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I dry hop in the keg often. I've gon as long as 8 weeks with the hops in the keg. I've never has a real grassy taste in any of my dry hopped beers. I am going to DH 5 Gal of an Imp IPA and plan to leave the hops in the keg for 3 months. Then transfer to a fresh keg. I'm leaning to it...

So I managed to open the kegs Sanke connector. I simply grabbed the connector and twisted counter-clockwise. Pull the spear out Coupler and spear removed Sanke connector on keg top with spear and coupler removed: A shot with the camera pointed straight into the keg... you can see...

The OxyClean is used to clean the equipment... it helps eat / dislodge / loosen and remove the organic materials... It is NOT a sanitizer! Bleach will work for sanitizer but needs to be rinsed well after use. Either avoid bleach and your stainless steel or you need to rinse well and rinse...

I've been using buckets for primary going on 3.5 yrs now... I have spigots installed in most of them. (I keep forgetting to buy additional spigots for the rest). Since I keg, I attach Js Kegging Apparatus to the spigot, pull airlock and open valve. Beer flows into the keg and no siphon...

I'm at 3.5 yrs and going strong. Like mentioned above... cleaning is key by not scratching them... My carboys are not limited to sitting on a shelf or holding wine/mead in them for longer periods of time...

For me it was ease of clean up. Next it was cost. My LHBS originally had them $15 more than a carboy and they talked you into glass. Today they have BBs for the cost of glass. One reason I avoid the glass carboys is due to glass breakage and safety. They got slick when I use Star San...

My preferance is a bucket with bottling spigot installed. I have caboys but rarely use them.... I'd take a better bottle over a carboy if the choice is the 2 only...

Are you referring to the tan rough stuff that builds up over time at the krausen area? I really don't use anything other than Oxyclean, warm water, fingers and occasionally a blue scruby on the back side of the sponge.... I have used my buckets for 2 years with no issue and I have no worries...

I recently drilled approx 1.5 inch hole and plug it with a non-drilled #15 stopper. I used the hole to drop my air stone in, fill from the boil keggle, etc.... Seems to be working fine, I might cut the next lid soon too.

I've been doing this for a while now. But since you have the siphon already in place... why use the auto siphon? Js Keg Fill Apparatus The bottling spigot is installed in the fermenter. Then using: * 3/8" ID vinyl tubing * 1/4 MFL x 3/8" Barb * MFL Pin/Ball...

Correct this is exactly what I received....

Are you talking about the glove box or the biology student er I mean the glove bag?

Has anyone found a use for these things yet? I got one at a club meeting today... I thought I'd read someone removed the spear but I can't find that post...

Glass stop hehe that's a clink in the glass I'd hate to hear.... I've been looking around at this myself... I have a teenager and a few more over the back wall and I have suspicions. Anyhow... I'm experimenting with adjustable locks whereas the shank is removable. The cheapy from...

Where is the best price on tower shanks? I'm either doing a DIY tower or I'll buy from ACU Metal Fab. (most likely) so I'll need to supply the shanks. I see most online HB retailers don't carry them. MicroMatic and a couple others have them... So I'm looking for the not so common...

If you don't have the auto siphon you can skip the filling with water and use an air lock.... YOU REMOVE THE AIR LOCK before letting the flow go... So your not mouthing the tubing.... Nothing unsanitary about it.... Also plugging the tubing with your finger is a contamination point...

Spanky, How do you handle the occasional 5 Gal batch with this setup?

When I need to do a siphon I sanitize an air lock and put that on the end of the hose.... lips only touch the air lock and not the hose. And make sure the hose is long enough to help hold the seal. I normally have a bottling spigot installed in my buckets.... I connect direct to the...

I used the 2 glasses that were 'beer clean' tonight. I noticed no difference on head retention, and one had near zero lacing... I'm sticking to my dishwasher...

+1060 Get new/better friends... and brew beer for yourself... I find people like my beer but they have not been pounding down my door lately either... I am expected to bring it to various family functions too....