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Those are only good for a one time use. Need something you can dry out.

Here's how I did mine. The collar just sits on the freezer. The outside trim pieces hold it in place, and two small pieces hold in the back, although they are not really necessary. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/frigidair-8-7-cf-fffc09m1rw-keezer-build.639727/

The more I brew, the harder time I have spending money on commercial beer. There are a couple local brewpubs that I occasionally stop in to try something new, but that is even getting less frequent.

Looks to me like the end of the bulkhead is straight? Hard to tell from the pic. The tip should have the same cone shape as the washer. If it does, have you tried a different washer?

Doesn't matter. The inkbird will control the temp. I keep mine on the middle setting so the knob is straight up and down to satisfy my slight OCD.

No, no problems connecting. Yes, I used a washer. The washer should sit way down into the ffl fitting, against the mating piece. There should be plenty of thread.

I'd agree, that manifold looks like junk. The burner, fire it up and see. The regulator might be messed up, but the burner should be fine. You should see the one I use, pulled it out of my junk pile, sat outside for years, works fine.

Add a couple ounces of priming sugar to the keg. Will start the carb process, and the yeast will take up any o2.

Remember flavor is going to be different than bitterness. Only thing you can do is try it for yourself and see if you like it. If not, do something different next time.

AA doesn't matter for dry hopping. The temp needs to be above 180 to isomerize the alpha acids, which is where you get your bittering.

I saw a thread on here showing how a guy used two 10 gal igloo coolers to make one keg cooler. Was a pretty nice setup.

Do you have any kegs yet?

So true, in all aspects of life. Amazing how my perspective on things changed when I quit staring at the TV. Get off your butt and figure things out for yourself, it'll go a long way.

I agree. Worrying about oxygen should be one of the little details that you work on after you have learned the basics of brewing. If you can't brew a good beer, o2 exposure or not, it's still a bad beer.

Was your brew extract? If so, and you used the correct volume of water, then your OG was correct. Very common for extract to not get thoroughly mixed.

I agree. Kegging isn't the end all/solve all problems that some make it out to be. In fact, it's a whole separate can of worms to deal with. Something that I'm glad I didn't get into as a beginning brewer and concentrated on the brewing. The keezer build alone, if you want something nice...

You can easily do a partial boil extract on the stove. I normally do BIAB outside when the weather is decent, but in the winter I've started doing extract brews inside. You only need to boil about 3 gal.

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Either 68 or 60. It's marked on the scale what temp it's for.

You'll be fine, you'll have beer. Absolutely nothing wrong with adding a simple sugar at the end of the boil.