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Kenmore chest freezer with a collar made from red oak that is finished with spar urethane and Insulated with rigid foam. It will include external thermostat, and if you’d like it, the pc fan I rigged to circulate air. There is a custom built red oak drip tray (stainless, easy to remove to...

Looks perfect to me. You don't want much (really any) airspace at the top of your secondary, so you limit the exposure of the beer to oxygen.

It isn't going to hurt you, you can probably tell how much was left in the bottles by tasting one now. If it is sour, there was a lot left in there. If it tastes like it did pripr to bottling, you are probably ok. The one thing that might go awry is the conditioning in your bottle, if the...

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This is silly. Your beer will likely be fine. Giardia won't grow in beer, and the amount of creek water you had in you equipment after rinsing with creek water is negligible. I have rinsed many a camp item in stream or lake water that probably had giardia in it, and have never contracted...

I'd be willing to bet you a shekel it would totally fill. My 90 degree elbow on my stout conical will fill completely solid with yeast, as it is at the bottom of a very large tank, with a lot if pressure. During fermentation, the yeast is swirling around like mad in the whole tank. I guess...

To some extent. You old also raise your kettles' out dip tube either permanently or temporarily, then let the trub settle for 30 minutes or so and rack off the top.

Couldn't one just use a ninety degree elbow triclover fitting and then use shorter legs so the conical will fit in a fridge easier? I use a similar setup with my stout tanks short 14.5 gallon fermenter.

Tri clover fittings, rather

Do you have temperature control of the fermentation fridge? This is quite important. Do you bottle? Consider a legging setup, it is much faster and easier Do you keg? Consider a beer gun to help you share your brew, and enter competitions. Consider changing your chiller. I use...

I cleaned mine off with bar keepers friend and a sponge, mostly to remove flux. The oxalic acid will take care of making it nice and shiny for you, too.

+1 Bkf is the best for rust!

You will need more information about your process here... What was the gravity of the final runnings? What was your pre boil volume and gravity? post boil volume? I am suspicious you may be stopping your sparge too early. Do you continue to monitor your mash tun temps during your mash? How...

You just lower your racking cane until you start to see sediment, then pull it back a tad. Easy to do with the brewerY's hardware kit

I have used one many times, no infections. The brewers hardware sanke fermenter kit is a great product. they are sort of a pain to clean. One of my friends has welded a 4 inch triclover on a few kegs, and uses these, they are easier to clean. If going that far, though, why not just...

They are more difficult to clean, but not impossible. I used to soak mine in hot PBw, and leave it overnight, then brush it out, rinse it. If you have an automatic keg washer, you could just use that. You will need to have a flashlight and dental mirror (or similar) to inspect your...

I have a double immersion chiller I use for 10-30 gallon batches, I only use one with small batches, and use them both in big batches. Each has it's own in and outflow, I can chill 30 gallons to pitching temp in 15 minutes or so. Double connected coil seems like a good idea if you have height...

This. And then a brewers hardware snake fermenter kit or carboy cap stretched over the keg top. You've got to remove the spear first, there are posts that show you how to do this. I would use your cut keg for something else. Put in a weld less bulkhead, and turn it into a mash tun, brew...

I think it depends on your water. If you have chloramines in your water you need a charcoal filter, but chlorine can just be boiled off. If you have lots of alkalinity (carbonates) as I do, you may need a more complex RO system to brew light beers. Get a water report from your water company...

I have a stout 14.5 gallon short fermenter, and am very happy with it, and with my experience with John watt. The welds are the nicest I have seen, and the polished finish inside cleans up so easily it is sinful. Being able to pop the whole lid off is a real bonus, in my mind, so you can see...