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Someone messed it up. Post 45: 172.5 gallons post 46: +19 post 47: +1 post 49: +2 post 50: +6.5 post 51: +8 total as of post 51: 209 my post: 2 gallons blackberry cyser 1 gallon acerglyn 1 gallon berry bomb melomel = 213 total

Trub: in this context yes, the stuff at the bottom. Over the course of the fermentation, the fruit will absorb the must, become mushy and eventually sink to the bottom, which takes up some volume. So just be prepared to account for some volume loss here. Punching cap: during the fermentation...

Looks like a cool experiment. Did you taste the honey after smoking it? You do a cool smoke?

Just get a spray bottle of sanitizer, spray a brewing spoon, and punch the cap down. This is done in winemaking all the time.

Before fermentation: can provide a little nutrients, provides color/tannins/taste (that will be changed over the course of the fermentation as it will be processed by the yeast), can result in lots of trub depending on the fruit used, need to make sure you punch the cap down during fermentation...

Count me in!

did you ever find out if you can fit two ball locks with a 5# co2 in a freezer without a collar? Looking for a similar situation for myself.

thanks for this! Just to clarify: will the 7.0 insignia fit two ball lock kegs and a 5# tank without adding a collar?