Recent content by yarnosh

Kind of a pain... and waste of CO2.

Hi All, I've been kegging my beer for a little while. Got a functional kegerator and all. But I always seem to have problems with foam. I know all the calculations for getting the serving pressure right. The problem is that with my setup, the suggested serving pressure is so low that I have to...

I planted 4 new rhizomes mid April and 3 sprouted. 2 of them only gave me 1 sprout and 1 of them gave 4. The problem is one of the sprouts that was doing well somehow got broken or cut near the tip. There's no new growth (length). The leaves are growing big, but it isn't getting longer. Is all...

Ugh, now I'm confused. I read another balancing formula here: Troubleshooting Draft Beer Systems for Line Balance Troubles. that had me calculating the serving pressures, not the length of the beer line. It makes sense that I should keep the beer at the pressure needed to maintain the...

I was able to get a tank refilled at a fire extinguisher and fire suppression shop. $10. Did it right there while I waited.

Well I did get it off craigslist. And it doesn't run constantly. So it seems like I could theoretically get more cooling out of it but I can't find an adjustment. As as far as cooler liquid retaining more CO2, that wouldn't necessarily explain why ALL the CO2 woudl burst out at once when...

Hey all, I have a kind of cheap setup. I bought a very old Cornellius mini-refrigerator (and Cornellius keg) and installed a tap/facet in the door. The fridge is really old, but it seems to work and keeps the keg reasonably cool, but not nearly the 42 deg F that a lot of sites recommend. It...

Thanks everyone for replying. I did a little more analysis and I think I have found a good place for hops. There's one patch just big enough for a trellis that gets sun most of the day. It is all the way on the north side by the back alley. And there is already a fence there, but I'll probably...

Hi, I want to grow hops next year but I fear that I will not be able to provide them with enough direct sunlight during the day. There are two large maple trees to the west on the other side of the yard which pretty much block the sun to to the eastern side of the yard after around 2 pm. So I...