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Sorry to hear you've had so much trouble with them, but it seems to be a trend with Bru Gear. My issues went on with them for nearly a year. Once they'd finally fulfilled my order I started going to other manufacturers for the rest of my equipment.

This is what I built with my struts.

Thanks for all the replies. I was aware that a "firkin" was a measurement of volume as well as a serving vessel for hand-pumped, cask-conditioned ales or "real ale". If someone with hands-on experience with them can look at the pictures and tell me whether or not its salvageable, what the...

Took some pictures of the firkin. I got it in the condition it is in, in these pictures. I haven't tampered with any ports or even bothered to clean it, so pardon the filth. Also my barn is not very well lit at night so the picture quality is lacking. If better pictures are needed I can provide...

All I know about them as of now is that they are used in the UK to condition beer in the same way you might cask-condition beer and that they have unique fittings. I just got home from a trip and I'm going to my warehouse today so I'll take some pictures and post them this evening.

I bought one of these struts from home depot about a year ago and built a simple burner stand out of it not knowing there was huge range of fasteners available for them. I'd like to thank gifty74 for his OP and providing that information. Now I've got 60' of struts sitting in my shop along with...

Using the oven you can definitely roast on a larger scale, but I think you've got more control with the whirly pop and you can do it much faster. As long as you don't mind standing over a hot stovetop while turning the crank then it's the superior method in my opinion, especially since you're...

I'm glad someone is finding it helpful. I'm using a Whirly Pop stovetop popcorn roaster from Sweet Maria's https://www.sweetmarias.com/store/roast-coffee/stovetop-roasters/whirley-pop.html

I have not brewed with them yet, but should be getting to it here very soon. I'll post results.

Just acquired a firkin. I know nothing about firkins so it's difficult for me to tell if this one is worth trying to clean and put to use, but if it can be refurbished then I'd like to do what I can to get some beer in it. If any one has any experience with firkins, especially refurbishing a...

I ended up posting a fresh thread with the results here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/stovetop-roasting-grains-home-511092/ It went well and I'm planning to brew with them in a couple of days.

Very cool. I'll have to ask him if he can whip up another couple for my kettles too.

What's he charging you for this?

Most beers (if handled properly) can go from grain to glass in a 2 or 3 weeks easily, but as homebrewers we have the leisure of taking things at whatever pace we like without needing to concern ourselves with how quickly we can get through the whole process. That said, it all depends on how...

A heated stir plate is going to cost you more and unheated stir plates still generate a little heat all the same; the more inexpensive the plate, the more you can count on that. The point of using a stir plate is to propagate healthy yeast growth by keeping the yeast in suspension and keeping a...

I'll begin by apologizing for not taking more pictures. I was not originally intending to go into such depth because I was responding to an old thread I'd found on home-roasting grains. After realizing how little information I could find on the subject of roasting at all, much less using a...

I think you've missed my point. I'm not unhappy with my kettles and the quality of the product I recieved isn't necessarily what's in question. My experience as a customer was not pleasant. Keep in mind that I placed my order nearly a year ago before Bru Gear's product had evolved into what...

Wanted to add that I've been thinking of yet another use for my HLT lid. With the price of a conical fermenter as high as it is, I haven't thought the benefits would outweigh the price after having success with glass and plastic for so long. I'm planning to buy a dip tube for the lower TC...