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I understand the electric heating element idea which i like,I'm brewing indoors.But the tri clamp kettle drain part I'm not familiar with.Any pics of it?

Awesome,Thanks for the info guys.I have all the tools i need as I'm a mechanic but was just wondering the best possible way.I only have one shot at a nice cut.I did have a plasma cutter but i sold it,but this sparked my memory that someone i know has one.

I found a keg i forgot i have had for about 15 years,It stunk when i opened it up!.Yuck!.Anyway It's a 15.5 gallon keg i want to use as a kettle.Any ideas as to a good lid for it once a hole is cut in the top,and how to cut a nice clean hole in the top?.Also i want to use it for my first brew...

Cool,Thanks Man.I'm just trying to make sure i do this the best i can from the start.Tomorrow I'm going to get an old "Big" mini fridge i have and mate it with one of the many reptile cage thermometers i have,hopefully i can get a nice stable environment for fermentation.

I prefer to think a lot before starting something new that i Don't know a whole lot about.

Ok,now I'm thinking it might be a good idea to start fermenting at a higher temp and lower it once it Get's going?

Thanks,that one saved me some trouble.I would have set up a fermentation chamber at the exact temp i wanted.I would have been pretty surprised to find a much higher temp in the fermenter!

Now that I'm looking at yeast,What's the difference between a propagator and an activator?

Would i have to make a starter with the liquid?

It's a honey porter from Midwest and i will be using Munton's dry yeast.If i should get a better yeast let me know,i should have checked before i got it.

From what i gather from the search it seems i should do about 62-64.But I'm thinking about just making a temp controlled fermentation chamber with an old reptile cage thermostat.What would be the ideal temp to ferment at,and should it stay constant or would it be beneficial to change it a little...

Thanks,i will!,I have heard it can be a sticky mess.There is a good amount of room in the pot even with six gallons in it,if i have a disaster you will be sure to hear about it.

I have a turkey fry pot I'm using,i checked and it will boil 6 gallons on my stove,just barely.Tonight i did a test boil again with an electric element from a deep fryer and had a much better boil!.I end up boiling off about 1 gallon,so it should be perfect for a 5 gallon recipe.I also made an...

The directions only talk about the partial boil.Here are the instructions.Oh,and the other thing,i have heard here that the og does not matter with extract kits,will it be a waste of time to check it?I will anyway for the hell of it...

I will be using a Midwest Honey Porter extract kit with specialty grains.My questions pertain to me doing a full boil instead of a partial boil.I read that a larger volume boil will make for better utilization of hops,will i have to compensate for that?.And the other thing is i read that you...

Great,Thanks guys!I Can't wait to get started! I'm brewing this kit. http://new.midwestsupplies.com/honey-porter.html

I'm running through things in my head and trying to get things set for when my stuff arrives.Tonight i put an aluminum turkey fry pot on my stove with 6 gallons of water in it,it came to a boil in an hour.Not a super vigorous boil,but a boil.And the pot discolored a bit on the inside. So i...

I plan to use a fridge,a buddy of mine should be able to get me one free.

I plan on having lots of beer around,hopefully multiple fermentation's at once.I drink a lot.I did not want to spend half my life bottling and get sick of it.Now from what i understand i can just force carbonate in the keg and fill some bottles when need be.Sounds way easier to me.I'm sure i...

Yay!!!..I finally decided and ordered a bunch of stuff!!.Here is what i ordered,i Don't think I'm missing anything,if you notice anything let me know. http://new.midwestsupplies.com/brewing-intermediate-kit-w-two-5-gallon-glass-carboys.html...