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I have to agree with that. It would make a good fermenter. The only concern I would have would be the head space for the krausen. You could definitely use a blow off tube in the bung if need be, especially with some of these proteinacious beers like hefeweizens. The price is right and you know...

I used the TAD system for quite some time. It worked fine and I was happy with the results however, I found a few quirks I had to iron out: If you get the system, replace the caps with the poly seal screw caps. The first batch I did, I used the ones that came with it and got small leaks when...

I, too, am a 1 gallon batcher and really enjoy reading this thread. I've brewed since 1991 and enjoyed every minute of it. About 4 years ago, I got a little tired of 5 gallon "experimental" batches and wanted to try the 1 gallon pilots. It was the best thing I did. BIAB is so easy on the stove...

Great. Thanks for considering my request. If it is agreeable to you, drop me a line if you can't sell'em by the end of your ad. The postage doesn't concern me. It may be $50-$100 or so. It is what it is. Again, Thanks! Prost, Joe

Ok, thanks. Thought I'd check. I'm in Nebraska. Drop me a line if you can't sell them. I would still be interested if I don't get any in the mean time. Thanks, Joe

Are these still for sale? Is this only for local pick up or will you send? Thanks, Joe

I agree with all of the above. I, too, had used the pin on parital mashes when I was going to all-grain with crappy efficiency until I had the HBS do it. Now, I have a Barley Crusher and its great. I crush the heck out of the grain. Word to the wise though, crush it too much and you'll get a...

I use the tape-it-in-place method as well and it seems to work fine. Just yesterday, though, I transferred two beers to the secondary carboys. I tried a little different method and let the bungs sanitize for a while then, set them on a paper towel, bottom side up, to dry for a bit. They...

I have recently begun brewing 1 gallon batches myself. I use BeerSmith to scale down my recipes. You will use much less hops with these batches. The thing to get is a gram/ounce scale. Some recipes call for ex. 0.46 ounces of bittering hops and even less for flavoring and aroma additions. I...

This is great information. I'm glad to see you've had the same idea as well. I may try the 2 gallon bucket but, has anyone seen 2 gallon growlers? I also might try a shop called "Ideal Pure Water," they sell 5 gallon glass carboys with purified water for around 30 bucks. They could possibly...

Hi to all, I would like to start brewing one gallon batches due to the fact I like to experiment a lot with different grains, hops, yeasts and additives. Some have been great 5 gallon batches and some have been hideous. I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier but, I recently thought...

Well, after reading all the posts, I think the general consensus is I used too flimsy of a hose even though it's rated for high temps. I ordered the 3/8" Thermoplastic tube and when it got here, I could definitely see a difference in the rigidity versus the one I used. It had to be collapsing...

Thank you to all. I didn't know they made 1/2" SS braids(putting that thread in favorites). I think I'm going back to "the braid" just because I haven't ever had a problem with it. I am going to check out the high temp hose as well. It may be rated to 500F but it may get too pliable and...

Ok, so, I had been using a SS mesh hose wrap for a "false bottom" for my 10 gallon rubermaid round cooler and NEVER had a stuck sparge. However, my efficiency bit the big sack when fly sparging but was ok when batch sparging. I have recently bought a 12inch false bottom from Northern Brewer to...

I bought a fermenter from John and this guy is the best to work with. I had trouble with my fermenter and he made it right. I was so impressed with his product, I am buying another one from him after X-mas. It's hard to find a business that will put you first but he did. As far as the...

I do believe I will batch sparge the next beer I brew. I really had no idea how simple and efficient it was. If I can raise the efficiency that much I could cut down my grain bill. Because it sucks so bad, I've been increasing the grain by 50-75% and still sucking at hitting the OG. The...

Yeah, I have to agree with you. I have no idea how I got 1.040 from 1.010. Its gotta be a measurement error. I was pondering just putting the tube from the HLT on the surface of the mash (I've read about that and other methods in the DIY section) and/or trying batch sparging on another to see...

Thank you for the batch sparging method. I think I'm going ot try it on my next batch and see what I get. It's gotta be better than what I'm getting now. I really appreciate all the help. Thank you!!

Thank you to everyone who weighed in on my problem. After reading through this thread I've found some great points and tips. First off, I have Midwest, Northern Brewer or the LHBS crush my grains so I gotta trust they are doing it right. I do know I used 10 gallons of water for the whole brew...

So, I started brewing all-grain almost a year ago. I never really worried about efficiency, pH, OG target, etc until recently. For the last few batches of beer (about 5), I have added pH adjuster, phosphoric acid, adjusted my grain bill up to accomodate a crappy efficiency of 60%, sparge for...