Recent content by kooch

My wife purchased some stars san for my birthday but I have always used bleach. Before I mix up my first run of this I'm looking for some guidance on where to store it, how long to keep it, how to use it, etc. do I need a full 5 gallons to clean my kegs and carboys? Directions say 1 oz to 5...

Here is the assembled version and the breakdown for cleaning. Also included the old version. Only concern is the non soldered connection between the manifold and the straight pipe to the valve. If this leaks it will pull in air as soon as the fluid gets below that level and could potentially...

I'm most of the way there. I'll post another pic tomorrow. I'm soldering to prevent having a puzzle each time I brew. My mock up was pretty loose with all of the fittings. Also I'm thinking of drilling holes in the bottom of the rig instead of making cuts. Any thoughts on that approach? I...

I'm working on building a new drain for my 15 gallon kettle. Attached is the mock up that will replace the current 3/8 inch soft copper line that was spiraled towards the center - which was increasingly difficult to clean completely. The new one is 1/2 inch copper and based on an octagon to...

Jumping in late on the thread but do you have a CO monitor as well? You have exhaust but also need make up air coming in to completely turnover the space the necessary times to keep it safe.

Are you sure the in and out lines are on correctly? Maybe you are pulling in head from the keg instead of beer from the bottom?