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My tap water is not so good. It does not make good beer. I have a TDS meter, and it reads water from the tap as 565 ppm. That is really quite terrible. The water is loaded with bicarbonates and sodium, etc... It's really nasty stuff. To deal with this, I purchased a pretty cool counter-top RO...

I purchased a 52 qt Coleman Xtreme, for a simple MT build. I don't want to spend money on a stainless or even a brass ball valve. I try to be cheap where I can get away with it. I was going to build it pretty much like Denny's, but am having difficulty sourcing the inline nylon valve...

I posted this in the beginner forum with no dice... Maybe I can get some help here... I tried to jam my racking cane into my cobra tap to fill some bottles Biermuncher style. There is no way that my racking cane will fit into the tap - no way. I have a 1/2" racking cane, iirc. Can you guys...

I tried to jam my racking cane into my cobra tap to fill some bottles Biermuncher style. There is no way that my racking cane will fit into the tap - no way. I have a 1/2" racking cane, iirc. Can you guys point me in the right direction for the correct size racking cane for this procedure...

My blowoff tube might be a bit long. I am having fun though; enjoying the start of this journey. I would like to tape my temp probe to my carboy and insulate it for my next brew. I have a few things I'd like to change next time. It's all good though! This hobby could become addictive...

Hey people, what's happening? I am new to the forum and will begin my first brew ever on 5.31.13! I ordered some gear very early on Friday morning (probably 1 or 2 AM), and it shipped at the end of the work day on Friday. It should be here sometime next week, so cheers to that! I used some...