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Turn off CO2, vent pressure, wait, vent pressure, wait, etc. until it is at or below the correct carbonation.

Home Depot plumbing section. Total would probably be less than $10. Bring a ball valve to make sure the threads fit and you're good to go.

I oxygenate very roughly between 30s and 1 min with a 0.5 micron stone at about 2 psig. I turn the pressure up until I just see bubbles rising to the surface then turn it back until I see none so I know all of it is being dissolved. I'm considering drastically reducing the time or even stopping...

It may just take them a while longer to carbonate the beer. You can always stir up some of them from the bottom of the fermenter while transferring to your bottling bucket and be good to go.

Definitely! It'll foam like mad!

You could always get some plywood (or whatever makes you happy) and make your own closet door with the correct size hole using the hinges from the original. I rent as well and have been thinking about the same thing. EDIT: Drat! OMJ beat me by less than a minute!

You could always just bend the dip tube so it draws from higher up instead of cutting it. Other than that I don't know what to tell you. I've had leaf hop debris clog a dip tube before too. Maybe in the future let this beer stay longer in secondary to allow more yeast to floculate if that is in...

I would go for #2. I don't think a window ac would be anywhere near powerful enough to cool the 55 gal drums inside the garage especially when there are actively fermenting yeast heating them up. I'm no expert, just my $0.02. Sounds like quite the operation you'll be having! Keep us posted :)

Sweet! My girlfriend just saw these pics and said "That'd be a nice plant to have." Mua ha ha ha ha ha!

Or just get pulp-free concentrate.

Ok, thanks guys. They do a full "10 gal" boil, but I don't know how much extra they add for boil-off. Hop utilization was what I was thinking of most.

I introduced my in-laws to extract homebrewing a while ago and they've really taken a liking to it. They are solely doing 10 gal extract batches by ordering two of the same kit and brewing it all together. I think ingredient amounts are not a linear function of batch volume, so I think they are...

Ok, I did some testing to verify the problem. It arose because the beer was at a higher psi for several days then turned down to a lower psi causing CO2 to come out of solution. The problem goes away after dissolved CO2 and pressure come to an equilibrium either from letting it off gas or...

The solution I came up with is to simply use an X-acto knife (or razor blade) and cut off the ring. I tested several different bars (I got a pack of 5) from 1/4" to 2+" before and after cutting off the ring and they ALL performed much better and were SILENT. I can crank up the speed to full...

I'm in favor of the rare earth magnets as well. I don't know where you can find them locally though. I finished my stir plate a few days ago and found that you really need to have the magnets aligned correctly to not have the bar thrown at decent speeds. I also found that you need to have "a...

The price is (supposed to be) for the entire HLT and includes everything from a PID controller to an extension cord, but oddly enough doesn't include the price of the motor or prop.

Wort-O-Matic: Carl's Electric HLT Says he used a "Molon motor from Herbach."

It appears it is possible to boil starters in an Erlenmeyer flask on "old fashioned" electric stoves. I've read all I could find online and everything says to only boil Erlenmeyer flasks on gas stoves. There have been some unsuccessful attempts on this forum with sand or water and another pot...

Very nice! Now that's a good friend. I've also picked up tons of perfect condition bottles at recycle drop offs. The bins are usually full so people just stack cases of bottles around them. :)

When I got my kegging stuff I went with all flair connections thinking it was superior to barbed connections. It's sleek having that extra bling in the keezer, but they're a bit of a pain because you have to use a wrench or pliers to fasten and loosen them. You also have to use washers on metal...