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I am leaning towards weak bottle. IME bottle bombs are much more catastrophic. The cap in the forefront of the pic is about ten feet from the boxes in the rear, where the bottle exploded.

I wouldn't be worried about the age of the CO2. In regard to how much CO2 you have left, pressure is not a reliable indicator of how much C02 you have left. You need to weigh the tank. I find that the pressure holds steady until near the end of the tank, once the pressure starts to drop it...

Since no one else has responded, I will try and help. One of the problems is that I am not really sure what it is your trying to do. BIAB is usually a no sparge method. There are a lot of people that will incorporate a psudo sparge into the method by dunking their grain in pre-heated water...

There are alot of questions in there. You can make changes to the IBU of the beer by either adding to the 60 minute addition, don't worry about the late hop additions. Run it through beersmith and see what it has to say for you. As to water volume, beersmith calculates water additions by...

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IMO your fine. Quite regularly I ferment 3 gallon batches in 6.5 gallon carboys with no perceptible off flavors or staling noticed by experienced palates. If you think about it the extra headspace could be a benefit at the start of fermentation when we are going to great lengths to aerate or...

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Not sure what is happening here. When I do a rough calculation assuming 44 gravity points per pound of DME, I end up with a gravity estimate of about 1.039 as well. You may get few points from steeping the crystal, but it will be minor and no where near to making up the difference. There may...

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Glad you enjoyed the book, although a little dismayed that you found a clearance copy. The book you have should have been destroyed as there were printing errors in it. The "fixed" edition wasn't shipped until the very end of February. I haven't seen the copy with the errors, but my...

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Shooting for 80% efficiency may be a bit optimistic, especially for your first go at it. I tend to hit about 70% efficiency when I am brewing BIAB but everybody's numbers are going to be different. 80% may be achievable but I would would aim for between 65 - 70 % the first time and scale...

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I have upgraded my keezer build and I have a two tap tower for sale. The Tower is a 3 inch, polished stainless steel tower from ACU Precision Sheet Metal (search around and you find that their craftsmanship on these are top notch). The tower retails for $96 plus shipping. Also included are...

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I like the 60 minute IPA for a nice easy drinking warm weather IPA, and enjoy the 90 minute when it is a bit colder outside. I have had the 120 minute a few times, and really feel that it needs to age a bit. I picked a up a few bottles recently and intend to age them for at least a year...

I do both BIAB and all grain with batch sparging and have previously fly sparged as well. I strive for 70% efficiency. I can get better no matter which way I go, but will dial back my crush if I am consistently hitting over that. So for me, efficiency is not a problem. I really like the BIAB...

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