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I picked up a pair of 20# steel tanks today from Airgas. The cost of purchasing a tank from Matheson would have been about the same, but Matheson refills would be about 50% more expensive than Airgas, where I'm located. Instead of purchasing, I'm leasing the tanks for $30 each per year. Purchase...

No, I wouldn't spend $300 to get the same mill without the blue film on it, and I understand why they machine the aluminum with the blue film on it, but this this isn't a complicated piece of machinery to assembly, yet that blue plastic added roughly 2 hours to the process, unless I had just...

Now that I have the parts cleaned up, I imagine that I will be very happy with it in the end, but what a PITA it was removing the blue film and adhesive. The blue film on mine looked just like that in previous photos, but maybe mine sat in a scorching hot warehouse for weeks? I don't know. I...

I got mine today. I ordered it from Beverage Factory. As far as I can tell, the components haven't changed from when you got yours. What was radically different from your description, was that the blue protective film was a royal PITA to remove from the aluminum, it left lots of sticky adhesive...

I'll second Short Circuited Brewers as fairly comparing the pros and cons of different models. Another that I would recommend are these guys Genus Brewing who have reviewed both, and can be entertaining to watch at times. I chose to go with the 6.5 gallon Anvil Foundry, but from all of my...

I looked at refurbished tanks online as well. Some were as cheap as $59, not including shipping, although that would probably end up being more than the $89 you paid. I didn't check out eBay yet. The guy at Maine Oxy said that the tanks needed to be DOT certified and have stickers showing what...

I was planning on calling Airgas this morning, and just did. Their prices were a bit more reasonable than Maine Oxy. For 20# tanks, you can lease a tank for $30 per year or purchase for around $150. Either way, they do a tank swap when you need a refill, which is about $22. A 5# tank can be...

I called a local welding supply place (Maine Oxy) today to ask about the price of 20# CO2 tanks and the refill cost. I was told $89+/- for the cylinder and $22+/- for the CO2 and refills. So I drove there to pick up two 20# tanks. When the guy at the counter said that it would be $400+, I said...

I appreciate all of your input. One thing I like about the electric all-in-one units is the fine temperature control. I have a feeling it would be a little difficult to maintain steady mash temps with my 6 gallon pot and my existing stove, although maybe it would require less babysitting than I...

I will look into that more. I have seen the BIAB acronym all over as I was researching. I knew what it stood for. My 6 gallon kettle is all I would need I guess for the mash and boil steps. I have a Thermapen for taking accurate temperature readings. Which leaves the fermenter. Which as I said...

I really didn't do much research back then on what to do. I think that making sure that everything is sanitized, after the step of boiling the wort, has been well known for a long time. Back then, I didn't give much thought fermentation temperatures. It was probably in your book, but I was...

LowerBackPain... I was moving woodworking equipment last weekend, and the herniated disk in my lower back decided to give me a roughly once a year awakening, to say, don't do that.

I did a little bit of brewing in college. It was drinkable, but not great. There's so much more information available now. I've been doing a ton of reading and watching Youtube videos on all of it over the past few days. I have a 6 gallon stainless steel pot, so I could do some malt extract...

Thanks for sharing the diagram. I haven't homebrewed in 30 years, but I'm thinking about getting back into it. I've looked at most of the all grain all-in-one systems and user reviews for them. Some people seem to have great success with them, while other people seem to have problems with overly...