Recent content by o2nut

The paintball fittings will fit industrial co2 fittings sum what. Where they fail is exactly where you are having problems. My suggestion would be to use just the hose. Depending on your regulator, some are LH threads verses RH threads, you can remove the nut and nipple from the regulator and...

might be co2. co2 itself has no smell, but there is usually a little sulfur added to co2 to make it possible to smell a leak Fyi, they do not add sulfur to co2.

Yes it is in the back of my mind as well. I have about 200 of them where I work. I do have some that are basically worth scrap price that I want to convert some day. The ones I am going to convert are 220l. Just have to figure out how to get the money to convert them first. Good luck!

I am in.

Does anyone have experience with oil bath kettles? I got access to containers for a 1bbl brew system. Steam is a little to scary with the size I would need for me. I was thinking about using an oil bath for boiling and mashing. I know the idea of using oil around your wort would be scary...

Yeah I have listened to all those. And they mentioned more pressure on the yeast as well. But at the same time people are pressurizing their fermentors duiring fermentation, good or bad. I have welding skills and do not know if I can pass up two conicals for less than $100.

So I have 3 cornies that I received missing the rubber boot. I found a funnel for $30 each that I could weld on the bottom. I was thinking of making 2ea 7.5+ gallon conical out them. So the question I have what are the downsides to tall and skinny fermenters? Pro Brewers use them all the...

Here is a site that has some great stuff. http://sites.google.com/site/republicbrewpub/ You probably do not have to change much. I think they have a blogspot to somewhere.

A couple thoughts on this: Warm storage of beer causes it to go bad quicker. Probably okay if you are drinking it quickly. Warm beer requires higher co2 pressure vs cold beer. May help if you run long beer lines. Bars often run n2/co2 mixes for long beer lines. I don't know for sure...

I have a quick question. I always read about how great whirl pooling is, but I also always hear about getting your wort temps down as fast as possible. If you whirlpool, rest, and then cool, does that effect your cold break?

There was a good recipe that I used in the last BYO magazine. Unfortunately I don't have the recipe with me at the moment since I lent it to someone. I am sure someone could find and post it for you. Also search American Black Ale. I think that is the correct name for it now.

It will definitely not hurt to use it as a filter. It just may get clogged quickly. The great thing about these stones is that you can boil them to clean and sanitize them. For an O2 set up, the easiest way would be to get the regulator and O2 tank, and then just get a barbed adapter. When...

I have access to similar ones but about 6" long. My only thoughts would be to use them for oxygenating your wort to the fermenter. Another use would be to put one into a keg for carbonating. At my work, we sell them for sparging wine. So instead of a filter it turns into a diffusion stone...

Klaude mentions another way to re-passivate stainless steel in another thread. Klaude mentions that BKF isn't a great way to re-passivate stainless. So if BKF doesn't work you could try this. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/weld-quality-ss-kegs-202296/index2.html

Might want to look at repassivating the tank after you have cleaned it with steel wool. When you use steel wool it will actually leave small particles of steel into the stainless and cause it to rust. If you do get it welded wait until you have all the work done on it and then repassivate it...