I bought a couple of Sanke kegs and would like to convert them into large fermentors. I have several questions if anybody has experience with this. First of all, I was wondering if there is a good cap to attach a blow off tube to the existing opening of the standard keg available on the general market (or easy to make from items at the hardware store.) Second, I was going to make a stand for the keg and put a valve straight out of the bottom to drain off the yeast bed. Does anybody have…See More

I bought a couple of Sanke kegs and would like to convert them into large fermentors. I have several questions if anybody has experience with this. First of all, I was wondering if there is a good cap to attach a blow off tube to the existing opening of the standard keg available on the general market (or easy to make from items at the hardware store.) Second, I was going to make a stand for the keg and put a valve straight out of the bottom to drain off the yeast bed. Does anybody have…See More

I've been collecting the supplies to convert from the old 5 gallon stove top setup (where every grain recipe was just brimming on my 4 3/4 gallon pot,) to to all new outdoor 12 gallon setup with converted kegs from the scrap yard. I finally got enough supplies to brew a batch, but the system is still in progress (as you can tell from the pictures.) I just mash in the keg and sparge the grains a single time (no recirculation here... and no outstanding brewhouse efficiencies either (ie. 73%.) I…See More

Hello all,I just acquired a couple of straight sided kegs that I'm planning on converting to larger brew kettles. I'm wondering if anybody has a good tip on cutting a clean 12" hole in the top. Does anybody have experience with this conversion? Any tips would be appreciated...Thanks,Jake.See More

Have you guys ever heard of the urban legendish theory that plants that have been played music grow faster and healthier than those that grow in silence? I heard this growing up and couldn't help but apply it the first time I had a Wyeast smack pack just activated. I guess I generally listen to some tunes while brewing anyway, but the question is... what kind of music gets them going? Do they like something exciting, maybe aggravating, like some 1980's Metallica to get them really riled up, or…See More

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