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ok cool. i've been hearing conflicting info. brewing tonight. trying to get my info straight.

do i have to sanitize bottled spring water that i'm using to top off with?

thx, i think i'll roll with the glass carboy and just use the plastic bucket to dump extra sanitizer to soak the different smaller pieces. i'll wrap a blanket around it to keep the sun away from it.

does it matter if i use a bucket or carboy for primary fermentation?

nice. i'll try it out on friday again. that will have been 2 weeks exact.

do you think 12psi is too low?

yikes... ok, so... how do i salvage this situation considering i've already got the beer in the keg carbonating?

hey, brewed and kegged a stout. primary fermentation 10 days... 7 days in keg kept around 40 degrees at 10psi... tasted it, not bad but maybe a bit homebrewy and green and low on carbonation... 3 more days at 12psi... tasted it, not much better and still low on carbonation. am i being too...

got a vise, and a hair dryer.... got it off

hey, where do those circular drip trays come from?

don't have a vise. mebbe it's time i got one. i think what i'm gonna do is bring the regulator with me when i go fill up my co2 tanks and ask those guys if they can remove it.

how am i do know if it's reverse threaded or not. i could be tightening it for all i know

yea, i'd like a manual there as well. so then back to my other question... how the f do i get that sucker off? i was thinking about heating it up with a hair dryer and then going at it.

this is a crap photoshop job but you get the idea. this is what my regulator looks like (right hand ball check valve thing is smaller of course) i had wanted to remove the valve on the right and just get a matching red switch one but it's stuck like hell, now i'm just wondering if i...

i don't understand what i'm asking either... lol. what's the difference between the ball check valve with the red switch and the one that is just some brass thing screwed in...

Update on my post... This is my regulator http://www.midwestsupplies.com/double-co2-regulator.html Except instead of a 5/16" barbed shutoff valve on the right hand side I've got what looks like a ball check valve on the right like in this picture...

is there a benefit to a 1/4" or 5/16" barbed shutoff valve coming out of my regulator? all my ball lock things gas and beer have the 1/4" barb and swivel nut fitting and then on the dual regulator i've got one 1/4" screw in barb thing and then a 5/16" barbed shut off valve... i'm thinking i'm...

cup of grains, tsp of ground cinnamon sound like a good amount? this is just some practice recipe here using some mr. beer 2 gallon kit thing but still want to drink something after i'm done :)

word. thx 4 the advice. i should do this before adding the sugars n stuff i presume?

ok it's flaked barley. right, mr beer is like 2-2.5 gallons. i think what I'm gonna do is just throw in a teaspoon of cinnamon and then throw a cup of barley in some bag thing i have and boil it for 30 min and then yank it. that sound good? cinnamon, barley, stout, alcohol whatever it's mr beer.