Recent content by hellsreach

I picked up a couple of kegs with cascading lids (with tube and air stone) that I think would help with carbonation, as well as keeping nitrogen in suspension for beer and coffee. For those who have them, do you carbonate through the lid, then switch to the gas-in, or do you just leave you gas...

What is the recommended tubing length for standard 1/4" ID tubing? I was having an issue with excessive foam (and, by excessive, I mean the beer was 100% foam).

Having so many CO2 related headaches. Aside from the fact that I was using a 5lb tank, managed to carbonate a single 5 gallon batch and managed a few closed transfers, that tank ran out of air last night after dispensing no more than 2 gallons of the 5, but that is not my real issue. Regulator...

I've been brewing for a while, but this batch it the first I'll be kegging. My plan is to rack my mocha stout over to a corny this weekend, but my keezer isnt done yet, so the stout will just sit and further clarify. The question is, if I'm storing my keg for a little bit (maybe 6 or 7 weeks)...

I'm designing my Keezer with 2 CO2 tap and 2 Nitro Taps. The 2 nitro taps were intended for a Chocolate Milk Stout that I try to always have on hand, and a cold brew coffee. My assumption was, for the Stout, I would carb it up with CO2 to a low level (in the neighborhood of 1 vol of CO2), and...

Still trying to wrap my head around this process? Are you forgoing the CO2 completely, and trying to dissolve N2 into the coffee? My understanding was N2 didn't dissolve very well. Does the N2 actually stay in suspension?

So, my wife and I want a nitro cold brew on tap. While the answer seems obvious, I wanted to make sure... Normally, you would force carbonate nitro beers lightly (1 volume or so) before hooking up to the nitro tank. Do you carbonate coffee at all before hooking up the nitro?

So, I am going to change from aerating my wort via shaking a stirring to forced oxygen via aeration stone. I don't think it will be cost effective to buy an oxygen tank to keep, so I just wanted to make sure that it is safe to use disposable cans of oxygen like the Worthington Benz-o-matic...

Any attempts to pry out the clip fail to move in a nanometer (yes, the keg is depressurized) and I cannot get the a needle nose plier it there. The end of the spring is on the other side completelu, from the notch. Last attempt to pry out the spring clip resulted in no movement at all and a...

My intent is to use a triclover fitting, yes but not for serving per se. I won't serve out of that keg itself, but do closed system pressurized transfers to my Cornys.

So, I bought a Sankey and am planning to convert it to my first fermenter capable of 10 gal batches. Setting aside the, thus far, impossible task of removing the spring clip (the end is 180 degrees away from the notch), I think it will be a great fermenter. My question is, has anyone...

Thanks. Will do that.

Never considered mashing with a Sous vide. Brilliant idea.

I bought a commercial keg to convert to a fermenter and, unsuprizingly, it was partially full and full pressurized. Since I have not particular desire to have a spear shot through my skull, I need to vent it completely. what is the best way to do that. I don't have any sanke equipment, so I'll...

No brew day this weekend. I bottled my Belgian Dubbel, and racked my Honey Raspberry Wheat to secondary.