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Looks like I am going to be good on beergas for a long while. My supplier said the 80 cubic foot tank is the smallest he can order it in!

Thanks! That sounds like the ticket for me, 40cf and 70/30 with 75/25 as a second choice it is.

Hi Everyone, I am going to buy a nitro tank and regulator soon. What size do you all recommend, and how many kegs do you get from yours on one fill? I would like mine to be no larger than my 20 # co2 tank. Also, should I ask for 75/25 or 70/30? My gas shop said they will custom order whatever I...

Three brand new kegs, 2 body primary regulator, 3 body secondary regulator, 3 Intertap SS faucets, 3 SS 5" shanks, lots of EVAbarrier tubing, Duotight fittings, temperature controller, stout nozzle, growler filler, a bag of misc kegging supplies. Everything will be setup for MFL fittings so the...

Awesome! I think I’m going with the Vissani 7.0 as well when I go to pick up a freezer for my build. That has to be the best keg capacity at that price point.

That does suck. I’m looking around for freezer options to build my keezer soon as well. I wish there was something cheaper than that Midea, looks like Lowe’s wants $399 for it. The Magic Chef 7.0 from Home Depot is $229 and others have indicated that it fits 3 on the floor. $170 extra for +1 keg...

I have the Bayou SP10 w/10psi reg, it is rated at 59,000 btu. I can hit a boil from mash temps in about 15 minutes. Outdoors you will probably want a windscreen. Mine is just a roll of aluminum flashing. You will use less gas with the windscreen too. I get about 4 brews out of one tank (always...

When I BIAB I don’t sparge unless I don’t have room in the kettle for a full volume mash. When I do have to sparge I just pour the water over the bag that is suspended over my kettle via ratchet pulley. One gallon is usually sufficient to hit my volume depending on my target OG. The pitcher...

I’m pretty happy with my Cereal Killer from AIH; $99 and it has actual bearings for the rollers instead of bushings. I haven’t had any problems with it. That being said, I don’t know what $400 buys you for a mill, but my little cereal killer just keeps crushing.

BIAB is all grain, as is 3 vessel. Both are just different methods of separating the grains from the wort.

Starting with all grain can be great. Many new brewers are likely intimidated by the information overload. We as brewers like to geek out on our setups and that is fine (and really fun), but sometimes we do new brewers a disservice by unintentionally making them think that shiny gear and a...

If the goal is to do 5 gallon BIAB, I would recommend a 10-15 gallon kettle. I have a 10 gallon and can do up to 1.070 full volume no sparge, and high gravity beers if I feel like sparging a gallon or three. A 15 gallon would have let me do high OG beers full volume without sparging. I also...

Terrible. I’m not sure what’s worse: never having had them, or having had them just to see them shut down. Damn the virus and damn the tyrants.

That is really cool, I think I will snag some of the Lallemand Verdant. I always like to have some dry yeast on hand for backup or days that I decide to brew and haven’t had time to get a starter going. A 1318 derivative would be fun to try.

Thanks for the links, those are good reads: I’m still going through the monster sized one. From your other post it sounds like I’m stuck with third rate yeast, but I will make the best of it. I don’t have access to a proper British pub to snag dregs from, and in the best bottle shops within an...

That is good to know that 002/1968 are really the biggest ones to worry about for bottle conditioning. I may have to try the 1469, I had to look that one up and it sounds right up my alley.

Yes I am, that is a good read; I’m still going through it. I’m hoping to get some info on what English yeast is good for bottling, but that thread makes me want to save up for a kegging setup to get in on some of that wlp-002 action without the gushers or green apple non-sense.

So my wy1318 that I had harvested from an overbuilt starter died. My bad for not using it since April. My backup yeast I pitched into a best bitter yesterday was Lallemand London ESB. Never used it before, but it is chewing through the wort like mad. Now I am out of English yeast save for a pack...

Good idea, I might have to do that. I’ll probably do both gussets and support wires.

I have plans to install some anchor lines to the sides, probably some small gauge steel wire and ground anchors, just haven’t made it back to the hardware store yet. I used 12’ 2x4s so they are 3’ underground. They survived a hefty windstorm the night I put them up, but I imagine once the hops...