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You should be able to recarb it just fine if you keep it at the right pressure and temps. Might have to guestimate it off the style if its a commercial beer that doesn't let you know the carbonation levels. The new beer line will really help you get the serving and carbonation pressures close to...

I'm pouring just around 9 PSI at about 38-40 degrees. Still getting some foam with the tubing that could be attributed a bit to the uneven cooling of the tower but perhaps the faucets too. A few posts ago I mentioned I was working on converting it to a double faucet setup. That's still in the...

Have any of you guys used their shanks before? I've heard mixed reviews on their faucets but don't know if there's any issues with their shanks. I bought some on amazon where the manufacturer was not disclosed. Hoping they are able to make a simple shank without too many issues.

I have gotten frost on my coils but that's when I'm constantly opening and closing the door while working on it. My kitchen can get pretty cold at times which might explain why I'm getting better temperatures without any adjustments to the thermostat unit.

Hmm haven't made any mods to my thermostat control and I'm still getting 38 degree liquid temps. I added 10 feet of 3/16" tubing to combat the foaming issues I've encountered. Made a big difference from what appears to be about 4-5 feet the thing came with.

It's not very cold up in the tower. I may be doing a fan mod to the tower at some point. Were those stainless steel shanks you bent? I imagine they are going to be very brittle and hard to bend. I did pick up an Oetiker clamper to cut down on the space used by clamps. That shank I posted in my...

I was wondering how you handled placement of the elbow shanks in your tower so they wouldn't hit each other. Did you bend the shanks in order to have them cross past each other. The thread I consulted about another 2.5" draft tower mod didn't indicate if these was any modifications done to the...

No, not a bad idea. I might go with the Velcro so I don't need to make any mods on the hooks already screwed in the fridge sidewall

I can't seem to find any place where I can find a retaining strap for the CO2 tank in my keggerator. I have a larger tank which I want to move into my keggerator but the existing strap is too small. Does anyone sell these or will I be better off making a Home Depot run?

I decided to go a different route since I only want two taps. I've searched the forums after the poster above me suggested the sleeve extending the tower to three taps. Looks like you can make a 2.5 inch tower into two taps with a little finesse...

Could you guys please post some pics of your newly mounted taps? I just got one of these for Christmas and would like to see how your mounts look before attempting one myself. Thanks!

I checked it out, looks really helpful but seems way more generous with the yeast yields than what the chart I posted from Jamil says. Can anyone explain this? I'm getting some of my knowledge about stepping up starters from this video: http://billybrew.com/stepping-up-a-yeast-starter That is...

I'm with you there, was just curious if I got more yeast production out of the results of two fresh starters whose yeast was then stored in mason jars and both pitched on brew day instead of stepping up. My guess is you do, but you actually need three starters, one of them to split between the...

Furthermore, if I had two yeast packets, why would I throw it into a starter to only get 300B cells instead of just making two separate starters with each pack, decant and store in a container, and then pitch for 400B cells? Just convenience if I don't need the full 400B?

Hey all, I had a question regarding yeast starters. Using this yeast pitching chart from Jamil, this shows that stepping up a starter in a 2 liter flask won't double the cell count from 200B to 400B but only yields 300B. Why would I decant a starter and then step it up in another 2L...

Thanks, I thought the wort would contribute quite a bit to the overall volume. I was actually thinking about both since I'm stepping up a starter. I'm considering decanting the first yeast starter in a sterilized mason jar and then adding it to the second starter.

Hello, I am planning to step up a yeast starter for a lager, but I only own a 2L flask. I can get the 300 billion yeast I need by adding a 2 liter starter to another 2 liter starter. Is it not possible to make a true 2L starter with a 2L flask? Do I account for the volume of wort added by the...

If it does this calculation then why does my boil volume not change as I remove extract from the recipe?

I am brewing using Beersmith for full boil extract batches. I have configured my equipment under the options menu to try to match my brewpot. I seem to be running into problems with the final volume of my batches every now and then and I think it is attributed to the volume of the malt extracts...

I am brewing using Beersmith for full boil extract batches. I have configured my equipment under the options menu to try to match my brewpot. I seem to be running into problems with the final volume of my batches every now and then and I think it is attributed to the volume of the malt extracts...