitely understand that there...

Thanks for all the feedback! I want to clarify a few things. 1st, I don't necessarily intend to ferment under pressure (~15psi), but rather plan to always retain 2-3psi of pressure in the fermenter for the purpose of starting a siphon. Some may call this pressure fermenting still but I...

Alright, I have a feeling I'm going to get roasted for suggesting this but better that then I waste my time and money! What I'm attempting to do: I'll be brewing a few 3 gallon (both extract and all grain) batches using equipment I already own with the BIAB method. I want to ferment in a...

This seller has a bunch of buckets he's including, but I'm planning on buying a new fermzilla anyway. It seems like a good option as I can pressure ferment/transfer if I like without breaking the bank.

I'll take some time to dig into these responses after work, but I'm thinking it might be a better idea for me to just bite the bullet and go new. I'm quite technically savvy, but I have no hands on experience with kegs and CO2, so I think that it's unrealistic for me to expect to be able to...

Great info, thanks all of you! It's a bit difficult to price out since there's alot included that isn't pictured. I'll know more when I go check it out in person. What I've done is filled a cart on an online retailer to get a sense of what a similar basket would cost me. I only really want 2...

I'm planning to take a trip to look at buying a used brewing setup. The seller has an Anvil Foundry, and most of the components to build out a three tap keezer, including 6 Corny kegs. I'm fairly comfortable taking my chances with the foundry, but I'm a bit concerned about the kegs. I...

well then I hope @mac_1103 did better in math class than chemistry! :D The important thing for me right now is knowing what to look for. You guys are helping me immensely and I really appreciate it!

welcome to Canada :( But yeah, even considering the general markup on this kind of stuff up here, these are stupidly expensive. I can order from the USA, but most cases shipping (on small orders) or duties (on large orders) make it unneccesary. Sometimes we just have to bite the bullet

yeah I totally agree, its only really necessary on the line-in atleast for me anyways!