Also thought my keg was leaking so i installed a spunding valve and it was the taprite guage. If the yeast are still working i don't see the need to fully purge the keg. A few blasts work for me. Just keep the spund pressure low so the yeast still work. I bag the hops in the fermenter to prevent...
NY is the brutal for business. The town boards have this thing for trees. My job put up an expansion building and had to line it with trees that are so tall now they block all the exterior lights. Are you by Binghamton. I'm on the CT border and two Brewery's there had zero problems opening.
This works great for free throwing hops in a keg but you'll want the bag when bottling. https://www.shop.clearbeerdraughtsystem.com/ I guess you could put a bag on the end of the hose or a auto-siphon when transfering to the bucket.
I can't brew with anyone around. I have to concentrate on so many things it's easy to forget something. Sometimes i'm so focused i have no clue what they said.