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Plus an eHermes is a hot water heater if you need water for cleaning....

I'm also interested in doing something like this. What did you end up doing?

I also had some problems with over-tightening the JG fittings (cracked the first two I tried in half). You can't tighten them as you can a swivel-nut. I ended up hand tightening the JG fitting as much as possible, spraying starsan over the connection and gently tightening with a wrench until the...

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I recently lost the o-ring out of my stainless steel ball lock QD (like this model) while I was cleaning it. Does anyone know the o-ring size (it is slightly larger than the normal plastic ball lock QDs)?

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If you are ordering used 3gal pin-lock kegs from AiH, most of the ones I received had straight diptubes down one side of the keg. I have used these kegs on their sides when my kegerator is overfilled. You might be able to request only straight diptube ones. Also, you probably want to ensure...

If you have the time, I would put the gelatin in this keg and allow to settle for a couple days. Then rack into another keg to take to the reunion. If you don't have the time or keg space, just add the gelatin before you go to give it the most time to work. When you get there, you should...

Beer is dispensed from the diptube that draws from near the bottom of the keg. Some corny kegs have the diptube in the center on the bottom, while other corny kegs have it on the side on the bottom. You can dispense beer so long as the diptube is covered by beer. If your diptube is along the...

This thread has the part numbers: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=233086 If you look to the third and fourth pages you will find a discussion of what has been working for pin lock kegs. Note that the only size difference for pin locks is on top of the post. The lid and dip tube...

Conventional wisdom would say that you use the CO2 pressure to control the carbonation on your beers. So the number of regulators you want depends on the number of carbonation ranges you would like (e.g., you might want to serve your wheat beers at a higher carbonation than your other beers and...

Now that the keg is empty, you may try to see if it is repairable. If the bubbles are coming off the threads, it may just be your dip tube is not making a seal against its o-ring. I've had new o-rings that leaked due to the dip tube being slightly bent. One didn't get fully down on the o-ring...

Due to overstocking of my kegerator I've used several unmodified 3gal kegs at 30-45º tilts until more room opened up. Obviously as the keg nears being empty this may fail (some of my 3 gal kegs have dip tubes that go straight down the wall in which case they can operate on their side until they...

You might consider doing a faucet (and maybe line) clean every 1/2 or 1/3 of a keg (based on your observations).

I prefer slightly longer pours because the act of pouring my own beer in my living room is aesthetically pleasing to me and because it heightens the anticipation of the beer-drinking experience.