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Anybody out there have a D coupler sanke keg spear left over from making a Keggle? I'm making a pump to clean my draft system and I can't find one anywhere local. It doesn't need to be full length. The pickup tube can be cut down to 4 or 6 inches long for easier shipping. Let me know what you...

I was away for about two weeks, went to pour a beer and my co2 tank is EMPTY. I mean dead empty. Wouldn't pour more than a few drops. I have a 1/4 keg of Miller lite, 1/6 bbl of sangria, and 1/6 bbl of raspberry hard cider. All still ice cold but completely depressurized. I can find the...

I cold crashed a 5gal batch of hard cider IG 1.080 fermentation stopped at 1.030, I was shooting for 1.020, but it was store bought juice and I didn't aerate it properly prior to pitching. My question is, after I cold crash and rack to keg, I want to start another batch immediately. Can the...

I have 5 gallons finishing right now and i want to split some off to make strawberry lemonade. What is the best technique to infuse some strawberry flavor without losing the lemon? How many pounds per gallon?

Anyone capping used twist offs? I'm about to bottle a hard non-carbonated lemonade and i have 4 cases of miller high life bottles I'd like to use. I use my red wing capper and it crimps the threads tight but it takes very little effort to twist the caps off. They don't leak but i worry about...

The Brew: 9 quarts Wal-Mart Preservative free apple juice 2 Gallons Mott's Preservative free Apple cider 2 pounds corn sugar 1 package Red Star Cote des Blancs OG 1.060 Pitched the above on 3-17-11 at about 58F no activity for first 10 days, until i moved it to 70-72F. Fermented slowly...

duplicate post from Pappers cider pasteurizing thread as not to hijack I believe i have found a remedy to the fear of exploding bottles during pasteurization (aside from the precautions that have been discussed here a hundred times). I have built a "blowproof" steam pasteurizer. Its a 15.5...

I found a Beverage Air two keg club top twin tower kegerator on craigs list like the one in the below link. http://www.ckitchen.com/commercial/refrigerators-freezers/beer-coolers/beverage-air-dd58c-1-b-drat-beer-cooler.html The serial number indicates that is was manufactured in the mid 1980s...

I'm getting into kegging and i have access to some of the tall 5 gallon (corny size) sanke kegs. I'm not sure if i want to go this route simply because i never see anyone using them. Why is this? Are they difficult to use? How do you clean or sanitize them? I like the idea of being...

Pitched my first apfelwein on St. Patty's day. 9 Quarts Preservative free apple juice 2 Gallons Mott's Preservative free Apple cider 2 pounds corn sugar 1 package Red Star Cote des Blancs I got in a hurry, couldn't wait for warm weather and pitched onto cold must. I had been waiting...

There was a thread a couple of months ago in which someone refurbished a full sized black fridge into a kegerator with oak panels on the front of the doors. I've been looking for a week without any luck. Thanks in advance for any help.

I couldn't wait anymore. Its been a long winter and I threw together a batch of apfelwein last night: 9 Quarts Preservative free apple juice 2 Gallons Mott's Preservative free Apple cider 2 pounds corn sugar 1 package Red Star Cote des Blancs The problem is that i had been waiting for...

I'm going to bulk age an apfelwein for 9-12 months with an airlock. I use cheap vodka during fermentation, but i was thinking about using mineral oil for bulk aging so i don't end up with a dry airlock and 5 gallons of vinegar. anyone ever done this? any thoughts?

I'm planning to build a steam pasteurization chamber for my cider. I use 32oz bottles and their size makes it difficult to pasteurize them submerged in water on the stovetop. I bought one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-burner-propane-stove-35559.htmlat harbor freight yesterday...

I want to age 5 or 10 gallons of Apfelwein for 9-12 months. Which is better: A: bulk age in primary on the lees B: bulk age after racking to secondary after primary fermentation C: age in the bottle after 3 mos in primary I want to start with 10 gallons hoping some will last a full year...

Is the sugar content of the cider inversely proportional to the amount of time it takes to carb up ( I want to bottle it fairly sweet) . I desperately want to do this but bottle bombs (before i pasteurize) scare the hell outta me. (i know not to pasteurize if they're overcarbed)I've read...

First of all great site and thanks for all of the info. I've learned many things since i first started lurking here. I'm just getting started and I'm currently collecting my hardware bit by bit. My question is based on the fact that i've never actually tasted a decent homemade wine. All...

First thanks for all of the great info (been lurking for a couple weeks). In an attempt to brew up some hard cider i am slowly collecting the needed hardware. I am about to purchase 100 used 32oz beer bottles. how do i know what size caps i need after i get them? Thanks , Dusty