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I got my faucets today and they are the correct ones (425SS not the 425S which has some plastic). Both product numbers are on my invoice- 133462 is the product number and 851300 is listed under the description heading. I now just await my tower!

I've been having this problem lately as well. I've increased my mash temp to no avail. I'm not sure what's going on with your brews, but I'm beginning to think I have an infection that isn't showing up as a flaw I can taste (other than dryness). My suspicion is if I leave it in the bottle for...

I guess I'll find out soon- they do make a forward sealing faucet with some plastic and brass instead of the all SS one. I hope I don't have to send mine back, but if I do, at least I'll know the right part number!

Hey- I just ordered the Perlicks from superprod.com (haven't gotten them yet) but the part number I used was #851300. Hope that was right- the price was.

Thanks for the heads up. I just purchased one of the coolers at HD- just got back from tri-cities, but next time I'll stop buy- I could use a bigger pot as well.

I'll admit I own one, I'm just a bit paranoid about the exchange CO2 tanks- even though CO2 is CO2- it seems to work just fine but I don't know if it's doing anything for me. It is interesting that when I purchased my CO2 tank from my local welding supply I got a tank that was recently...

Thanks- I'm experimenting with force carbing my first keg now, but it sounds like I'll just go ahead and prime the kegs and can do some touch up as needed with the CO2 and serve with the CO2. I did make a classic mistake and attatched a liquid disconnect to the keg under pressure (25PSI!)- what...

Another issue, is I don't have cooler space to keep these kegs cold. My plan is to force carb at 68F and then cool in a tub of ice for serving. My concern is how much the carbonation will change when cooling the beer. It seems if the keg is not hooked up to CO2 then there shouldn't be much...

To piggyback on this thread. I'm going to start kegging and plan on providing 4 kegs for a party this summer, I will have the kegging setup and plan to force carbonate. My question is- how long can I store the beer that has been carbonated without keeping a CO2 tank hooked up to the keg? I'd...

I've been having this problem with my recent return to AG brewing- if you are mashing then this can be caused by too low a mash temp, next time try increasing the mash temp. I also agree with infection being a possible cause- wild yeasts/other bugs can breakdown sugars that beer yeast can't...

Morebeer has a paintball tank adapter, it appears you can connect it directly to your regulator and then use a paintball tank or a regular CO2 tank. I haven't used it, so can't tell you how well it works. http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=7650

The alcohol in fermented beer effects the results of a refractometer, however, someone has done some elaborate math to estimate the final gravity using a refractometer- here's an online calculator: http://www.onebeer.net/refractometer.shtml I took a hydrometer reading and a refractometer reading...

I have to agree, the racking port is too slow for the $. I just brewed my first batch in one, and I'm going to bottle with the spigot today but I'll be transfering it with the racking cane to the better bottle from a glass carboy secondary. It's a neat system, but it really needs to flow...

I found BTP a bit difficult to figure out for batch sparging at first as well- but once you get it, it works great and is very easy to adjust your volumes how you want them. My first 24 hours with it, I was about to ask for my $ back, when it suddenly all came together. Once you realize you...

Although I agree with the others, as long as fermentation is done you can probably just seal the keg- however, you can remove the gas-in post and attach a short piece of 3/8" tubing to the nipple on the keg and stick an airlock in the other side of the 3/8th tubing.

I've had success finding what I need at Lowes/HD for my HLT and mashtun (brass close nipple, brass fem/fem connector for inside, stainless washers w/o-rings and food grade silicone). My boil kettle has a Zymico set up- and if and when I do it again, I'd just buy the Zymie bulkhead.

If you want to have two equal runnings- you can mash in with a water to grist ratio (say 1.25 qts/lb) and then add enough water at the end of the mash so that you collect half your boil volume when you drain the mash. Then you can batch sparge once with enough water to collect the second half...

I do what Yuri does- rinse early and often to avoid build-up. I also hang dry but don't really worry if it doesn't get completely dry as I'm going to rinse and sanitize before next use anyway.

I ended up using washers similar to the ones you are finding at Lowe's. They don't conform to the pot but ended up working for me. If you can find a nut that threads onto the nipple to compress the o-ring/silicone that would be best and might be found as a lock-nut in electrical or from...

I did this for the first time with the yeast cake from an american wheat using the white labs american wheat. I followed the wyeast directions, I let the first jar sit in the fridge overnight and then poured off the liquid into another sanitized jar and threw out the layer on the bottom of the...