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I can't recommend enough the 15 gal Megapot 1.2 from Northern Brewer. I have no scientific proof but I think the tri clad bottom helps heat up better. I use it across 2 burners on my stove.

I'm definitely going to get a heatstick if the stove isn't powerful enough. The clearance is actually pretty high. Since I already have a 5g kettle, I might go with a nicer 10gal kettle for space. I don't see myself making any particularly high OG beers or any 10 gallon batches.

My issue is that I moved to an apartment that doesn't allow outside burners. So I can only brew indoors, my keggle is too big for my kitchen stove. I'm thinking a 15 gal kettle that can fit on my stove so I have plenty room for high gravity brews if I need to in the future.

Not big. I have a keggle and propane burner i'll sell (probably get around $300). I definitely wnat to do full batches (5.5 gallons) and definitely want to do all grain (BIAB). Ideally, i'd like to figure something out ahead of time so that I don't buy something and have to resell etc. That...

What's the best way to do this without a propane burner?

Hey Homie-Brewers, I'm in the process of moving and trying to figure out which equipment to sell and which to keep for an all-grain brew in my apartment. I currently have a keggle (sight glass, temp gauge), propane burner, immersion chiller and 5 gallon boil kettle. I"m not sure how...

Not at all, it can take sometimes up to 24 hours to see activity. If you didn't use a starter, it might take longer (If I recall correctly thats the liquid yeast). Sometimes those are slow starters for me. I would wait and see.

I rarely ever have more than 2 different 5 gallon batches, so I'm thinking of that route as well.

I have neither the space or money to have one kegerator and one fermentation fridge. Have any of you had success with doing it all in one? Like a larger chest freezer, with temp control, that you use for both kegs and fermentation chambers? How did it work out?

Would love to learn more about how you operate your HERMS system. As in what a typical brew day looks like for you. Nice setup!

Would love to learn more about how you operate your HERMS system. As in what a typical brew day looks like for you. Nice setup!

DAMN! 16 years is impressive. Being clumsy + homebrewing for a hobby makes for more broken hydrometers and snapped airlocks than I care to admit. Kudos to you

I actually have 2 better bottles, which I love dearly, but found a free glass carboy and couldn't pass it up.

Recently I was moving a glass carboy...and you know how that story ends. I set down the carboy a little too rough and it shattered. The glass missed cutting anything significant but it was still harrowing. What's the closest near death disaster you've experienced during brewing escapades?

I've been looking into buying those cheap rubbermaid containers from walmart and storing bottles in there in a corner or behind a couch. It makes it easy in the unlikely event of a bottle bomb so that there is no worry about spilled beer. They say never to worry about spilled milk, but beer on...

When it doubt, I've found it's always better to go bigger. If you don't plan on quitting anytime soon, it's better to get the bigger size than to have to sell down the line and upgrade.

Great thing about brewing is that it can be as simple or as complicated as you want. Personally, I've had beers that turned out great after 3 weeks (dunkelweizen) and ones that were great after 6 weeks. Fermentation temperature and yeast health will have a greater effect than one or two weeks...

I had a brown ale that I was very excited about. It was my first all grain batch (BIAB). I put so much care and love into this damn bag of grain that I couldn't wait for it to be finished. Fast forward 5 weeks. I bottle it and taste. It's sour, uh oh but no other signs of infection. It actually...

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Hello I have a coleman Xtreme 50 qt cooler that I am trying to convert to a mash tun. it looks like this: http://www.walmart.com/ip/23374667?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227017571964&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=35641630476&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=50612173716&veh=sem My issue is that the spigot...