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« on: August 03, 2009, 05:53:03 PM »
My buddy Jeremy picked these kegs at auction for $10. I am going to turn the one SS keg into a 15 gallon brew kettle. Anyone know if I can return the 5-gallon keg for a deposit even though I wasn't the one that purchased it? I'd convert it into a fermenter, but I don't need another 5-gallon size. I am also considering what to do with the rubber covered keg. It is SS underneath, but it would be a pain to strip it. Maybe as a large fermenter.

I also added hooks to the wall of my workshop to start organizing everything. This simple organized setup shaved minutes of running around the house, looking for things when I did my first all-grain (I edited my previous Going All-grain post). BTW, the blue coffee containers hold my airlocks, mesh bags/clothes & stoppers.

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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 05:07:33 AM »
Very nice...  I will NOT be taking pictures of the Beer Report brewing area!
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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2009, 12:22:04 AM »
Very nice setup, + Dude!
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« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2009, 02:22:25 AM »
I've added a shelf over the door to the left and, when I can, am building a tiered carboy shelf to hold my brews as the bubble.

Now that I moved to all-grain, I have to find room for even more stuff.

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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2009, 03:08:57 AM »
Yeah, I'm keeping these pics for reference. I'm building a new shed/brew barn in the Spring. Some place to keep all of this equipment organized. Nice!
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« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2010, 09:44:59 PM »
Well, since this post, the smallest SS pot on the right as developed pinholes in it. I got one hole fixed by a guy at Illinois Central College, but when I noticed the other one, I knew it was time to give up.

Considering it was my first brewpot that I've had for almost 20 years, it is sort of sad. I'll have to give it a place of honor on my workshop wall. I now plan to cut the top off of the 5gal keg to use it has my hot liquor tank.

I've also developed a immersion chiller with a recirculating cooling system using pumps from Harbor Freight. It's able to cool 5gal of wort from boil to under 80deg in about 20 minutes. That is much faster than I was getting with hooking up the chiller to a garden hose. It just uses major amounts of ice.
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