Hi, you need a co2 tank and regulator hooked up to the keg at all times. Otherwise there won't be enough pressure to dispense and it would eventually go flat. Cheers

Awesome, enjoy your new fermenter. Cheers

That's awesome to hear. Cheers!

That's a tough question. Both will make great beer but the gen4 has a few things that I really like. The new grain basket is much better, the gen4 draws from the center instead of the side when going into the pump, the false bottom keeps more hop and grain particles from clogging the pump and the controller is at the top of the unit for easier access and also supports wifi connectivity. It's also easier to fix if you do have a clogged pump or need to replace it in the future (this hasn't been an issue for us yet though). If money isn't an issue I would hands down recommend the gen4. If you have a fixed budget you could go for the gen3 and then spend the other $150 on more brewing equipment like a fermzilla fermenter or more kegging/bottling equipment. If the question was is the gen4 worth $150 more than the gen3 then my answer would be that it is. I hope that helps. Cheers

@@graintoglass thank you, that really helps in my decision making!

Assuming your kegged beer is in a fridge you would want 10psi for most beer styles. That would require around 8 feet of beer line. If you want a shorter beer line you would want to step down the psi once the beer is carbonated depending on the length. There are charts for this online depending on temperature of the beer and length/diameter of tubing. Cheers

I try things....

It will carbonate faster if you leave some headspace. I stop filling once I'm 2-3 inches from the top. Cheers

With ground water that hot using a bucket of ice water and a pond pump of some sort might be the best choice. Cheers

The 35 liter version I have seen used occasionally in breweries for very small test batches or special event beers but you couldn't produce enough beer using this in a micro brewery to turn a profit.

You could use a recipe calculator like Brewfather or Beersmith that will provide the amount of water necessary based on your equipment, batch size and grain bill. I mostly brew 5.5 gallon batches of %5-6 abv beer and find i use roughly 5 gallons mash and 2.5 gallons sparge on the Brewzilla

I have. It's a nice thing to try, if you're looking for that old school experience. In my opinion, it's pain in the butt to be honest. Freshness, wort loss, and unknown Alpha Acids are on the top of the list of pains. Love those pellets.

Hi, make sure the tubing doesn't bend at the in and out connections on the regulator.

These flavors I used are mostly creme of something. I thought it would be better to do a milk stout with them.

I have the water just going down the drain. Some people will use pails to capture the water and use it for cleaning or other purposes. Cheers

Whirlpool arm does a better job at actually whirpooling the trub/hops but i find that the Grainfather drill attachment cools the wort faster. Cheers

Sounds like a great idea.

Thanks for the kind words.

That's just because all the trub was in suspension and the lighting. Once it was fermented and poured into a glass it was a light copper color. I recommend using pilsen light or super light dme as opposed to lme. You could also add some of the dme at the beginning and then add the rest at the end of the boil which helps keep the color a bit lighter. Cheers

Care to elaborate?

Many people do it if they can't easily heat their sparge water. Only downside is that it takes longer to get to a boil. Cheers

@@graintoglass surely it effects efficiency a bit too?

@@Castlelanestudios from our experience you only lose a 1-2 gravity points. I think Brulosophy has an article on this that would go into more detail. Cheers

Good idea, cheers!

Good idea, cheers!

Thanks for watching. Cheers

Hi, I believe it requires 15 amp. Cheers

I use kieselsol + chitosan after fermentation and then biofine in the keg and it's crystal clear. Definitely doesn't have the best aroma but I don't find seltzers typically do. Next time I make a batch I'm going to try "CO2 scrubbing" where you hook up co2 to the liquid post and then burp the keg lid. Apparently this gets rid of the sulfur smell but I haven't tried it yet. Cheers

Yes you could ferment this under pressure. Cheers

Same here in Goodyear, I got a cider and a few meads.

Hi, we sell them at our homebrew shop in Canada. If you're in the USA try morebeer or williamsbrewing. Cheers

@@graintoglass thank you.

That definitely helps. Cheers

Cheers!

Sorry that wasn't clear enough for you. The faucet wrench is curved so it fits exactly on the collar. The collar has holes in it that the wrench "nub" fits into. Hope that helps.