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I can say that the ones that came out of my keg were very brittle. Surprisingly so. Further, the plastic itself had become rough. I don't think I would be down for intentionally using these, HDPE or not. +1. I'm a fan of keeping the complication and number of components to a minimum. I'll...

Not sure... I figured I should've bought a brush to clean out the dip tube, but I didn't. I broke everything down and replaced the o-rings, dip tube included. I figured just running a keg's worth of PBW and StarSan would do the trick... obviously not.

I won't lie... my first thought when I saw it was "WTF? Is that a noodle?"

:drunk: bwaaahaha. Everyone is a comedian. :)

Sweet. The for the info. I was able to track down some more info on them here http://myadventuresinbrewing.blogspot.com/2009/07/too-much-foam.html. Interestingly enough, the keg this was in gave me an infection on two separate beers. Such prompted me to buy a dip tube brush. I cannot help...

Anyone have any idea what in the heck this thing is? I was cleaning out a dip tube on a keg and this was sitting in the tube. It looks like a diffuser of some sort. Any ideas?

Wait whoa... THAT IS IT! I am having this exact same problem. Anyone figure out the cause?

Can't say I have. What's weird is that everything looks and tastes GREAT until it sits in the keg for a few weeks. Then it all goes to hell.

Yes and yes. Smell = bad fruit, vinegar, bad wine (joint commentary from my wife and I). Taste = A very off-putting vinegar. Almost medicinal in nature. FYI - The recipe I brewed is Kelsey McNair's Hop-Fu! as it appeared in Zymurgy a couple of months ago.

OK I am going to spin this back up because I think the same thing is happening to me. Situation is I keg a beer and all is going splendidly. Keg carbs up in a week or so (set it and forget it style), beer pours fine we are happy. Then I let the keg sit for a couple of weeks and all of a...

I just grab some safety wire, wrap it around the neck and over the top, and call it good. Problem. Solved. I have read some concerns about the blowoff tube getting clogged and then the carboy blowing up. Never had that happen. Figure if it does, that beer just wasn't meant to be. :cross...

The last time I was as jazzed about a hobby as I am about brewing was when I got into sport motorcycles about ten years ago. I loved it. It was all I could think about. I constantly researched riding. I’d read up on road racing techniques. I’d spend hours pouring over equipment...

Long time lurker here but felt compelled to reply. Wouldn't waste your time asking Ballast Point for any recipe details surrounding VAS. I lived a couple of blocks away from them and their attached HomeBrew Mart, which is where I bought my supplies when I first started brewing. Was trying to...