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Damn. Yeah I might end up scrapping mine as well. The repair kits are cheap but shipping is not. It'll cost me close to $30 and this is a spare regulator for me. My regulator when I took it apart was missing the gasket that goes around the plastic disk and also had two button washers instead...

I know this is a bit old, but were you able to resolve your issue? I have the exact same model regulator that I got from my brother to use as a backup and just put it on a new tank of gas last night. Same exact symptoms as you're saying, turn on gas at tank and the pressure immediate...

It's stupid easy. I made my first cider last month following a super simple recipe. 5 gallons Mott's apple juice (no preservatives), 2 lbs light brown sugar, 1 pack Nottingham ale yeast. Heated about 2 gallons of juice to dissolve the sugar - kept on medium-low heat. Once that was done...

What do you do to clean the bottles after this or is it just a rinse and then sanitize before use?

Well on at least one occasion it was overnight, but other times it's only been for an hour or two. Edit: But this is also after the washing soda so maybe it's not Oxiclean's fault...

I tried a small amount of white vinegar on a couple that had the scale and that seemed to work well. What's a good ratio for a large batch (5 gal)?

First, thank you everyone for your suggestions. Thought I'd throw my 2 cents in since I've been experimenting with the best method of cleaning my own bottles. Arm and Hammer washing soda is fantastic for removing labels (as per Papazian's suggestion in his book) but I find it leaves a film...

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