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I ferment in a half barrel snake keg. I use a 2" tri-clamp and 2" stainless blind with out a gasket. works just fine for me. I always give it about 14 days to do its thing then I just rack into either a bottling bucket, or straight into my corny kegs.

Sounds like you under pitched your yeast to me, was the wort still hot when you pitched? If it was dry yeast did you rehydrate? These things make a difference.

I read this thread a couple of months ago and learned something valuable about brewing 10 gallon batches. I now just collect about 800 ml of wort in a erlenmeyer flask and cap it off. Then I'll empty my boil kettle through a sieve to catch any hop particles that made it past my hop strainer. At...

Added a 3/8 needle valve right behind the orifice of each of my bg-14 burners. I was just using the ball valve at the manifold. Now I'll have fine tune control over my flame.

First one is how I cereal mash, and then the primary mash. Brewed a blond ale yesterday.

Cereal mashed this morning, now in the primary mash for my house blond ale.

Fixing to make 11 gallons of my house blond ale. I started out trying to replicate a Budweiser beer only brewed with a ale yeast. This go around I'm stepping up my grain bill and removing the sugar. My last beer is good but a lil to thin for me. Also stepping up the hops to make it fit the blond...

I wouldn't risk it either. There could be anything growing in there by now.

I made a 11 gallon ale and cearl mashed nearly 5 lbs of rice. Did the best I could to produce a Budweiser but used us-05. I think it will turn out alright.

I went with the http://www.ebay.com/itm/251715913360?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT for the controller. I'm also using a 19 VAC Laptop power supply. I'm having problems slinging the 2" stirbar. I'm thinking using a smaller power supply might help.

I read them all the time

Drinking on a Budweiser at the moment, but kegged and sampled my American Pale Ale. Its a little green right now but I'm in for a 10 gallon treat next week, and maybe the week after.

I hope I don't get y'all mad at me for getting to far off topic but made 5 gallons of grape wine.

One thing that I learned from my build is how dangerous the automated gas system can be. Have you thought about going electric. It would be cheaper in the long run.

I guess I don't under stand the timed relay, all you really need is a pid, a switch, SSR, solenoid valve and a pilot light.

I think you are going to have to add a SSR between the pid and the loads. If that is a Snr then you will be able to wire it directly to the SSR, if that is a rnr then you will have to run low voltage with it to work.

I think your looking to use a finning agent. I would recommend using bentonite. http://www.ehow.com/how_7394307_use-bentonite-beer.html

Thanks, 50 gallons this year, it sure makes it easy!

Thanks, I've brewed 50 gallons this year. It sure makes it easy.

Thanks, I've brewed 50 gallons this year, my system sure makes it easy.