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Read through this great thread on soldering stainless... Soldering Stainless steel

Are you using the right flux and solder? A lot of people (myself included) use Harris Stay-Clean flux and Stay-Brite solder. It's expensive but you might not need much. Home Depot carries a small kit with enough to solder two couplers to your keg. It's thin solder, so wrap it around each coupler...

@runningweird. I usually put vegetable oil on the copper fitting and the bolt threads. Haven't had any problem with threads wearing out and the oil makes it surprisingly easy to turn the bolt and pull everything through.

With my setup, which I think is typical, I just connect the gas line(s) to the keg(s) then turn the gas on. Then I adjust the pressure with the adjustment screw/knob on the regulator and if the pressure is too high, lower it then relieve the extra pressure by pulling the pressure release valve...

You're good. The pressure in the line & regulator is no problem. The line is still pressurized because you haven't done anything to relieve the pressure...when you turned the knob to shut the gas off you stopped the flow of gas but that doesn't remove the gas that's already in the line. That's...

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Don't need another one right now but thanks. Maybe someone else will see this post and be interested.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. How much would you want for it?

Thanks, day_trippr. I've spent some time over the past couple of days reading through that thread. Crazy long but full of good info.

Thanks for the reply, day_trippr. How could I solder (vs. weld) a full coupling? With my experience soldering I don't see how that would hold. And do you have a link to the compression fitting I could use on the inside?

I found some info on those fittings. I think I might try them instead of welding. The only down side is that it will be tricky to install a pick-up tube on my ball valve. I had planned on using a longer male couple so that I could add a ball valve on the outside of the keggle and a pickup tube...

Haven't heard of them. Is there a link or a thread to check out?

Just bought a keg to convert into a keggle. Any recommendations on a Boston area (preferably South Shore) stainless welder to weld on a coupler and take care of a couple other stainless welds? Can't wait to get my new equipment up and running and start AG brewing! Thanks. Sent from my...

Got one!

Looking for a keggle (with or without fittings or even a straight up keg that still needs the top cut out) or a 19-25 gallon kettle. I'm in the Boston, MA area. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Home Brew mobile app

Interested in non-drilled keggle and the burner if you can ship to Massachusetts. I'll PM you. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Home Brew mobile app

Something like this one? http://www.davesdreaded.com/homebrew-calculator/

I've always kept things pretty simple so I've never really checked gravity. I'd like to be more scientific about my brewing, though, so I've bought a hydrometer to use on my next batch. This is off-topic from the OP's post, but it sounds like I can drop the hydrometer during the boil? I wasn't...