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FYI I made a capper recently with a magnetic cap holder, but the way I did it was to bore a hole in the end of the cylinder rod in a lathe. This allowed me to use a spring loaded plunger that I made out of plastic. The plunger is cylindrical but has a shoulder on it so that the wider end is...

Great! Glad you can use the idea. It is one I am still quite proud of [hurts arm attempting to pat self on back] :D To this day I keep clean empties in mine.

In case anyone's interested: http://www.ebay.com/itm/122593251512?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I DO still have it, however I did add one tap out the side that I use the majority of the time (see pic). The internal taps are still there and they are functional. I had zero issue with the beer temp dropping whenever the door was opened. I would guess the beer in your glass would drop way...

Definitely overkill - is there any other kind? You're absolutely right about spent grain,etc. - I use a cooler so no need to tip that mechanically. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I moved the tippy dump to my electric system: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=384219 I still...

Yes that setup will be plenty strong enough. I see each bearing is rated at 1000 lbs dynamic load and probably a higher static load. A 1/2 SS screw has a shear strength of about 7500 lbs. So you could easily use those for 111 gal let alone 11. The socket head screws I used are only...

I think they are 1/2" dia. alloy steel socket head screws which is more than big enough for what I'm using them for. What size are the ones you are considering?

Well as the OP (can't believe that was 8 years ago!) I can say that I haven't had that happen to me ever. Probably will depend on your filing cabinet though I suppose. I should also mention that I've been kegging for over half of that time and rarely do I store full bottles anymore. So as...

The compressor says it provides a pressure of .06 MPa which equals 8.7 psi. The cylinder has a 20mm bore which has a piston area of .49 sqin. So the capping force would be 4.2 pounds. So unless my calculations are off, I don't think this would be near enough force to cap a bottle.

Yeah that could very well make a big difference. I won't be able to test that theory however since my mill is in a landfill somewhere.

Well like I said earlier, I only ended up using it about 5 or 6 times. The problem is that with rollers that large in diameter, it takes a lot of force from the motor to crush the grain. I couldn't set the rollers too close or the motor would stall. Therefore I wasn't getting a real great crush...

Bummer, that's my lot number too. No problems yet but I've only run one beer through it so far.

So I added 2oz of Citra to the keg for about 5 days (other than that I followed the original recipe exactly using Simcoe). Wow I really like how it turned out - I would say it is very much a session IPA at this point, and easily the best session IPA I've ever had, let alone brewed. I'm thinking...

Lot #A0515G. No sulfur issues.

I will check tonight at home and post it. I should mention that mine is fairly new and I've only run one beer through it so far (IPA).

+1 to this. I too think Perlick knows about the problem and I think these experiments probably won't tell them much that they don't already know. But I appreciate the desire of the OP to get to the root of the problem. I too work for a mfr and one of the biggest factors in how we respond...

I can appreciate a thorough investigation into a problem as much as anyone, but if you're looking for the best SOLUTION to this problem, I suggest contacting Perlick. If they are aware of the problem - and it sounds like they are - they will either make it right with you or tell you what to do...

I see what you mean. I just brewed this recipe for the first time a few weeks ago and it's now carbed and ready in the keg. It did accomplish what I was trying to do - and that was to find a simple one-hop recipe that I could use to evaluate a given hop (in my case Simcoe). But now that I've...

Ok I know I've already derailed the thread here a bit but I must comment further. So doing the simple math, that translates to 16 oz dry hop per 5 gal. batch correct? All I can say is holy wow. "Heavy handed" is right. Gives me a new goal to strive for.