Haven't used it, but given it's description as a lager and ale hybrid strain I'd expect that if you fermented it in the low 60's/high 50's you'd get a clean ferment.
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Don't know if any of yall are looking for kegs but I have been searching for a low price as I need a few more. Found 2 packs of them for $77.50 Pepsi style and 71.50 for converted coke style ones at corneykeg.com. Wasn't sure how beat up they were gonna be so I only ordered 2 at first but when they came in good shape i placed another order for 2 more. Now have 12 kegs total ;o)

I also noticed they have a drilled out top option that allows you to insert an airlock and ferment in the kegs. Do any of yall ferment in them?> It would be great to cut the liquid line out up an inch or so and when it was time to rack to a clean keg just pressurize the one and push the beer to another keg! No more friggin siphon. Only thing I am not sure of is how hard it would be to clean the trub out of there when it is all done.....

Mikes
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This, Laura, sell it for about 100 bucks and buy some fancy dog food. If I could find one cheap around here, I would be brewing in a keggle (a keg with a hole cut in the top).
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If I was going to do this I'd probably only secondary in the kegs then just force carb and pour a couple beers that are a bit yeasty or like you said cut the liquid line a bit and transfer to a new keg for carbonation if you want clear beers.

Why not just get a stopper and an airlock and stick it in the gas side during fermentation? Then you've got a keg that can be used for fermentation and pouring beer. You can probably get an extra dip tube to cut short relatively cheap and just put that into kegs that you are going to ferment in.
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Just saved me some $$$$ lol! Glad I posted here yall think more clearly about beer than I ;o)
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I can't see primary in a corny. There is precious little room on top of a 5 gallon batch and it would make a hell of a mess.
Secondary in corny? Sure, I do it. I just put it in a stock corny and flood the top a few times with CO2, seal it up and let 'er go. No airlock. Of course, no one has shown me the error of my ways, yet. :-)
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Tried my Ruination clone side by side with the real thing tonight.
Mine is quite a bit darker. Ruination has a more pronounced aroma. Mine is slightly sweeter. Ruination has a longer finish. But other than that, the flavor really is pretty darn similar. My wife says she likes mine better :-)
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Those both look good to me!

Just finished 10 gallons of a simple ESB. 19lbs marris otter, a little carastan and tiny bit of chocolate for color. East kent goldings at 60 and 5. Brew day went well, looking forward to the final product.
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Brewing up a saison this weekend and really looking forward to it. Gotta bottle up my pale ale tonight as well. I'm living the real dream right now...got more hb than I know what to do with. I'm currently sitting on my old pale ale, coffee stout, abbey ale, cream ale, new pale ale and soon my saison. What's quite remarkable is I drink alot...I should have gone through more of this by now!
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Oh yeah, anyone have input on which temperature control unit I should be looking at to convert my deep freeze into a temp controlled storage unit....and soon to be my kegerator?
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Johnson Controls A419GBF-1C - Electronic Temp Control


I did a keezer build awhile ago and this is what I used. (thread is still on the fist page of this section) Liked it so much I just bought another to convert the garage fridge into a temperature controlled fermenter ;o) They have an analog style one for a bit less. Be sure and post up pix of your build....btw just like with humidors I suggest going bigger (more taps) than you think you will need. Mine has 8 and I already want to add 2 more lmao.
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I'm going to build with the intent of expansion. I have to move slowly or the wife gets suspicious!

Thanks for the recommendation, I'm looking into it now.
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Ferg, Mike's unit is the one I sent you. Got mine from Northern Brewer, but you might be able to find it for less on Amazon or something. I didn't feel like searching too hard. It's a piece of cake to set up. I haven't modified my chest freezer yet so the lead just runs between the lid seal & the chest. Works great.

I'll be brewing up a Two Hearted Lager recipe at the "Icantbejon Homebrewfest Herf & Cigar Pass" this weekend, where I will happily help rectify the problem he has of having too much hb on hand.

The recipe is a modified Bell's THA clone that I've decided to ferment with San Francisco lager yeast.
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Just bought it Gerard...I'll be looking for installation assistance on Sat....in exchange for some HB of course.
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Sounds like an awesome time guys! I need to make a two hearted clone, love that beer.
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Brewed up a 10 gal batch of kolsch this past weekend. My first brew day with my new March 809 HS pump. I really liked not having to lug around 15 gal of water.
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Bottled the Porter last night. Tried The Belgian Dubble Abbey Ale on Saturday, and it was great.
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I completely forgot to bottle last night...so I've taken a family day today to get home and do just that.
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Think I'm going to break out the kit today for the first time to make a 5 gallon batch of Hank's Hefeweizen from Midwest.

Approximately how long would you guesstimate I should set aside to do this?
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3 - 3.5 hours
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