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  1. scopey

    H1N1 in my brew, yo!

    Saw the janitor at work using this, "Quat-128": http://www.buckeyeinternational.com/products/disinfectants/quat128/index.html Also: "Buckeye recommends disinfecting against H1N1 (Swine flu) with Sanicare Quat-64™. This product has kill claims for Avian Influenza, along with Human Influenza...
  2. scopey

    Getting 15-gal kegs into chest freezers

    Any thoughts on the best way to lift heavy kegs (~160 lbs.) into a chest freezer style keezer? Or horror stories? I'm stressing about it and I haven't even put a collar on it yet--and am thinking about either 6" or 8". Yikes!
  3. scopey

    swapping quick disconnects on kegs under pressure

    Newbie question alert!! OK, soon I'll be making the big step to kegging and have a question that I've not seen discussed: Is it possible to dis/connect the gas/beer quick disconnects when ball lock corny kegs are under pressure? My kegs arrived from the vendor with pressure, and it seems I...
  4. scopey

    Hopping beer in the glass

    I vaguely recall reading that some people toss a few pellet hops in their glass of beer for a little extra hop kick. I think it was pellets, which I suppose are more appropriate than whole hops for this application. I'm trying it for the first time now: not wanting to be subtle about it, I...
  5. scopey

    Dumping old Star San on the lawn?

    I know it's expired because it's been sitting in my bucket for weeks--all cloudy. Will it kill all the beneficial soil bacteria or the grass? For that matter, do you think it's safe to dump Star San that's still good onto living plants? thanks, from the desert state of California (though...
  6. scopey

    Cold crashing in the bottle

    Well my very 1st batch (IPA) turned out ok, I suppose. Drinkable for sure, and I think doing a full boil was a good thing. I learned a lot by my many small mistakes... One of the mistakes was forgetting to add the Whirlfoc to the boil (actually I have something called Koppakleer, a similar...
  7. scopey

    Noob guy from San Francisco Bay Area

    Wow! I'm impressed by the breadth of subscribers here, from all over the US and the world. BEER. It's what keeps up together (not 'love', as the old song would attempt to lead you to believe...) Seriously, I'm so glad to be back into it--and having this *awesome* resource to refer to for all my...
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