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yeah there is aways going to be some residual o2 left doing purges that way. I blame the Tilt. Mine were terribly inaccurate and I would never trust a FG from them. I can almost guarantee your beer was done.

The color change hints at oxidation. The diacetyl also hints to oxidation. What could have happened is your beer was not done and the transfer introduced some more oxygen which in turn helped the beer ferment some more. When the yeast dropped out as the keg cooled they left behind the diacetyl...

I have a peguin glycol chiller it works well. keeps 4 conicals at temps in a florida garage. It crashes down to 38° when set to 28° glycol temp which I find sufficient. It only has a 2 gallon glycol tank which is tight for 4 pumps and probably plays a role in the 38° crashing. The new...

The legs on the CF10 and a weak point to me. I would avoid rolling it on anything but even ground especially if you dont have the stabilization shelf. I have to roll ours on the brewery floor pretty regularly and I can see when the legs have been from someone not being very careful. I would...

either 1/2 tsp gelatin in 1/4 cup water or 1tsp in 1/2 cup eater microwave to 150ish swirl the mixture till its dissolved. Both dosage rates have worked fine for me. the 1 tsp seems to work a little faster. Having it in the keg or inline while filling helps mix it in. A lot of people will...

My post was specific to killing all of the mixed fermentation and diastatic strains I use. They will live in all of your silicone / edpm or porous surfuces. Im not concerned about the non porous surfaces when using the instapot.

For brewing purposes there should not be anything surviving boiling temperatures. At work we hold new barrels above 140° for 20m to effectively kill off Brett in the wood. However, wild yeasts and bacteria are definitely understudied so extra caution is great. I have transitioned to the mindset...

It is very likely killing all brewing related organisms brett, pedio lacto sacc. Very few of those organisms can survive past 185°. It is not assuredly killing botulinum spores (thus the no canning).

I have good luck finding them for 20-25 on ebay

Just thought I would share this with y’all. I brew with lactobacillus, diastatic, and wild strains often and I use all the same equipment for the most part. If you own an instant pot they are a pretty convenient tool for sterilization and general brewery use. I just finished a saison using...

My guess is it left over dry hop is suspension causing it. Give it a week or two to settle out.

@Yesfan https://www.amazon.com/Beverage-Factory-BLL-N-AUS-Replacement-Home/dp/B004VUOEN4/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=corny+keg+lids&qid=1587859801&sr=8-8 Amazon has a variety of random lids. Problem is replacement lids cost 1/3 the price of a used keg.

I havent done it with a hefe strain but I actually open ferment that hefe strain for a couple days. I have done it with some pretty fluffy top croppers and have been fine so far. My theory is that the minimal pressure kept in the tank to push liquid to the next keg actually hods the krausen...

Yes it was used once or twice. it is now $105 shipped in the mainland US

Why would you want a brite? This is a serious question. I would get a SS or spike Unitank of a bright personally. The only reason I can see to have a brite is if you are serving from it.

If you have a the manifold on you can be using your fermentation gases to purge your kegs. This will save you a ton of gas in the long run. There are a few photos throughout on others set ups. Here is mine with CF5's. The Keg on the right was initially filled with star san, the gas side...

Yeah thats what Im hoping. Its a $500 freezer and probably $100 in Oak so I figure If I have to pay $7 to recharge it every 6 months Ill do that till it dies or the same freezer goes on sale.

It was definitely low freon. I followed the video above and recharged the freezer. The only thing I did differently was that I purged the freon hose a bit before filling as I had read that a bunch of times in the comments. I recharged the freon a week ago and it has been running well since. I...

yeah that could be an issue for sure. the product description reads like it takes a little more work setting it up as well. Seems like it wants a valve in between the manifold and the tank so you can set the spunding valve. I would prefer that it was set up the same for the lower price...

Anyone using this https://www.brewhardware.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=spundingvalvecrossTC15&CartID=1 rather than the spike manifold? I like the Spike one but this one is a fair bit less expensive.