Recent content by kentmich

At the very least, take your CO2 purchases elsewhere. Look in the yellow pages under Welding Supplies or Gasses, and you might find you save a bit too. Be aware that many of them will only fill your own tank after a delay, if at all. Most of them do the filling off-site and simply exchange tanks...

Make a posting in the General area like, Looking for a good brewstore in the ____________ area. Hopefully someone can point you to a better place of business. Of course, there's always mailorder. I've always been pleased with austinhomebrew.com, northernbrewer.com, morebeer.com, stpats.com...

Balancing your line is easily done, and should cure your foaming problem. Beersmith.com has a good blog describing how to do it. Go to beersmith.com and then hit the search box and put in Keg line length. It explains all. With everyone talking ten and twenty foot lines, it's obvious you're...

Juan is correct - I misspoke. I do the shake until it stops thing at the proper pressure for the style and temp, not 30psi. Hope he caught you in time.

Since your disconnect works on three other kegs, it sounds like you have a bad fitting on the keg itself. You can get replacements online - I know morebeer.com has them for $12.95.

One big advantage to this method, aside from getting to drink your brew sooner, is the problem of leaking gas. As you discovered, a tiny leak can cost you a tank of gas if left for a week. With this method your gas is only on for a few hours, so if you do have a pinhole leak you'll only lose a...

Just two minor points where I disagree. First of all, "reconditioned" means something different than merely "used". Reconditioned should mean new O rings, lubed and leak tested. Used means you takes your chances, normally at a lower price. So if your dealer told you it was reconditioned, then I...

I have a nice rebuilt beer engine, but no bar to put it behind. Therefore I've been temporarily clamping it onto the kitchen counter for special occasions. Not too pretty, as its private parts are in full display. I'd be curious to see what others have done to solve this problem. Ideally I'll...

Like Sigmund said, a keg is not set up for the connectors you use on a corney. Plumbing for the keg would require buying a real tap, which provides both CO2 in and beer out fittings. Available from many of the homebrew suppliers, but not cheap. Professionals clean their kegs with steam and...