Recent content by hobbes

Hi folks, It was a seal thing; I changed out all the seals, pressure held nicely. I think I'm gold. Gonna rack my stout in there tomorrow, here's hoping there are no more surprises.

What is an acceptable leak rate? Is there one? Or should a keg hold pressure indefinitely? I've got a used keg which seems to be losing pressure, ever so slightly. I've lost 2 psi in about 6 hours. I've submersed the keg in water, looking for holes but nothing showed up, so I'm fairly...

Awesome, that did it. Thanks!

Morning folks, I'm putting together my equipment for kegging, and I ran into a snag. I have a corny keg, and the gas line connector has a OD of 1/4". My regulator, however, has OD 3/8" product connector. Is this as simple as getting an inline coupler that changes diameter? If yes, will...

With that kit, I've found you really only need the blowoff tube for about 2-3 days. The beer is awesome, btw. I don't know if you've made this kit before, but that stout is amazing.

This wouldn't happen to be the imp stout from northern brewer, would it? That's a very...energetic kit. :D I've had the same problem with it, had to put the blow off reservoir in a pan to catch the drippings. As long as you've got movement, I think you'll be fine. The only thing I'd be...

You joke, but I've done exactly that. The intake also happens to be near the thermistat, and therefore the most temp controlled area of my house. I've had 4 batches going at once ( air locked of course ); that smell permeates the house. It's awesome.

The beer: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/caribou-slobber-extract-kit.html yeast: Danstar Windsor Ale x2 ~66 degrees Didn't take a reading ( I know, I know, but with the extract kits I usually don't ). My question was more generic; I'm not really worried about this batch, but it...

Does the amount of yeast you pitch modify the speed at which a batch ferments? I ask because I used two packets of yeast on my latest 5 gallon on Wednesday. Had wild fermentation yesterday ( had blowout tube installed, so nothing crazy happened ), but it's already dropping off significantly...

I haven't brewed all that much, but I have never had a problem with the "Shake the hell out of it" method. Plastic bucket or glass carboy. Extract or grain. Thick or thin wort. Maybe I'm missing something?

Ya, but I wanted to use the term "Venture round" and "Micro" together. Had my heart set on it.

It's essentially a kind of public micro-venture round. Usually the company in question offers future incentives for the capital ( preorders, free stuff, ect... ), but not always.

That is largely my perspective as well. My concern was that it would somehow put me in conflict with my state's laws, and jeopardize custody. However, it seems there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, and my paranoia of running afoul of some puritan values was unfounded. Which works...

I tend to agree, sharps. Nightshade's post prompted me to look up the laws in my state, turns out she CAN have a sip of the stuff we make, which really undermines my entire concern. Thanks folks, Nightshade in particular. However, I'd still like to hear what others have come up with.

The creation of alcohol, specifically. I should clarify; left to my own devices, with no external factors, I wouldn't see this as a problem or issue. She wants to learn, I would be more than willing to teach. I'm not afraid of alcohol, and I don't want to teach her it's some mystical thing...