Recent content by sachsebrewer

I purchased a UBC KegMaster Dual Faucet Kegerator from beverage Factory around 1 year ago. The thermostat has already failed and of course the warranty period is up. I called UBC directly and spoke with a tech and he said that they have had numerous issues with the thermostat. I updated my...

Yep, he always made a deal on shipping that wasn't even close to what was on eBay.

No need to use a drill press since I didn't have one. Held the drill in one hand and the orifice in the other hand, started with a small bit and worked my way up, there is nothing exact to be done here, you are just enlarging a hole to let gas flow thru.

Shipping was very reasonable for me on all sets shipped, he shipped 4 at a time and the shipping was never more than 40$ for all four.

Yes, I love the windows also. I'm a big buckeye fan since I'm from northeast Ohio

I bought 10 on eBay. The first 6 were ball locks for $32 each and the last set were pin locks which I will convert eventually for $28 each. The vendor was someone like McClever distributing or someone like that

Yep, sounds like you have liquid posts on gas side. If so they will be a bear to get off.

I didn't mean to worry you about temps. I place my fermentation jugs in a tub of water and add ice jugs to cool the water as the temps go up as fermentation takes place. So I have a crude temperature control but I can keep it under 70F but it may drop down to 60-65 F for a while which seems to...

If you are using the Belgian Ale yeast then it is a little tempermental in terms of temperature, I believe it likes 68 F, but I couldn't keep it right there so I had to swirl the fermentation jug every 2-3 days and each time the yeast would kick off again. Watch your temperature very closely if...

Ball value works great, got all the hardware from Home depot. Just calibrate them at night so you can see the flame and adjust the air intake and then mark the setting on the ball values.

I agree, pitch the 5.2 stuff, I tried it and it doesn't work... Download the EZ water calculator 3.0.2 spreadsheet, find out the profile of your water being used. Then enter your grain info and it will tell you what you need. Typically I require: 2.5ml lactic acid, 3g Calcium Chloride, and...

I got my BG-12 orifices from Agri Supply which is where I got my burners also. Here is the link so you can compare prices, the orifice is "ORIFICE F/ ASC#64494" which is around $6.99 I only bought an extra set in case I ever wanted to fall back to propane...

I don't even have to use a hose, I plumbed the stand with a filter and shutoff value to fill the top pot and it also has a sight glass, advantage is no cost for pumps and don't have to be concerned if they will fail.

I bought it but after reading several articles, decided to not use it. I do correct my water by using lactic acid, Epsom salts, and calcium something??? I would go this route.

I can't lager yet because I have no dedicated fridge or freezer for this, but I've grown to really like the more hopped beers like IPAs so I probably won't be lager'ing anytime soon...