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awesome guys! I feel much better now. So adjusted OG w/ temperature is probably more like 1.048...MUCH closer, plus it probably wasn't mixed as well as it should have been. I think I'm going to move it to a slightly cooler room too. Great info...thanks!!

yeah I did move the chiller around as water was running through it to move the beer around. Thanks guys. I'll give it a shot. I don't have plumbing solder, just electrical stuff, so I'll just use thin wire to hold it together. Thanks!!

Hi All! Well I did my first cook yesterday and I must say I think it went pretty well! Made a mess with the wort and cut myself on the LME can (bled everywhere), but besides that not bad! First off, I gotta say brewing in my garage with a turkey fryer setup was the best choice I made. Had...

no...not THAT tap shank...the one for my keg fridge. Which, by the way, I just got and is pretty old and beat-up (it was in a bar or restaurant), but it still gets cold (although the compressor gets pretty hot) and it was only $75!! Anyway, I'm going to give it a good detailing to make it look...

Hi all, I just brewed my first batch yesterday and I'm using mostly 2nd-hand stuff. I bought a home-made wort chiller that is kind of oddly designed (it was thrown in with the other stuff I bought). It's very tall and the coils are very spread-out. I have a 30qt aluminum pot and it fits...

Thanks! Sorry, but whats the "fv"? I take it you're referring to the primary bucket, right?

reminds me of those folgers commercials. Hey another question: when it comes time to rack to my secondary, how am I supposed to rack and not suck up tons of trub if I can't see through the bucket? I think I'm going glass for my primary next time. btw, I have a 6gal glass carboy for my secondary.

I'm just going to use two triple air-locks. No problem with doing that right? Thanks guys!

I'm getting ready for my first cook tomorrow and I noticed the used "ale pail" fermenter has two grommet holes in the lid. I can't think why there would be two...two airlocks? airlock and a blow-off?

I'm getting ready for my first cook tomorrow and I noticed the used "ale pail" fermenter has two grommet holes in the lid. I can't think why there would be two...two airlocks? airlock and a blow-off?

Thanks! I didn't see that one. Looks perfect. Think I'm going to give that one a try when I'm ready.

I'm gearing-up to try my hand at some brewing. I'm starting to shop around at the different ingredients kits wondering what style I should make. One of my favorite beers is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Can anyone recommend a kit that's close? Or "If you like that, you'll love this..." If my...

Gotcha! Good to know. I'll start doing some research...

Thanks Zeekage! I've actually collected most, if not all, of the basic equipment I'll need: 6gal glass carboy, bottling bucket, wort chiller, thermo/hydrometers, etc. so I'll probably pass on this groupon. All I need now is a good brewpot and a few odds and ends....and a LOT more knowledge...

11 corney kegs, 2 without lids and one pin-lock. A beer meister that still gets cold and doesn't run loud. $175

Got 'em! And my car only smells a little bit like a dive bar.

No problem old_mill, I'll report what I find here

Don't know, but I don't think he thinks they're worth much. He said make me an offer. I'm going to low-ball him....if I can ever nail down a time to see them.

Thanks guys. He sent me a video of the stuff for sale including a beat-up kegolator that I might buy too. Here's a better picture of the Corney lids, since the relief valve has a ring to pull, I think that confirms it's a ball lock, right? Trying to meet up with him, but he's hard to...

They were for soda. A few of them still have soda in them