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I'd also guess it stretched out due to lifting in the vertical position.

I use this device, which is also very handy once you transfer to your serving keg of course. Minor modification, leave the large black magnet on the outside while you fill it. You can "feel" the level by sliding it up while you fill it. It's really quite easy once you try it. www.ballandkeg.com

I just saw that they have a sale using coupon code Red15 if anyone is interested.

Baltic Porter can be a good high gravity lager.

Mine all stay in my kegs and I never remove them during cleaning, sanitizing, purging or filling. There should be no problem for you with that.

I've used their keg level indicators for years and they really are slick. I have a fridge that holds four kegs and it is quite easy to position them so you can see the beads on all four. The large magnet can be used to move them around to any position on the keg. My friend has a small keezer...

Price range is a tough question. I have the Ballandkeg level indicators in my four kegs. They are about $25 delivered and they work perfectly. Obviously, they don't provide temperature or a digital readout, but for cheap, accurate, stupid simple level indication they are unbeatable. How...

Full CO2 here.

Here is a racking cane type siphon that allows you to not suck on the end or add solution to the hose, etc. It has the added benefit of allowing you to aerate your solution (not really useful with cider), but it's there if you need it. It can also just be used as a racking cane and hose if you...

Well, you could probably make the Ballandkeg thing for $10 if you wanted to do it yourself and ignore all your time. My time has value so I tend to understand why I would pay an extra $10 for something versus spending hours of my time trying to replicate it.

OK, great, glad to hear you did try them as they could save you quite a bit of money. I do like the tech projects though and yours looks very cool. My friend uses the Ballandkeg units in a keezer, but he does kind of stagger his kegs so he can see the level indicators from the top. I have the...

Just wondering, did you try the Ballandkeg unit? I have a few and they are anything but cumbersome. In fact they are pretty stupid easy and reliable. They are definitely not as flashy as your concept though.

I just pour the yeast directly into the fermenter when it is at the set-point temp. I use a coil type fermentation temperature controller so I add the yeast when the liquid reading hits my setpoint. Usually that's something like 66F with a standard ale yeast. With this coil, it only takes an...

Love my old Italian kegs and they work perfectly with my keg level indicators. I had a friend trying the kegs from Kegland and he had some issues with the magnets wanting to stick to their Stainless steel. I did some reading and found that good stainless is almost 100% non-magnetic while...

I'll agree that US-05 gives a peachy flavor at various temperatures. It seems that some people like me get it almost all the time and don't like 05. For that reason, I would always suggest Nottingham at 65 F for any beer that needs a very clean profile.