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the upgraded regulator has a manual relief valve, which is a nice upgrade. That said i had the same regulator, it broke. Just saying. the economy one i have is still going. the 5 pound tank will fit better. also those are sanke taps, if you are kegging your own you will want the homebrew...

I'm working on a Nano down in San Diego. I know a lot if people down here. Including Mike Hess and some other owners. There are no laws saying that you cannot have chairs or tables. However it can be a condition of you type 23 if local or state agencies make it so. Each license is different and...

i know breweries that use the bigger versions. they have been using the same ones for over 2 years. Just hose off, scrub gently, run PBW through it, and then sanitize right before you use it. Shouldnt be a problem, just dont use anything abrasive to scratch it with.

so... 2 oz of columbus and 2 oz of magnum at 60 min? or 1 oz or each?

kinda look like liquid gas containers, not pressurized. just really cold? like liquid nitrogen or something?

that cannot be physically possible... the half the footprint bit.

i totally thought i was a genius when i thought of this! hahah, i guess i wasnt the first one... sad.

exactly. thats where i got mine.

i found this cool kitchen gadget. its an egg container thing you put on a griddle to keep an egg a certain size. anyway it works perfect as a hop spider type thing and clips onto the side of the keg/kettle without a problem. just used it for the first time today and i am thoroughly pleased. its...

bargain fittings, i have their stuff on my kettles and such. its the good stuff and you cant find it for cheaper unless you want to piece it together from many different sites and pay for shipping for all those sites, which then would make it not cheaper.

The Lost Abbey/Port Brewing did a cucumber beer, it was amazing. Nice to get some information because i was planning on doing a session cucumber wheat.

so that drill you can just set to a speed? the trigger isnt pressure sensitive?

we did the same thing with a Stainless Steel bowl we got at a restaurant supply shop. Drilled some holes and $3 latter we have the same thing. best part, it fits perfectly over the top of the homedepot cooler. the lip sits right on it.

i saw a 10% jump in efficiency when i started mashing out. Probably helped with sugar extraction. We didnt change anything else at the time, we had just changed our crush a few batches before but were still in the 78-82% range, now we are hitting 88-92%.

make friends, and if you cant, make drinking buddies.