Recent content by rictanica

check on the valve, if it is stamped "CGA 320", than it is C02. That is the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) designation for co2 to assure gasses dont get mixed up. Secure that cylinder!!! I work in the gas industry and see horror stories of accidents with cylinders on a daily basis. Best way to...

oops:drunk: got the two post's mixed up.

I had my Kezzer in the basement of my house for years. Had the lines run up through the wall next to the heater duct into taps in my kitchen. I didn't notice any difference in the temp of the beer and had 15 foot lines. Quarter inch ID hose doesn't hold alot of beer. I would be more concerned...

it will rust pronto! If you want to mig weld it use a Co2, Argon, Helium mixture and 308 stainless wire. Won't be perty but will hold iquid if welded correctly. You could also back purge the weld from the inside of the keggle to reduce sugaring, but if I were you i'd have it tig welded by a...

I didn't know such a calculation existed. I have brewed beer with old hops, 2 years +, and not had a problem. I think it has a lot to do with how they are packaged, temp, and wether or not they are nitrogen packed. I had a batch with same year hops that gave my beer a kind of stale taste once...

The machine in the picture will not handle quarter inch. Top end for mild steel is 3/16 with a flux core wire so I think it may be pushing it to weld stainless 3/16". If you do multi passes with a tri mixture gas Helium/argon/carbon dioxide, it will work. Were long welding sleeves if you dont...