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Reynolds, the kegs have a pressure relief valve built in. Also, I'm only setting the compressor to about 40psi, nowhere near the max working pressure the keg is rated to. The tire filler also has a gauge built in and I haven't gone over 30 psi. I don't see much danger since I force carb beer at...

I have a moister trap on the outlet of the compressor. Will oil make it through that?

After going through two co2 tanks and thinking I fixed the leak both times I got sick of wasting co2 so I made a gadget to pressurize kegs with my air compressor. I got a $20 tire filler that used a 1/4" id hose and cut the filler hose off so I could put a barbed mfl connector on it. I threaded...

Every business makes mistakes, but how much they impact your business really depends on how they are handled after the fact. MW clearly handled this very badly and if they had admitted responsibility and taken steps to move forward and help their customers deal with the repercussions of their...

Is it possible to test specific gravity of wort or beer using the mass/volume method? We mix ceramic glazes and then weigh a 500ml sample in grams. Since water weighs 1g/1ml the weight of the sample divided by the volume gives you a specific gravity ratio. Any reason that wouldn't work for...

Downtown Wine and Spirits it is. Thanks for the tips all.

So my sister and her husband just had their first baby boy today! I am going to Boston to visit next week and want to buy a special beer for my BIL to celebrate. We have brewed together and are both beer nuts. The problem is I have no idea what is available in Boston right now or where to buy it...

Now that was funny. Best reply I have seen in a long time.

I let the porter sit another few days after stirring and warming it up to 75deg and the sg dropped a point, so I will consider it done and bottle it this weekend. I also have a coopers Belgian Tripel going and the sg is at 1.030 with a target of 1.017-1.020. It has been in primary since 2/26...

Thanks for the advice all. I went to the LHBS today and got two new hydrometers and a gallon of distilled water. My old hydrometer read 1.003 at 70, so 1.004 adjusted. The new ones read 1.002 and 1.005 adjusted. Ug, what's the point of a hydrometer if it's that far off? That means my reading of...

Thanks DJ. It was an extract kit. Brought 5g of spring water to 158deg. Steeped the grains for 25 minutes at 156-158. Removed grain bag. Brought to a boil and turned of the propane burner. Added the LME, stirred and turned the heat back on. Brought to a boil and added 1.5oz bittering hops...

I am very new at this, but am having a great time reading, brewing and drinking. I have two primaries going right now and fermentation has stopped with the FG still too high. I'll only explain one of them since the solution will probably be the same for both. I brewed the Power Pack Porter kit...