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You are mostly correct in your questioning of me... I *thought* the 1-100 psi gage would come in handy... it's not. I'm going to just cap that end instead. I also decided to send back the quick-release connection as I've been told it will just leak. Also, along the bottom side of the...

I've used it with success in the past. You can either rehydrate it as you're boiling your wort, (boil a couple cups of water, let it cool in a sanitary measuring cup or jar, and let the yeast soak in that for an hour or two before pitching to the fermenter), or you could probably make a starter...

Or just buy the right sized t-nut. You can get the kind that are self tapping, or some with holes to put tiny nails or screws through into your tap handle. You can buy packages of them for next to nothing at any big box hardware store. What size are beer faucet screws? 3/8"?? They look...

Well, my idea before the mason jar/lid combo was to use one of those stainless canisters you keep coffee or pasta in. Clear plastic hinged lid, huge gasket, and nice fat rubber gasket... Thinking about Bobby M's comment, yeah, I didn't consider that part of it... Any reason this wouldn't...

Haunt Craigslist. I picked up a used kegerator for $250 (and I've seen some for $100, which I can only assume were in worse shape than this)... I've spent as much again, ++, refurbishing it, and am almost finished... It's coming in well under the cost of a new one... I think when you...

you should get your O-Rings from McMaster Carr.... http://homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=29633 (Last post, first page) kvh

TRY EVERYTHING. At least once, if it's palatable, twice... then decide what you think of it. Remember to research styles of beer if you like what you've tried. It'll give you the ability to hunt for others down the road you might like from different breweries. I'm from Lafayette, IN...

I've been haunting ebay for a while looking for one of these, and then decided to just search google and see what I can find. Turns out one of my LHBS seems to carry one. Can anyone confirm whether or not the 'variable flow' version of the stout faucets (halfway down the page) are actually...

You didn't miss anything. I have a very very old primary regulator that came with my tank. It's funky, big, dirty, and old, but it seems to work. I can replace it down the road perhaps. I took it to my LHBS and they were a little confused by it, but I'll figure it out... I'm mostly...

I think you'd need one ball-lock valve per regulator, and then all into a header/distributor, with a pressure gage. The gages were ~$9 each, Ball valves (for that size) are the same price, and then you need the piping to run them all together and a gage still... that's probably ~$50 total...

My regulators had rusted screw heads (the pressure adjustment screw) but everything else looked unused. Old, perhaps, (it's SURPLUS remember) but unused... I bought all my parts from McMaster Carr (mcmaster.com) except for the shut-off/check valves which came from Northern Brewer (and aren't...

I plan on it. I wanted to be able to swap out co2 tanks without going crazy on the connection. We'll see. kvh

Hey all - thought you'd like to check out a pic of my new 3-regulator set up. I might have a thing or two to change on here down the road, and the shut-off / check valves from northern brewer aren't in yet, but the rest of the parts from McMaster all fit like a dream. Thought I'd share the...

It wouldn't be really much pressure at all. Just the speed at which beer comes out of your tap. What it's really not rated for is positive pressure... It's meant to be a vacuum. But, regardless, use whatever you like. A thermos, a large glass bottle - heck, a soda bottle would work if you...

Dogfishhead has a creation called Randal the Enamel Animal, which is essentially a water-filter casing that they cram full of hops, and plug their beer line into it (and back out) before it hits the tap. It apparently only works well with the high ABV beers because it's the alcohol that strips...

Someone at my HB Meeting last night brought in a hefe with 2 different WL yeasts, mixed. I don't recall which two, but they were both for hefewizens and I think he said one was more banana-y and the other more clove-y.... He let them 'duke it out' in the fermentor. Seems like a fine idea with...

They're standard 1/4 inch ports. Just checked mine at the hardware store and am building an order on McMaster.com as I type this... buy fast, they won't last I don't think. kvh

http://www.fermentap.com/valvekit.html, and apparently, it doesn't work very well. The sides of a carboy aren't sloped enough. However, someone on here built one from a giant funnel (from any LHBS) and a 5gal bucket... I believe the posting was "$50 conical" or something like that... *EDIT*...

I'm about to keg my first beer (not my FIRST beer, my first KEGGED beer) , and it happens to be a Hefe... Does anyone else want to chime in with some advice? I'm keg-conditioning with Gyle as well - first time trying that... So many variables - I hope this all works out... kvh

The foam itself is no big deal. Possibly sanitizer and beer mixing... However, you should boil your sugar in a couple cups of water first... That will disolve the sugar fully. I dump the hot sugar water into the bucket and siphon onto it. A few yeasties die, but all for the greater good...