Recent content by 512chief

For what it's worth, since I'm new to short term brewing with kegs, I have been cold crashing.. I recently made 20 gallons of home brew for a buddy's college grad party on a tight schedule like yours and cold crashed them and it turned out fine.. Just my .02 cents

Great! Thanks, I'll give it a try!

Thanks for the reply! Sou would dump both the liquid and the dry extracts?

Hey all, I have an Irish Stout which I have made in the past, and now that it is all gone, I want to mess with the recipe a bit.. However, I am just venturing into the realm of brewing without kits, and I need a little help. Background: This Irish Stout itself is pretty good. However, it...

Hey all, I have an Irish Stout which I have made in the past, and now that it is all gone, I want to mess with the recipe a bit.. However, I am just venturing into the realm of brewing without kits, and I need a little help. Background: This Irish Stout itself is pretty good. However, it...

Thanks for the reply! Do you know if the ball lock for the C02 side vs the liquid ball lock have a check valve in them? If I were to connect the liquid Ball lock to the C02 line, and then connected it to the liquid out post, would the C02 go in the keg? Didn't know if because liquid was meant...

Thanks for the insight! Would it equalize if I swapped the C02 ball lock for the liquid ball lock? And I've only force carbonated twice now, what do you use for pressures? 30psi for a day, test and bump up to 24 for another in necessary?

I'm with D0ug. I use the stick on thermometers and they do the trick.. Then you don't have to worry about sanitizing the thermometer or anything... Instant gratification.

I just bought some more kegging equipment from an old timer out of his garage to make a 2 keg system into a 4 keg system. We got to chatting and he brought up the idea of changing the connection on the C02 lines to the liquid out connection and force carbonating the kegs from that side, so the...