Recent content by boilermaker

20-30 corny kegs. Those 15lb cylinders last forever.

Throwing in my experience here. Very interesting to see how everyone uses these fittings, especially cleaning/sanitizing. Starsan is a surface sanitizer so I use it that way. To me, soaking is for cleaning. I’ve been using Duotight exclusively in my kegerator for the last 18 months, gas and...

I like to take my home brew to share at tailgating parties before games.

Did you ever solve your carbonation problem?

Yep. I’ve used the same thing from Harbor Freight. Works fine and is a compound pulley system so very little effort to hoist. Having said that, it’s more than I need, at least for 5 gallon batches. The brake works fine but isn’t as elegant as pulleys with built in ratchets. I don’t use it...

This is great I'm in!

I’ve looked long and hard at conicals over the past year as they’ve become popular, for all the benefits everyone mentions above, but the only thing that’s kept me from buying one is the cleaning process. I brew 5 gallon batches so I don’t need, want, or have room for a 10 gallon fermenter, so...

Thanks Delta! I'm in!

Lots of good opinions here so I'll thrown in mine. Condensate hoods (air ventilation) and the steam condenser Bobby mentions both have their pros and cons, including cost and how much effort it takes to set each system up. I just refinished my basement and installed a brewery so I've gone...

I’m in!