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My reply was to the op's question.

If you are using the red pressure relief valve that came with it, it releases at around 4-5 psi.

Personally I just let mine go for two weeks. I don't have a refractometer to accurately measure final gravity and make sure it is done fermenting. I also work out of town during the week, so it makes it easier for me this way. As long as you have liquid in the airlock, there is no problem...

Funny, I backed the kit for the pro and haven't been checking up on the kickstarter. Makes sense now how it works. Thanks.

What is the purpose of the extra 5 hop paks (mini's) in the initial bundle?

So just to throw another monkey wrench into the pac failure discussion. I have had two pacs fail (they came unglued at the "lid"), neither was a darker beer, both were Helles pacs. Neither failed to the point of causing the step filter to fill up, but both caused bits of grain to partially...

I tried a hex key on mine and it just stripped it out, so I had to use vice grips on it. A vice would have been nice, but I just used my hands, eventually it gave-way.

I agree with you Denny, and it was probably just coincidence, but when I brewed the Cocoa Vanilla Porter, the pack "lid" came unglued at the back. It didn't lose enough grain to clog the valve, but it was pretty full of junk after brewing. I don't recall whether the Not-Yeti packs were...

Thanks Denny, I was hoping Lucky Envelope came with 34/70 and I could use it for both Helles batches. Not home so I can't check the box, but someone said it came with WB-06, which I thought was a little weird. Edit: Looks like they were mistaken, it does come with 34/70. Looks like a double...

I will be brewing Berliner Helles (S-23) and El Marron Dark (K-97) this weekend. Although I also have Lucky Envelope Helles, does this come with W-34/70?

This is exactly what I do in mine.

Would a bad check valve on the manifold cause this?

"FOUND IT! Sign in, click on your ID, in the drop down list click on Settings, then click on the third Tab, Brew Unlimited. After that the brew unlimited shows up in the basket." Per the last few posts in the Pico brew mega thread.