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Upgrading my 525ss faucets to 650ss. $120 for all 4 shipped to US. Faucets are in excellent condition, well maintained, no problems whatsoever. Just ready for flow control. Prefer to sell all four at once.

Thanks AJ. That's the conclusion I came to. Am looking for SS containers that I can use. Just hadn't thought through.

Been out of town and just getting back to this brew. I'm trying to figure out how to do a small test mash with my equipment. My mash tun is a keggle which takes at least several lbs of grain to even get to the temp probe. A 1 pound (or so) mash would just be some grain scattered over the...

Do you think the .69 gals of underlet volume on my mash tun will be a problem with the test mash?

Thanks AJ. Got the misread. Were you estimating based on Rahr Pale Ale because that is the base malt I usually use and would prefer to use. Can you suggest the parameters for a test mash please. Just the base malt, or all the grains and how much to scale down. What quantity of the beer...

Not sure how the top rubberized part with the handles is attached. I was testing lifting a full really old Firestone Pepsi keg with a blue rubber top and it turns out the only thing attaching the rubber to the stainless keg on that one are the two posts. Now it may have been glued at one time...

Anyone seen a carrier for a ball lock keg similar to the strap haulers available for carboys? I just put in a pulley system to raise my kegs in and out of my keezer and am looking for a way to support them. Thought there might be something out there before I go and build something. Open to...

How about distilled water? I don't have a source for RO water where I live. I believe ro water has a ph of 5 - 6 and distilled water 7.0 so how much acid would you suggest. Also, I currently do not have any acidification malt, so I would have to use lactic acid. What's the ratio of...

AJ, I hope you're still monitoring this thread. I am finally ready to brew an American Amber Ale (10B), OG 60, SRM 13, IBU 5. My grain bill will be 10lb 3oz Breiss 2-row (I will use the Briess this time instead of the Rahr Pale Ale), 1lb 15oz Crystal 10L, 3oz Chocolate (350), and 6oz Carapils...

On my ball lock kegs, I will occasionally get a co2 leak at the gray qd where the co2 leaks out the bottom of the qd around the post. Of course, it can suck my 20 lb tank dry overnight or faster. Sometimes, I can reseat the qd and the leak will go away. Sometimes not. Sometimes it will start...

Thanks sierrabrewer. That certainly explains it. The only consideration to using a 3/16" barb instead of a 1/4" barb for liquid line connections is that the 3/16" barb has a smaller, about 5.3/32" whereas the 1/4" barb has a true 3/16" opening. That will add more resistance on the line...

I guess I'd have to try one. There is a note there "FITTING NOTE: 04C03115 (5/32") IS NOT SUITABLE for use with the 3/16" BevSeal-Ultra Barrier tubing. The tubing will not compress down to this size. You must use a 1/4" barb size, such as: 04C03265" I suspect 5/32" will be too small, albeit it...

Does anyone know of a source for a 1/4" FFL (Female Flare) swivel to 3/16" barb? We all use a 1/4" FFL to 1/4" barb for our liquid lines connection to the quick disconnect at the keg end but it's a real pain to insert a 1/4" barb in the 3/16" tubing especially if you're using thick wall...

Thanks Todd. By mini regulator are you referring to the small co2 cartridges that folks use as a portable tank. I think they make them with fixed pressure or adjustable. The adjustable ones are a bit pricey. My keezer set-up is an external co2 tank with primary guage and two inside...

Does Mike Soltys have a downloadable spreadsheet for the line length calculator?

Do you have pre-made lengths that you use or do you custom build? Practically, how do you handle this?

Does Mike Soltys have a downloadable spreadsheet for the line length calculator? Do you have a bunch of different length lines pre-made up? When you hook up a new keg do you try to match line length at that time?

Thanks for the mental kick day_trippr! I needed that. Had a brain fart. Was thinking volume and not time. Duh. Educate me a bit here if you would. I'll give you my disclaimer upfront before I do the research. Where does the sulfur come from in the flow control taps? Have you found...

I haven't seen this calculator before (Mike Soltys). I'll spend some serious time with it tomorrow. What I did notice just playing around with it is the Line Length went up as Flow Rate increased. I would expect line length to go down as you increase desired Flow Rate because you need less...

The concept of balancing a keg dispensing system is basically pretty simple. You're looking to balance the keg pressure with an equal resistance from the other elements of the system: tap, shank, gravity (resistance due to height of tap above center of keg), and line resistance, taking into...