Recent content by dpeters

Yep, this happened to me too. It is because the silicon hose gets stuck to the side so you will have to get two or three SS washers and put them on where the ball and hose connect this will add enough weight to overcome the hose sticking to the side of the keg. Why they don't fix this is beyond me.

I have bought a few 50# bags of this already and it has never been crushed unless maltgems is some other option I have never seen.

I don't believe I ever got the plastic taste from my vinyl lines but if I have a jalapeno beer I do have to replace the line before putting a new beer on tap. Also if I have not poured a beer from a tap in a while I will fill a glass half way and dump it first. I wonder how many people...

IDK, I am certainly suspicious when a keg kicks so fast. The other day I went out in the garage and noticed the tap plug sitting on the drip tray and it was on a beer I haven't had lately, I asked my 19 year old son if he knew anything about it and he said no, so who knows.

I put them in a hop sock and then use unflavored dental floss (the flat Glide type). I have never had any C02 leak out of the seal using this type of floss. If you just toss it in without it will be hell if it gets sucked to the tube.

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck? We have a fenced in garden with underground fencing also and those dam things will dig down and under that to get in. They are eating machines.

I am sure you will get a lot of suggestions so once you nail this bad boy down please post the recipe as I would love to have me some of this!

Use corn sugar if you don't like table. I doubt the sugar is for cost savings and I would think it has more to due with lightening the body. The use of sugar does not automatically = cheap look at some of the amazing Belgium beers for example. If you want to bypass the decoction you could add a...

I do notice that mine are a little tight and almost get stuck sometimes, I will have to mic them up. Other than that I really like my Torpedo kegs.

Keep in mind NEIPA's don't do well being bottled or canned unless you have some way to keep it completely oxygen free.

From the Wyeast site: Frequently Asked Questions | Wyeast Laboratories 8. My beer is not clearing, what is wrong with my yeast? Many times protein haze may be mistaken for non-flocculating yeast. First confirm that it is yeast in suspension and not protein by performing a Haze Test. Haze...

I once crashed cooled a fermenter that had a blowoff tube in an icecream pail of starsan and I sucked in a lot maybe between a quart to a half gallon. It was an IPA so I kegged it and drank it up. You could not tell whatsoever that Starsan was suck in and the beer was fine right to the end. I...

It is possible it has nothing to do with the yeast and may have been a mashing or grain issue. I personally would not hesitate to use gelatin if clear beer was needed. Gelatin works really good and does not add any off flavor whatsoever.

I know someone that really would have used Kelloggs corn flakes. @dmtaylor you know who I am talking about.

Wow, that sucks. The first place I brewed at let me invite 50 people to their May festival and everyone got a wrist band that entitled them drink for free the whole time. My wife and I got a hotel room within walking distance from the brewery and boy that was that a good thing. The second place...