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I am using 1/4 inch inside diameter and try to keep my keezer between 35-38 degrees F. I like cold beer not matter what I am serving. I have about 12 ft or so of hose left over and am going to to try 6ft of hose for each and serve at about 8 psi or so. I think 12 ft of hose would make a...

I have a question about ice and the cold plate. I have seen where people suggest keeping the plate out of the melted wather by setting it on something. I was wondering if I could rest the cold plate on a block of ice and then use crushed ice around the block and the cold plate. Would this work?

I wasnt so concerned about the length of the hose and looking bad, just having a hard time getting kegs in and out because of the spider web of hose, the coiling idea would help with that. Is 6ft the ideal length for hose?

I have my keezer up and running. Its a 5.o cuft Haier. Fits two corneys nicely on the bottom and will be making some minor adjustments to get a third to fit on the hump. Since this freezer is so small the runs for the beer lines were very short, less than 3 ft. I have seen where people...

But what about sizing, I have 5/16 ID hoses for gas and all of the fittings are for either 1/4 or 3/8? Do I go bigger and force the 3/8 into the 5/16 hose or go smaller and use 1/4 with tightly screwed hose clamps?

I have been trying to put together some quick disconnects for my CO2 tank. I am trying to put together 3 different systems so I can use 1 CO2 tank. I have a keezer, I am building a jockey box and I want a simple line to make it easier to clean and force carb kegs. My LHBS has a system but its...

its aluminum with stainless steel coils I am assuming. I know the outside is aluminum for sure, so it there a cleaner that is specifically made for alluminum or one that wont ruin the cold plate?

I use oxiclean for all my cleaning of brew gear so I figured I would do the same. I don't have a pump so I was going to fill the sink with hot water and let it soak then put a hot oxiclean solution in a keg and run it through the cold plate. Rinse out the oxiclean and run sanitizer through it...

I recently picked up a 2 pass cold plate off of ebay. It is used and needs cleaned. I am not sure how to go about cleaning it other than running a cleaning solution through it via my kegging system and then running a sanitizing solution through it. When that is done maybe running clean water...

Bare with me, this may get wordy and I have no idea how else to describe and ask this question. I am kegging my beer. The first full keg I brewed went great up until the last few pints. I notices a metalic taste that was left behind. I discovered through the help of some of you that it was...

Does anyone have any info on a temp controller like this one. A buddy of mine found it on ebay and I couldnt tell him one way or the other as to if it something that he would want to use in a keezer. I bought the Johnson controller but it was twice as expensive. I told him to stick with what...

These are my 5th and 6th beers, and by now you would think I would have it down. However, the stress of trying to brew two at once yesterday was a little overwhelming. I tried to space the boils out by about a half hour so I wasnt adding the extracts and trying to avoid boil overs at the same...

I am getting ready to put my keezer together and I am wondering what the suggested space between taps is on the wooden collar? I am going to start with two taps but will add a 3rd in the near future, what have you all done for spacing?

I bought a recipe on line. I really am trying to support my LHBS but my schedule does not allow me to get down there very often. I decided to try Northern Brewer and used a recipe that I have tried before to compare prices. I ordered everything the same except that the recipe called for 6 oz...

If i were building a two tap jockey box, wouldnt I need 2 coils of ss hose. This is where the expense lies and I think I could get a two run cold plate for less than the price of 2 coils. Unless I am not understanding how the cold plat runs, I was assuming a two run plate will allow me to have...

I would love to build a 2 tap jockey box and have seen all kinds of designs and materials. I want something "economical" but I also like to have my beer cold. I have seen a 1 pass cold plate on ebay for 25$ but really want a 2 pass. Does anyone have a good hook up or know where reasonably...

I think the over carbonation may be ther culprit, how might I go about making sure the carbonation is where it is supposed to be when I am getting low on brew in the keg? Once it is over carbonated is there a way to reverse it or am I just going to have to live with it for that last few pints...

Does the sediment leave a bit of metallic taste, I would think that the left I we hops and such wouldn't be a metal taste and more representative of hops and grains?

My first brew went perfect, the whole process from start to finish was a dream. My second brew was even smoother up until the last few pints that flowed out of my keg. I noticed a bit of an aftertaste to my brew. I am guessing it is because it was the "bottom of the barrel" and I was getting...

I was having the same issue with my previous two beers. In talking to my LHBS he told me that any time there is a sudden drop in temp, your yeast will stall out and not finish fermenting. Seeing that you are in OH I am assuming your winters are pretty cold. Depending on where you do your...