Recent content by Mtrhdltd

Did you ever try anything? I've been wanting to try a clone myself.

Sorry for the late response, life's been busy and I don't get on here as much as I like. I make all my soda from scratch, no premade syrup or flavors. I believe sodium11 has great advice for premade syrup. Other than that soda dispensing is a lot like beer, just higher pressure and long serving...

As long as you want, assuming the head space is virtually non existent. Also make sure to keep your airlock full or even a solid stopper to prevent air getting in.

I've found that home made wine and some dish soap works the best for fruit fly traps. I don't even make a special trap, just a short glass. Way more effective than vinegar.

At least 2 weeks after kegging. I usually have 2 on tap at once and brew 10 gallon batches so it's easier to taste the maturation process.

I like that safe start set up. It took me a minute to figure it out, but that's a great idea.

Hire an electrician. Cheaper than burning your house down or electrocuting yourself.

Yep, set regulator to serving pressure and leave it alone. One of my regulators stays at 12 psi. The other changes slightly depending on beer style.

Looks like a great product. I'm definately interested.

Fyi, when using bottled co2 its all forced carbonation, just a matter of how fast you force it. I recommend set and forget. Beer needs cold conditioning time anyways. My beers like 2 weeks, so why worry about carbonating quicker?

This is kind of off topic, tractor trailers use the same type of fittings for air hose connections and they always leak. I was always afraid of converting for this reason. I will keep my stainless ffl fittings.

No experience with a big mouth bubbler, but it takes less than .5psi, yes half of a psi to push liquid out of a keg, albeit pretty slowly. I used to pressure transfer out of my glass carboys using as little gas as my regulator would push. I recently went stainless out of fear my carboys would...

Thank you @McKnuckle for expanding. Virtually all of my detected leaks have been from leaking poppets. The more you move them the more wear they get and the higher the chance of leaks. Also springs can break at any time, causing a failed poppet. May not happen frequently but it is very...

No typo. @bracconiere has created a science in this I do believe.

I think patience will solve all your problems. I use the set and forget carbonation for two reasons. First is im already cold conditioning the keg for two weeks anyways. Second I always have perfectly carbonated beer. Back to your first point, some of what you are tasting will mellow with cold...