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Howdy, So, I broke my cornies out of storage after two years, replaced the lines, poppets, etc. Last time I kegged, everything worked like a charm, however, I'm getting a weird leak out of both the IN and Out ball locks upon reassemble and I can't seem to figure it out. The lid and poppets...

Cool. Thanks for the input, Bike N Brew.

Greetings! Fairly new poster here, but I like all the good info and discussion. I've brewed for about 5 years and as I prepare to make the transition from extract to all grain, I'm also reading up more about water and how to adjust it for taste depending on what style of beer you're...

I just checked with a local brew store and it looks like the balls are most likely lead -- so unless I find out that siphoning them out will alleviate the danger, I'm not chancing it. Rats! I'm going to cry as I pour out an otherwise perfect Chimay clone... Thanks again for the input. John

Thanks to everyone for the responses. Not sure what a candy thermometer is, but this looks pretty darn close to the one we were using: http://www.homebrewhq.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=1082

Yuri, Thanks so much for your answer about the thermometer. I'll do a bit more checking to try to ensure the batch's safety before proceeding with it. Any more input is welcome. John

Greetings all. New poster here so thanks for any input you might give. If a floating thermometer bottom breaks off into the wort as it's chilling down, is the batch ever OK? Yesterday, we were using a typical floating thermometer (10" with the orange, plasic top to tie strings on) and the...