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For ball lock connectors, I strongly prefer flare fittings over barbed fittings - to me they are easier to clean and manage, and it lets you swap hoses around. It is often considerably cheaper by the foot to buy a 50' roll of line once than to buy multiple 10' sections. I eventually wound up...

Kegging. OG to stable SG in ~5 days per Tilt and verified with a hydrometer, then let it sit another 6-8 days to verify stable FG. Yeast pitched at ~70° and then fermented ~74°. Basically balancing the risk of oxidation against eeking out those last few gravity points. I use fermonsters and...

Gulo gets down to 1.007-1.008 in my last two "dry"-PAs. My taste run towards dry beers, so it has basically became my house strain. Currently have an Azacca-Zappa one in the keg, all whirlpool and dry hops, that I am very pleased with. It does not come across as dry in the way a saison or...

As someone who started with a two tap kegerator (converted from a mini-ridge) and now has a four tap keezer: four > two. Plumbing the lines is also a lot easier in the keezer, and I've found leak clean-up easier as well - using my shop vac to suck up spilled beer inside the keezer is a lot...

A 1L starter at 1.036 (3.6 oz DME) spits out 355B cells using Brewer's Friend calculator on a stir plate. You could build 1.5L starter and then save some for later.

They are probably type S fittings. https://www.kegworks.com/blog/keg-coupler-list/. You'd need an S type connector, and then the easiest way is to splice in barb ball lock fittings.You can also find flare adapters that fit sanke connectors, which is a bit more elegant.

Correct. You can also use a set of needle-nose pliers to pull them back out. The legs are made out of spring steel (or something similar, in case there is a professional metallurgist to correct me) and will handle it without issue. New universal poppets don't even have the legs, they just sit...

On all of mine, they are held in with tension only. The three-legged piece sits on top of the threaded connection on the keg. It will come out - just give it some oomph. I push mine out from the poppet side with a screwdriver.

Currently at 39, but I can drop it a bit more for a bit. Good point.

Thanks for the responses, @RPIScotty and @Comfort_Zone. I am going to let it settle some more, but the first couple of glasses had noticeable yeast still in full suspension. In retrospect I probably should have crashed it longer before kegging. Always learning new things.

Any suggestions on fining/gelatin? Kegged my Westleveteren VI clone after 24 hour cold-crash (whirlfloc at the end of the boil) and I'm still seeing a lot of yeast in suspension. Any issues with using gelatin in anyone (and by that I mean @RPIScotty) to speed the process, or should I just wait...

I would use a hose bib. So long as your pump is capable of dead-heading, the hose-bib already does everything you need, connects in NPT and ends in GHT. Get outdoor-rated plywood and put a couple of coats of outdoor paint and residual splashing should not be an issue.

Westmalle strain, simple grainbills, appropriate sugar syrups, ferment warm (ramping 68° to 76° F), mashing low (147-149°), and pitching significant yeast starters. I over-build 2.5L starters, crash, pour the decanted liquid into the fermentor, and split the remaining 1L or so into a 1q mason...

More important is to note your values for future reference. If your volume is low and your OG is "on target", that means at the anticipated volume, your OG would be low, so your efficiency is lower, and your grain is absorbing more water, or your volume measurements are off. Takes notes, do a...

There's been a lot of commentary on electric smokers - I love my Masterbuilt 30". About as complicated as a crock pot - set the temperature, add chips every hour or so, and bam, gorgeous smoked BBQ. I've had mine for five years, using it probably 15 to 20 times per year, with no issues...

I started with a turkey fryer. Honestly, I do not recommend. The burners always have some idiotic "safety" feature that requires fiddling and the kettles are of mediocre quality. I've thrown away two turkey fryer burners (one of which was a free second hand product). Granted, I replace those...

The Bottle Shop in Bruges has the #6 and #8 for €10 a bottle and XII for €12.50. Cambrinus nearby is slightly more expensive, with pricey food, and is totally worth it if you can get a table. Also, being happily tipsy in Belgium at 4pm is a wonderful way to spend a day, and just one day in...

I have pushed the hose directly onto the threads without the swivel fitting at all.

As someone who writes a fair amount of scripting (primarily in VB), comments are your friend! The more commentary you add, even to the point of being superfluous, the easier it is to come back to and understand what, how, and why you did what you did.

Yes. Crescent wrenches are terrible tools for dealing with keg posts, and vice grips are worse. Get a properly-sized deep-well socket and you should be able to get it apart.