Yes, you can do this at home by fermenting in a keg and using/building a Spunding valve.
http://www.homebrewfinds.com/2011/02/build-spunding-valve.html
http://byo.com/color/item/397-build-your-own-spunding-valve-to-carbonate-in-the-keg
Capping fermenters near the end of fermentation...
http://www.ahaconference.org/wp-content/uploads/presentations/2008/SteveHolle_GermanBrewing.pdf
This AHA conference presentation has been one of the best reads I've come across about modern German brewing. I look it over before every German beer brew day. It has three malt bills toward the...
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/smoking-malt-results-ideas-412419/
I haven't smoked malt myself but it's on my short list of things to try soon. I had this thread bookmarked, some guys have more info about their smoking processes there.
I was worried about the same thing since aluminum is really not a good choice for the environment it's going in. I filled the inside of the collar tubing with expandable foam, although I'm not sure how much I'm gaining from that since cold could seep its way around the top/bottom walls of the...
Here's something that might be a bit different than normal:
I work in my family's machine shop, so I thought I had to stay true to my roots and make an aluminum collar. It's 6 x 2 x 1/8th wall tubing. The tap handles are machine control levers you would use on a mill. I just got it finished...