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Do you prefer these over the nylon ones?

Thanks! That explains why I keep ruining those square surface o-ring. I usually let the regulator turn quite a bit as I'm wrenching it down.

For regulators with "permanent" rubber o-rings, like this, how tight should the regulator be installed. I already ruined a couple of the nice flat o-rings (pictured below) on my tap rite regulator. They are softer than they look. When I tightened it tight, it leaked because the o-ring got...

The Lutra was used in the high OG mix, and the W-34/70 in the low gravity. I did add nutrient to both but it was DAP. I wonder if I should have added a more "diverse" nutrient instead of DAP. I thought transferring the Lutra IPA on top of the 34/70 yeast cake would do the trick, but still...

You are correct sir. I mash out by raising my mash temp to 170 using my rims tube before lautering to my kettles. I don't talk to enough brewers to fine tune my vocabulary!

I mash out initially to one kettle, producing a very high gravity wort and then divert the mash out to a second kettle (halfwayish during the mashout) for a low gravity batch. I then transfer some wort back and forth using a gallon measuring pot until both are around around the desired gravity.

Hi All, I recently brewed an all grain batch using the parti-gyle method with one batch to become a lager (pressure lagered) and the other an IPA. The grain bill was as follows: 18 lbs Pilsner Malt (Avangard) 7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK 2 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine I mashed at 150F. I have a...

With the kegs disconnected and none of the secondary regs pressurized. Just testing between the primary and secondary main line and manifold.

Are you guys holding your pressure overnight (12+ hrs) and checking your high pressure gauge for a drop on your reg, or only holding it for an hour or two. I didn't notice a drop when I did it for 2 hours, but when I did it for 18 hrs and re-energized the primary it went up a bit more noticeably.

So, I switched my duotight flare female fittings for some John Guest fittings and a leak issue I was having seems to have gone away. I was getting a small drop on the regulator overnight when I shut it off at the tank. I noticed that the John Guest fittings have a much larger mating surface...

Hi Bobby, What does your duotight evabarrier tubing setup look like? Any chance you have a pic handy? Did you remove all the barbed connectors from reg and add duotight from there, or are you using the kegland regulators too?

Thanks! I'll give it a go.

Do you mean use a swivel nut with a barb fitting and place the EVABarrier tubing over the barb? Most of the EVABarrier tubing is 4mm inside diameter, and I see swivel nuts with 3/16 barbs. Would 3/16 be too big for 4mm tubing, or would it work with some heat and lube? I guess they also sell...

I tried writing them an email. Unfortunately, they only directed me to a pack that costs $10 for shipping, they wouldn't send me just one for free. It could easily be shipped for the cost of a stamp, bummer. Any recommendations for an alternative that costs less than $12 with shipping?

Thanks for the help! I was really hoping to go from these male flare end to EVABarrier tubing somehow. Is there any other simple way to go from the male flare end to EVABarrier tubing? I tried some1/4 compression nuts and sleeves I had around but those don't work. Maybe I'll just go back to...