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Hey! It's been a while since I've been on this site but I thought this article while dated was good. I found myself laughing out loud when the writer started on English beer. ( Read it and you'll know what I mean.) I did a search and didn't find this article on this site so here's a link to...

Here are a few different containers you can get and try for "FREE" other than buying Jugs from the Brew it yourself stores. Any number of PET jugs from the grocery store containing apple cider or juce or other fruit juices or look carefully and you can find glass jugs. Then all you'd need is...

If that were true about kegs noboby would be or should be using them. Thankfully it is not true. My personal opinion is a good soaking with hot water and PBW or unsented Oxyclean should make the cooler just fine for re-use,

All ball lock gas and or liquid posts are NOT compatible with all kegs. I found that out the hard way after buying a batch kegs then taking all the posts off Make sure you keep the posts and kegs they are associated with together or expect big headaches.

It probably is an Oettiker as 724b says and his suggestion of a nipper tool is right on the money, and as Mischief suggests trying to squeeze it tighter should be your first action before you cut it off and go to with a worm drive type c clamp.

5 lbs is pretty small but like PJ say enough for 2 maybe 3 kegs. Here's the problem with 5 lb tanks as I see it. 1. expensive to fill (because of the labor, it cost almost the same to fill a 5 lb as a 20lb tank) 2. As you just found out unless you weigh the tank you will run out with...

Yes if it's a CO2 fire ext. you could do it but the expense involved in changing the valve and fitting would probably not be worth your effort or $.

It should be easy enough to find out if it will hold pressure once you replace the gaskets and o rings simply fill it with water flip the keg upside down and see if it leaks water. The head pressure of the water should easily be sufficent to let you know if the keg is holding or not. If you...

Dude You could have used a filter if you were worried about glass that would have easily removed any shards of glass that could have caused any problems. Even a paper coffee filter would have done the trick. That being said now you know why people use digital thermometers. Calibrate the...

It will work fine with a couple of caveats 1 your wort need to be protected from light so no difference from a glass or other plastic fermenter. 2 if it's like the one I have it didn't seal all that well so it works well as a primary only and you need to transfer after a week to a secondary

Yes splitting the boil will be ok no need to split the hops

I have the GOTT ( I think Industrial ) by Igloo I don't know what if any difference there is but I haven't had any warping problems that people with regular Igloo's have reported

Everyone messes up every now and then, you carbonated at too low a pressure for too short a time frame with too high a temp or too little time allowed given the pressure and temp. Additionally shaking the brew does speed up the carbonation process slightly but shaking a brew that has only been...

1. No I don't think you are missing anything 2. Yes more than likely they won't have any aluminum tanks to swap with you and you'll get a steel tank so you are better of buying a used tank if you are going to swap 3. I do both, swap my steel tanks and have my aluminum tanks filled A...

I'm assuming you are refering to an Immersion Chiller, if so go with 1/2 If it is a counter flow chiller then a 3/8 would be better

Consider instead getting larger equipment and going to 10 gal or 20 gal single brews (1 EACH 10 or 20 gal session is much easier then 2 each 5 or 10 gal sessions) and or consider doubling your equipment and doing your sessions so that you alternate from one brew to the next ie: start heating...

They had 2 when I was there Thursday 10/7 but I got one of them.

If you want to have multiple beers going then you are going to need additional vessels. If you are going to get additional vessels I suggest neither bucket nor carboy. For about the same money as a carboy and a little more than a bucket you can get a corny keg. They make great secondaries, or...

Check this out for about 1/2 the money of the one you posted. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006IX87S/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I don't think it's possible to ever get it completely dry once you use it. But one way to dry it out might be to flush it out with a high percentage grain...

Bending the tube is easy I've done it at on at least 6 cornies. But just to make sure they don't crimp I place a phillips head screw driver in each end, a long one in the straight end and a regular lenght in the curved end and bend it over my knee. I've never cut one as I like the fact that a...