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I have mine right below the cone, but before the elbow and butterfly valve. I don't harvest yeast though, so if you want to do that, you'd have to change your placement.

That's the one. I just use the optional needle probe instead of the included ones

I use the thermoworks smoke with the waterproof needle probe. It comes with a unit that allows you to monitor the temperatures remotely. They are supposed to be releasing a wifi adapter for it soon, so you'll be able to monitor temps from your phone.

I have a 10 gallon Ss Brewtech kettle and 2 10 gallon Spike Brewing kettles. The Spike kettles are considerably nicer and are well worth the extra cost. I plan on switching my ss brewtech kettle for a spike kettle in the future.

Maybe I'm trying to whirlpool too fast, but my ss brewtech whirlpool fitting clogs with just an ounce of hops used during the boil.

Hello neighbor. I generally dump after 3-4 days, after primary is complete, and after cold crashing. You'll need to either remove the blowoff tube from the sanitizer, or open the pressure release valve on the top. In my experience, sanitizer won't get sucked back in, but the vacuum will be too...

Yes, it's fine. I soak my vinyl tubing often.

Take a look at taplist.io. It's a recent project by Mike, the creator of Kegbot.

Avery has a nice new setup just East of Boulder. Odell, in Fort Collins, is a must visit IMO.

I've seen people dehydrate and eat it. I've also seen people add cinnamon and sugar to it and bake it for a bit before eating it. I don't have the guts to try it...

A lot of health food stores sell starters. They are normally over by the refregerators where they keep the kombucha. It's a small amount of starter tea and a piece of a mother.

You have to remove the batteries to shut it off. IMO the thermometer is a complete piece of crap. However, it does appear to be accurate.