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Here's the tank afterwards. Completely frozen.

That's what I thought I will do. Along with bringing a cooler with ice if it's hot outside. But maybe I'm just overthinking. Or maybe I'll bring in a scale to check on the weight. I'm sure I still had a bit left in the tank. The guy probably just blindly put ten pounds in it.

I did lost a bit of CO2 before I realized that I mixed the ball lock posts, putting back the out post in the in. I connected the gas and when I got my keg out to shake it, I moved the tubing a bit and I could hear a hissss. Very subtle.

Now THAT must have been scary. I keep thinking about what would have happened if it blew up when I was on the highway.

I would, as of now, be very scared to own a 20#.

I placed it in a tiny space between my subwoofer and the side wall. Might have had a few inches but definitely couldn't roll around.

I did get the tank in my car for 30 minutes but it is very cold in Montreal right now. What temperature would be unsafe? My home is around 22C. Maybe 24c near my keezers and kegerator. Would that be too much? I'm trying to figure out if I caused the problem. I also want to figure out what to...

It was spectacular indeed. It was shooting out high and very loud for what seems to be a few minutes. Couldn't take pictures, had to get the kids and girlfriend out. And yes, it looks like it was leaking from the burst disk(that you just made me aware it even existed). The tank is new. Second...

Stable at 22C, no heating anywhere near.

How can a CO2, almost new, explode in my living room? When I plugged the regulator this morning, I noticed that the indicator stopped and showed zero% full. Then this afternoon I heard a big pop and it emptied itself. I saw it was leaking under the knob to close it (Edit: the burst disk...

An airtight container does not sound like something to be used for carbonation.

I read that thread and still can't figure who are you talking to and what is the "conversation" about.

That seems to be the consensus here. Palmer in How to Brew wrote that people who uses the plastic buckets buckets that are not airtight or even open containers, which are fine for the primary fermentation when the yeast is hungry for oxygen and the Krausen protects the beer, needs to transfer...

Thanks @VikeMan! Our friend @bracconiere is on the quest to squeeze out (literally) every little bit of sugar out of his grain.

I'm a n Well, I'm kind of a noob, but I read a lot recently about that stuff. Apparently, the mash out temp is dual purpose. It also helps to liquify the sugars stuck to the grain, making them go in the wort instead of stuck to the grains, and can help with efficiency. But @VikeMan is also...

I hated washing the bottles. I hated sanitizing them. I hated to wait three weeks to wait for carbonation. I hated the empty bottles all over the place. Hated to cap them with my cheap 20$ capper. I will bottle some batches of hefe's soon, tho. For tradition.

Maybe you could do a last thin decoction to reach mash out temp of 168 and gain a few points?

Get out of the house, run away, never come back. Also, don't listen to me. The homebrews are hitting hard right now.

First of all, the gear you buy is an investment that will help you save on beer. Make sure she believes that.

Freeze the extra for your next starters?