Recent content by berkeleyjack

When you do a pour off a 25' line, wouldn't most of your pour just be the soda that's in the line? How much liquid can 25 feet of 3/16" hose hold?

I can get beer taps to give good soda pours as long as I have the serving pressure set really, really low. Lower it to about 5psi or lower. Just enough to push the beer out. Regular serving pressure for beer (8-10psi) is just too fast and generates too much foam.

Just tried the lamp test, and it didn't turn it on. When I plugged it in it displayed "C03" or "CO3" then did the thing where it flashes "Asd" and the temperature, and then seemed to operate normally, but wouldn't turn on the lamp. Got the little snowflake and stuff so I assume it's set on...

Thanks for the replies! I'll give the test with the lamp a shot. I know it's not the freezer, just because the freezer comes on when I plug it directly in the outlet without the controller connected.

Hey guys, I bought a Johnson Controls digital temperature controller from Northern Brewer about three months ago. Worked great when I got it, but suddenly stopped working in the last week or so. :( http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/johnson-controls-a419-digital-temp-controller.html It...

Wow, thanks for the info! I haven't had a chance to work on my keezer yet, but this will be really helpful for when I go to do the collar. I'm still debating if I want to sand the corners to match the round edges of the wood the way you did, or if I want to leave it squared off so I can use...

Hey, looks great! I can't wait to see it finished and hooked up! The metal paint did a great job of hiding the screw holes and joinery. It looks like a totally solid piece now. Really cool. I'm planning on something very similar, though I'll probably use a dark stain on the wood, and I need to...

I started out using kits when I started brewing, because nobody I knew had ever done any brewing and I was a complete novice. Since I had never done it before and didn't know about all the internet forums about the subject, having a set of instructions and ingredients took out a lot of the guess...

Awesome! I look forward to seeing more pics of your build. I picked up one of these freezers over the weekend from someone who was selling it on Craigslist for $190. They dropped it so one of the feet is bent and there's a big dent/warp in the front where the thermostat is, but it works and I...

Got my faucets & shanks in the mail yesterday. Order was 100% correct, everything about the order went great. I only wish I'd bought more! :cross: Massive thanks to jetmac and everyone else for bringing this to my attention! :mug:

If you want to try making your own sodas not-from-concentrate, this recipe for a lemongrass soda is really good: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f95/super-awesome-lemongrass-soda-186976/ Sort of like one of those flavored carbonated waters, but with a nice amount of sweetness to it. You can pick...

I've been working with a Frigidaire mini-fridge with all the shelves ripped out so I can jam 2 kegs in there with picnic taps. I'm buying a chest freezer this weekend so I can get more kegs and expand. With the ease of kegging I want to start toying with ciders, home-made sodas, and all kinds...

Great suggestion! I also have puddling, but never thought to put Damprid in the kegerator. I believe the liquid comes from the air. Even when it's pretty dry out, there's still a certain amount of moisture suspended in the air. When you open the kegerator moist air gets in, and then the cold...

THUMBS UP. Kegging is what really got me into the hobby. I always found brewing kind of a pain in the rear because of the messy, slow process of bottling. Once I got the equipment to start kegging I got really excited about making beer. It's so much faster, and force carbing really speeds...

I've transferred a carbed beer using the same method, and it worked fine. You could also do it with the lid off the receiving keg so you don't have to keep bleeding the pressure. I did a transfer that way and it also worked fine.