Might take longer than 3 seconds. Hold the set down until the light starts flashing and then use the arrows up and down. Hold the set again to make it hold the set point.
Sure. If you Google " auto siphon leaks " you will see lots of posts about this. It tends to draw air in around the seals on the piston. You can confirm if yours is leaking by siphoning water into a clear container with the hose submerged in the tank you are siphoning into. You will see lots...
If you are using an auto siphon to transfer or bottle, look for oxygenation there first. A leak at the o ring is a very efficient way to aerate your beer. You can check it by siphoning water into a clear glass vessel. Submerge the siphon outlet. If you see bubbles you are drawing air from somewhere.
I would also suggest you avoid the rolling and/or shaking your first few times. It is pretty easy to over carbonate a keg that way. If I do shake I only do it for about 30 seconds when I first hook up the CO2. If it doesn't improve after you chill it and hook up the picnic tap, turn off the CO2...
Totally agree with the temperature comment. Most ale yeasts like it in the mid 60's as well. Try a batch at controlled temp and see how that goes. Cheers
This will work great if you have room in your fridge. You'll need a CO2 tank as well. It will get you going right away. I would go with the ball lock system.
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We've sold quite a few to people using keezers. A friend that helped us test the originals has a keezer with 4 to 6 kegs and he has no issues using one in every keg. He's lined them up so he can look down between four kegs and see all four indicators at once. Keep in mind, you only need an...