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I have seen a few posts about left hand thread by right hand thread nipples. What is the reason some regulators are manufactured with left thread and some with right threads. I know in some cases when left threads are used they are usually used as a safety to avoid connecting dangerous gasses...

For those of you that use Sanke Kegs and hate taking apart and reassembling the stems this is how I take mine apart. Let me know your thoughts.

I asked about this in the Traditional Chinese rice wine thread. But I don't want to take that thread too far off topic. Should rice wine really be considered an ale/ malt liquor? Or is it more closely related to wine? It seems to sort of hang in a weird postition because the process and the...

I dream of having a nano one day.. I don't have any real imediate plans. I have the opportunity to buy this at a really good price. I know it wouldn't be state of the art but, would this make a good fermenter? I think it is about 475 gallons. I just had to post this to see what you all think...

I am building a kegerator from a round Rockstar energy drink cooler. I am using 1/6 bbl sanke keg. I am not using a tower because the lid I am building will make it too tall for a tower. I have been looking at kegerator kits and it is tough to determine quality from pictures. the best value I...

I want to make about 15 gallons of hard cider. Will it be better to use 5-3 gallon fermenters verses 1- 15 gallon fermenter? I want to use this during the Christmas New Years holiday. I want to make sure that it ages the best way possible. Any thoughts?

I tried yeast washing for the first time, it was pretty simple. I split the yeast into three jars. I pitchd one of the jars into a new batch of beer withoutusing a starter and that airlock is Rockin and Rollin. Anybody thinking about doing it should try it. It was a pretty easy process...

I found these 4 1/4 gallon square buckets at my local donut shop. They stack nicely so I was wondering if there is a side mouted air lock I could use so I can ferment multiple batches of cider in these while they are stacked on top of eachother...

I am setting up 1/6 bbl sanke system. I know that the biggest issue with sanke Kegs is installing the retaining ring. There is good rightup on how to install it using pliers. I started thinking that there should be a tool that could attach to the collar of the Keg and compress the oring, making...

I am trying to get out of the bottle business. I have been piecing my system together as I find deals on used gear locally. I found a few micromatic couplers but I would like to replace all the orings and gaskets. I cant seem to find replacement kits. Do you guys know a good source? I cant...