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I envy you guys that have success with a refac. I've had several and although they can approximate my hydro readings, I never found any refractometer that was reliable from one brew to another. On one occasion they will match my hydrometer, on another session they'll be 6 points off and...

Hey Saccharomyces... I was lookin' for a good Irish Red and from what I read this clearly has to be it. One question for you. I was loading your recipe into my BeerSmith to tweak it for my system. If I crunched the numbers correctly (highly doubtful) I observe you got a system efficiency...

I don't know about the lube, possibly some do have it. However, what I've found in several occasions definitely isn't lube. It's easy to tell you have bad stuff in there when you find it. Most of my spigots have not been a problem. Unfortunately you can't tell without openning them which...

If it makes you feel better, I never found the smoking gun but... that was years ago and I have not experienced this since. So... maybe it's behind you now.

In my situation they were from different cases but all were purchased at the same time from the same supplier. Certainly could have been bottles, at least I couldn't rule them out. But standard caps worked fine on these same bottles.

Early in my brewing career I had the same thing occur with new bottles. I was using the oxygenated caps which were notably heavier and more difficult to cap. I tried a different capper but the results were the same. The bottles appeared to cap okay but when I went to open one later, the...

Tic... tic... tic... just a matter of time :)

Sounds like a plan... Thanks for the feedback.

Did you ever have any issues with taking these things apart and putting them back together? Did they hold up okay to the disassembling?

I did find some folks that break theirs down. Actually it's easy. Soak for a couple of minutes in hot water and push on the colored valve spigot tip against a hard surface and it pops out. You can do the same to separate the rotating body from the threaded end but you need to use a wooden...

I've been using the "standard" red and white spigots (some are blue) in my bottling buckets for both my wine and beer efforts. I've never really known how to effectively clean these things so I replace them periodically. Many (30 - 40%) of the new replacements leak at various places within...

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Black gas pipe threads are NPT (National Pipe Thread). Most tapped brass is also NPT as are most plumbing fittings. Just insure you use the appropriate pipe dope or tape for the joints. When tightening things, only go forward when using tape. If you find you need to backup, start...

If you're not breaking hydrometers while brewing you are either not brewing much or drinking too little...:mug:

You should be fine. The debate on whether or not to secondary will point out that racking is optional. But if you rack, just insure fermentation is complete which is typically done by checking the FG against the recipe notes. Just because the bubbling has appeared to stop doesn't always...

I would think keeping a fountain pump clean would be an effort in futility. I use a fountain pump for sanitizing bottles and it's super for that. But... general brew work will require access to the impeller and housing for cleaning, debris removal, and sanitation. I haven't seen a fountain...

Can't help you. My 30 x 30 came from McMaster Carr but I haven't a clue on the details other than size. If they only have one size of 30 x 30 you could possibly use the associated info for comparison however I did purchase mine over a year ago. Who knows what if any material changes...

I toyed with sewing but what kind of thread would one use? The rivets actually work quite well. Simply drill and pop. I did use aluminum rivets simply because I had them. They have performed just fine. I also used 30 x 30 which seems to be idea for the pellets I use. The first time...

Just bottled my efforts with this one. The mash schedule went as planned and hit my numbers. I made a starter with the 1007, oxygenated, and fermented at 67*F. Initial fermentation was very strong, overflowing my 1 gal water trap via my blow off hose, more so than any other ferment I've had...