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Can't beat the price either, $39 at Lowes. I purchased it tonight for this project. I have one more keg to cut the top off and then I'm starting the polishing process tomorrow. Brewstand arrives on friday from the metal fabricator!

Thanks for the genius JIG!. Cut both of mine today and they are perfect.

Red Chair...one of my favs. http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew/red-chair-nw-pale-ale

yep. 1" BTW, I meant to say 2000ml above.

just pitch it all.

very nice!

yes, i use a 200ml Erlenmeyer flask and it works great.

I'm in Fairwood...Cloe to maple valley.

any benefit from the vortex hitting the stir bar? Always figured that it was best to keep the yeast in suspension. I set it to the lowest setting and check for sediment when i walk by.

Congrats! I would not worry about the SG, you will just have a little stronger beer.

anyone in the Renton/Fairwood area?

you can use aluminum but you will want to create an oxidization layer first. put about 1gal of water in it and boil it off. there are always a risk of needing a blow off tube during the first stages of fermentation. the second brew i did blew all over the closet in my office. so i play it safe...

another options is to use RO water you get from the grocery store. This is a base level water and from there you can add carbonates/bicarbonates to the style.

Would sub par boil affect the hot break?

I personally love IPAs as well. When i dry hop I use a muslin bag dipped in sanitizer. this makes it easier to transfer. I used to transfer the beer onto the open leaf hops in the bottom of the secondary but it was a PITA to transfer to the bottle bucket. I personally like to pick one type of...

Great idea. Now i'm hungry for a good steak.