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yep...it just smells inside... dunno how many people remember... but when i opened my kegs for the first time they already had been cleaned at the pepsi plant. so thats where the smell came from...whatever the cleaning agent they used at the plant. all the ones from the CHI company are cleaned...

cool... i guess it may be just because they are still in need of some airing out and whatnot. i guess if i get sick ill let you know :D

how hot is hot? i measured it with a thermometer... and it was like 140-150... it was steaming hot and i couldn't touch it with my hands without burning myself. the directions said 100-160 is proper temp. should i rinse with hotter than that?

so i just cleaned my kegs for the first time after i got them. my first kegs ever actually. i used PBW as a recommendation from my LHBS. but even after rinsing 4 times and then sanitizing it still smells like the cleaner stuff that pepsi used to clean them before they sold them to a company that...

i had it in Germany at a train station in Berlin... or maybe it was hamburg or cologne... i can't remember... either way the train station was partially sponsored by it so i thought id give it a try. i would be interested in doing a clone of this as well.

aaaarrrrgggg... i haven't gotten around to calling them yet about my kegs. i found out that the reason why one of the kegs with the rattly diptube is that way is because the diptube has a slight kink in the top of it. so its not quite circular anymore. is it too late you think to call them and...

my first beer i ever brewed had the over carbed problem as well... later on i found out that the hops i used were known to help retain the head on a beer... and that i had left them in the boil too long Doh! it was really hoppy goodness but it took like 10 min for each one to settle down after...

This is a 1 gal. test Batch of a Spiced ver. of EdWorts ApfelWein. i also used half normal juice and half unfiltered juice to see what the apple particles would do to it.

This is my annual batch of weiss to drink during the packers games :rockin:

got my tank and regulator etc today... now i gotta get my tank filled and get a few hose clamps from the hardware store and im in kegging business!!!! :rockin:

Woot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my liquid out ball lock/ picnic tap set up arrived today...along with some tap handle threaded inserts so i can made some hand made tap handles. co2 tank and regulator with connects and hoses should arrive tomorrow :rockin:

I also agree on the solar plan...you could get a solar panel for the roof... i imagine Texas would have no problems providing enough sun to power it. plus it can both heat water and provide electricity all at once. also they sell home sized geothermal plants. they are prolly a bit pricey... but...

hmmmm... i figured it was always there and just noticed this time... but id figured id ask... it had been over 3 weeks of fermentation... airlock activity was literally so slow... that i sat for over an hour one day and watched it while listening to my headphones and nothing happened. last time...

so this last batch of beer i noticed something wierd in my secondary. when i moved the carboy to get it ready for bottling it woke the liquid up a bit and some light c02/bubblesw were rising to the surface as always... but there were small blobs of yeast cake or something coming up with the...

woot more cheeseheads

basically next week is what i meant by later :cross: this weekend is kinda crazy...but maybe midweek next week too. there is about 10 weeks left until Halloween... so i should be good even if it takes me until next weekend or so to get around to it. i normally brew 2 months to 10 weeks minimum...

in for later... my girl wants me to make a pumpkin ale for Halloween.

i have had beer that was still active in the airlock 3 weeks or more. its not really anything bad... just let it do its thing... some ferment out in a week and a half...while others take longer.

LuLz... i was thinking about making a wooden slotted knob or something that i could glue penny into to fit in the pressure screw head. :ban:

yeah i never had this random pressure drop that people speak of either. i have prolly gone through like 11ty CO2 tanks with all the beer i have poured over the years. plus i have never seen a bar or restaurant not have a 2 gauge...so why should i be any different in my house.