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Ha! I have documents to show my annual throughput is still under the federal limits for two adults, so I hope I'll be ok! I will agree that I am a bit disappointed when I go to a brewery or brewpub that has fewer taps than I do. I also don't really buy much beer at any establishment at this...

Haha. I don't actually drink nearly fast enough for the amount that I brew, so it tends to accumulate. I've been able to age some of my big beers for a very long time, the oldest keg in there had been an 11 year old barleywine!

Here is a picture of my brew station: I ran a 50 amp sub panel to the back of the garage next to my woodworking area. I installed a vent hood and the big plastic sink. The motorized grain mill is wall mounted and on a wall switch. The HLT runs off a basic 220v temperature controller with SSR...

For others looking at possible leak sources, if you are using a taprite regulator with original valve stem, it has an integrated o-ring seal, and I have had mine fail in the past after many years of use - so it was leak free for a very long time, and then all of a sudden became exceptionally...

I just wanted to give an update on this after over a year of use. I am quite happy with it! I did buy an M8 tap and used a plug in a Tee fitting, drilled out the center of the plug and then tapped it. I don't really need to know the water temp, but I can't leave well enough alone when I have...

I'm sure there are a lot of good videos and blogs about this, but I'll give my input here anyway. haha. Sanitation is just as important, think of the keg as one big bottle. Since you are using sixtels with I'm assuming sankey valves, you will want a method of being able to clean them out with...

Before trying a new o-ring or the lube, what I would do is take the o-ring off, and when the keg is empty (this is important!), try the disconnect with no o-ring to see how it feels going on and off. If it is still difficult, it points towards the circumferential bulge that the balls lock on to...

I'm embarrassed to say how infrequently I clean my lines. I actually haven't done a thorough cleaning since I installed them years ago when I did a major upgrade to my serving setup. I believe this is one reason why I can go for extended periods though, the line I installed is the bev seal...

I appreciate the suggestions! This has been something I've dealt with for a long time now, and it has always been on the back of my mind, so I always try to look for products that could meet my wants (definitely not needs at this point). Yea, right now my go-to disconnects are all plastic MFL...

I've thought of that as well, but considering I have a total of 90 kegs, and roughly 60 are pin locks, the cost would be astronomical compared to the benefit it would provide.

I actually have a single stainless MFL pinlock, and wish I had bought more at the time. I also have some stainless pin locks that came with a coke jockey box from a long time ago, and can still find that style at Chi Company, but it isn't the regular 1/4" MFL. This is one of the reasons why I...

Do you also have a source for pin lock stainless disconnects?

I forgot to put a link of the build of my two stage counterflow chiller: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/two-stage-counterflow-chiller.568689/

This is a thread I started a while ago about what I use to measure my water from the filter. I have been very happy with it, though I did spend time calibrating it. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/digital-flow-meter-with-solenoid-for-strike-and-sparge-water.655398/

Do you know what your ground water temperature is throughout the year? Depending on that, you may need to also get a submersible pump so that you can circulate ice water through your chiller, whatever you decide to get. I personally built a two stage counterflow chiller to use groundwater for...

Depending on what you are trying to do, you can find one of the standard CGA 320 female to 1/4" NPT threads at most gas places, these are used to wall mount the regulators and use the high pressure hose to connect to the tank. here is one example...

I would remove a couple of your faucets, and tear them down to do an in depth visual inspection to check for anything that could be a nucleation site. There are have been some historical reports of intertaps with poor castings and poor finishing with rough surfaces. I have 1/4" ID bev seal...

There are many possible culprits, and it could be multiple variables influencing your frustration with the setup. From your pictures, it looks like the CO2 is staying in solution inside the beerline, is that correct? It only gets foamy when it reaches the shanks/faucets? What shanks and faucets...

Another vote for a basic bench capper. I even bought mine after I went to kegging for the random times I wanted to bottle, and I'm glad I did. Way back when I bottled everything, I was brewing with a friend, and he was the one capping. He canted the wing style one just a bit, snapped the neck of...

I've also cracked a number of the acetal John Guest fittings from overtightening, but it took months of use, so I didn't know at first, they just started leaking one day. Due to breaking enough of the acetal ones, I have changed a few dozen of my gas acetal John Guest fittings to their lead...