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http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/regulator/component/8406_high_pressure_hose.shtml Get a high pressure hose like the one above(its a rip off) and mount the tank on the outside and hang the gauges inside the fridge. Best of luck

http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/jockey-boxes-pid-C050L.html Micromatic use stainless steel, but i think its overkill. I would just with copper. Copy their specs.

Ive tasted that stuff (not on purpose)......not to good

I learned quickly in my early days as a AG brewer to always keep some DME on hand whether for bottling or to adjust gravity. Thank god it hasnt been an issue for a while (knock on wood)

Welcome. I live in brooklyn as well. Brooklyn Homebrew is great. The total cost vs. ordering online ends up being the same if not a tad cheaper. The prices online are cheaper, but you have to pay for shipping. One note though, if you drive to brooklyn homebrew, bring someone to wait in the...

3/8 inch copper pipe. copper is ideal as it has a low heat capacity and it acts as a heat exchanger. I would not recommend using plastic.

they sell paint that turns any surface into a chalk board you could erase it over and over

make sure that your gasket is seated well on the inside of your tun. I personally prefer not to use any sealers inside my vessels, but people have been known to use JB weld and silicone. There have been multiple threads on this.

if you are referring to magnum bottles that are used for wine you could be taking a risk as I do not know if the glass was designed to handle the carbonation (I could be wrong). What i believe you are looking for are growlers or champagne bottles. http://homebrewery.com sells corks and wire...

I would go for the coils as you can also use it as a wort chiller. I also hate plate chillers as the corners inside are a female dog to clean.

put the yeast for the higher beer in the starter. You could make your own starter using a larger beer bottle or even a 2 liter soda bottle and jerry rig an airlock for it.

Try installing a hop screen on the end of your dip tube. There are plenty of write ups here on that

if you were using the same mash tun this is normal as part of your efficiency is lost in the dead spaces of the mash tun. For example lets say a five gallon batch has 10 pounds of grain and a 10 gallon batch has 20. The dead space contains the "unspargable" grain in the MT which we will...

I am looking into building a kegerator. Besides a eat look is there any reason to store the co2 tank in the fridge??

I personally prefer not to use pellets when dry hopping for that reason. Its hard to get a clean product as they dont work well with a grain bag

Nice pics!!! How many gallons total?

place them in a cheese cloth with some marbles or nuts and bolts and use a stick to punch then down. After a while they should become immersed. I prefer marbles as they are easier to sanitize then nuts and bolts.

Although JB weld is high temp I do not know if its food grade. I do know that it is not water soluble so it should be ok. It could be they just didnt want to pay for FDA licensing. I think i saw a post about this somewhere...

what was your preboil and post boil gravity. I dont think boiling breaks down sugars I believe its purpose is to denature proteins.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/exploding-kegs-29044/ Please see the link above. Although that case is not one of an exploding brew stand it is the same concept. Expanding air in a confined space=BOOM