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I've been running nine taps with pin lock kegs for awhile now. Sometimes its great, sometimes its exasperating. When there's a problem, it has universally been the gas QD / post interface. I've got the correct size washers on the post. I use keg lube like religion. Kegs don't leak when QDs...

Got a party coming up and need to get some beer in my kegerator. Got nine taps and looking at serving: 1. Pilsner 2. Classic saison 3. DIPA (Ghost in the Machine Clone?) 4. Hoppy ruby saison 5. Raspberry Wheat 6. Bock / Doppel Bock 7. Belgian dubbel 8. Stout 9. Cider...

I've read all spunding valves leak. Is this true? I've been doing a few pressurized ferments the last few weeks and have gotten the gauge to raise to the 10 psi I've set it at only to see if drop within 2-3 days as fermentation completes. In my system, I run a jumper from gas post of...

Trying to get a sour solera going. Goal was 1.060 - 1.065 wort with 10 gallon post boil volume. Recipe: 11lb pale 11lb wheat malt 3.5lb oats 1lb rye Mash at 155 for 45 minutes. Raised to 170 for sparge. Collected 12.5 gallons. Was trying to squeeze in a brew session on Sunday when I was...

I brewed a Belgian dubbel a while back. Airlock went dry and I had a white patch on the surface. Assumed it was mold (probably correct) and transferred it to a keg and quickly tapped it. It is ok but certainly not great. No amazing Belgian character but no real off flavors either. Used Antwerp...

Ive got a problem I can’t find a thread on. My first half pour from the kegerator is pretty good. Then it gets foamy. All subsequent pours are foam. Until tomorrow. Then first half pour is good. I’ve got a coffin keezer with nine taps and this happens on almost every line. Running 13 psi with...

I'm almost through with American Sour Beers and I'm excited to get started on a sour solera. Thinking of something light in color that can be pulled and aged on fruit, blended into saisons, etc. Going to do it in a 15g Sanke. I have two temp controlled fermenters in my brew room which stays...

Anyone know if the clear beer float will fit in the neck of a sanke keg? Going to use it as a fermenter if so. http://www.clearbeerdraughtsystem.com/

Just got a Sanke keg and wanted to get a solera style project going. I love a good sour but my heartburn can't take too low a pH. After a 22 of terroir this weekend I was up most of the night. Would love a Brett saison that doesn't have quite as much acidity to it. My favorite saison was...

I've been kegging for about 7 years now. Always used pin locks since I scored a dozen of them for nearly free. I have a nine tap kegerator that is run with two regs, 1 higher pressure 2.5-3 volumes, the other 1.5-2 volumes. I've dealt with intermittent leaks the whole time. I've changed...

I just sourced a few old half barrel kegs. My fermenting freezer is only 29 in high on the inside. Kegs are 26 inches high. Is there a low profile conversion kit out there to use them as fermenters? I'm going to buy a normal conversion kit from NorCal for my fermenting fridge which has...

Recently had some problems with carboys. Been using them for 15 years and I'm getting tired of moving them and having a difficult time with pressurized transfers. Also too busy to keep the airlocks filled and don't like suck back on blow off tubes. I keg with pin locks and have a dozen...

I built a nine tap coffin keezer a few years back and it's been a dream. The only problem is that I leave it outside on my porch in Mississippi and cleaning out the bottom has been difficult. No mold but it does produce a ton of condensation and occasionally a beer spills through the drip tray...

Thanks in advance for your help. I've been making reasonable dark beers (stouts, some Belgians, etc) but have never been happy with my pale ales, IPAs, and pale lagers. I recently ordered a water report and want to make sure I understand it. Values are below in ppm: pH 8.3 Total solids...

I'm going to buy a stir starter and a 2L erlenmeyer flask for yeast starters. I was wondering if someone had the best advice for boiling the wort on a hot plate. I have an electric brewery but need 1.5 gallons of water to cover my elements which seems a huge hassle to do a starter. I'd like...

I've recently been fortunate enough to build a brewhouse in the back of my property with an electric brewery style setup and a couple of temp controlled fridges / freezers for fermentation. The place isn't insulated well and the little AC unit can't keep up in the Mississippi heat. I'm...

I recently built an electric brewery and need to fill my 9 tap kegerator. I'm thinking of a yeast experiment and would like help with recipe formulation. I want to brew two ten gallon batches this weekend and split it between two yeasts each. One will be a light colored beer and the other...

Been thinking of a way to get an easy removable mash tun screen in the my mash tun. I currently brew in keggles. One solution was to use a female all stainless QD on the pickup tube and a male stainless QD on the inside of the bulkhead. Any problems having the all stainless QDs inside the...

I'm finally starting a Kal clone build but wanted to run my process a little bit differently. I've had a bad experience with both counterflow chillers and hop blocker type solutions and have simply ended up using an immersion chiller and an auto siphon to chill and rack my hopper ales. I'm not...

Thanks to all who have posted their keezer plans on this site. I am drawing up plans for either a coffin keezer or one with a number of tower (three doubles likely for six taps). I'm basing this on a frigidaire 14.8 cf chest freezer. I have a slap of granite I would like to use for the top...