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got it. For the draft system, I use BLC for cleaning off beer stone/residue, but I still need to sanitize afterwards, right? I had been using Star San after the BLC but I read that some plastic draft fittings are weakened over time if the Star San sits for awhile.

I'm surprised it would re-absorb oxygen that quickly - you think it would happen in the few minutes it takes to cool down the water to room temp? https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/erYmaGxmwo/ " The methods used for deaerating water vary from very simple to quite complicated and expensive...

I picked up a small bottle of IO Star sanitizer at my LHBS, to use with my bucket washer. Did a great job of sanitizing clean carboys without the foam volcano that Star San produces. Couldn't find much info online - Five Star website datasheet is fairly useless. I mixed to the recommended 25...

I wonder if it would be possible to fabricate a hop spider that essentially occupies 90% of the boil kettle volume? Like a BIAB basket made of fine mesh . Then the wort volume is mostly inside the basket, interacting with the floating hops. Then post-boil, rack or drain the wort and let the...

bummer, so I would need to boil the water first, then add it to the keg

I've never measured the volume in a corny keg, but I typically allow a full gallon of headspace to avoid blowoff disasters. I've been brewing 8-gallon batches and splitting the wort across two kegs that I tee together then vent via spunding valve. I've been pondering the idea of high-gravity...

yes, I 've experienced this. It happens very slowly, over time. I've split a 10 gallon batch into 2 kegs and had one go sour on me. It foamed like a gusher coming out of the tap. Probably both kegs were contaminated but I drank the first one before it became noticeable. I'm always amazed...

I've been fermenting in my corny kegs with good success for about 2 years now. One of the downsides is a smaller batch, since you typically need to allow for ~1 gallon of krausen headspace to avoid blowoff problems. So I've been fermenting 4 gallons of wort in a 5-gallon corny keg. Often I'll...

I have a stained basement ceiling from my sump-pump keg washer - that was an exciting day! Thanks for setting me straight on the filler. Would it work to use a spunding valve on the gas relief side, so I could slowly reduce pressure down to ambient as I fill the bottle, rather than a quick...

I use a BlowTie diaphragm-style spunding valve. $20 bucks and it's rock-solid every time https://www.williamsbrewing.com/Home-Brewing-Equipment/Kegging-Equipment/Tubing-Tubing-Accessories/DuoTight-Tubing-System/DuoTight-8mm-System/BlowTie-Diaphragm-Spunding-Valve I see a lot of people...

I have a keg full of 10% barleywine that needs some age, and I'd like my keg back in the meantime. It's been years since I bottled homebrew, not looking forward to it. Would like to avoid spending a ton on a Blichman Beer Gun, or the new Tapcooler counter-pressure filler, since this will be a...

I made a decent attempt at Spotted Cow, but added too much corn and it ended up sweeter than the real thing. Also note the corn in the original recipe has been replaced by "low protein malt" The History of Spotted Cow Anyone know what type of malt this would be? If you're going to build a...

I just spent a bunch of money to expand and re-plumb my kegerator. Williams Brewing, free double-wall stainless growler and pair of nucleated beer glasses, minimum $125 order https://www.williamsbrewing.com/Gifts-More/Glassware/Growler-Gift-Set-with-Beer-Can-Glasses Free Growler &...

right, I totally agree about the non-sterile homebrewing environment. I'm just pointing out that overbuilding a starter is equally non-sterile as repitching yeast from a finished batch of beer. Everytime I open the jar lid and pitch fresh wort into my starter flask, I'm opening the window to...

I've been using the overbuilt starter technique as well, but I'm not sure if the statement about genetic drift is true. Isn't every feeding just the same as a miniature 1-Liter batch of beer? After 10 wort feedings, the number of cell replications in the starter jar is the same as it would...

Looking for any constructive feedback or lessons-learned as I plan an expansion and re-plumb of my kegerator. It is a bottom-freezer fridge that has provided four years of faithful service, with three rotating beers on tap. Goals are: Fit five kegs instead of four with some Tetris-packing...

wow this is the first time I've ever heard of a "closing spring" so I googled it. Do people really have guests who pour a beer and just walk away leaving the tap open?! That would be an immediate kegerator ban in my house!

any followup on this discussion? Did the Perlick rebuild help? I'm in a similar situation. Been pressure-transferring beers and not breaking down kegs for cleaning. I'm also seeing some flow restrictions indicating gunk in the tap (like a "dead spot" in the beer flow) I'm considering adding...

huh - i never thought of that, but it makes sense. I was thinking of re-building my CO2 manifold anyways so it would make sense to upgrade to the EVA at the same time. I'll need to figure out how to replace all those barb fittings with Duotight fittings.

How would the oxygen get into the system, if the CO2 is 10-15 psi above ambient pressure?