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  1. TsunamiMike

    Looking for an undercabinet Kegerator, need some reviews on Kegco, Beermeister & Edgestar.

    So I have a Komos V2 3 tap Kegerator with Nukataps and love it, problem is they do not make an undercabinet option and to utilize what I have would negate a ton of space that can be used for cabinets. Anyhow, I am going back to a 2 tap as I just need to fit a 1/4 barrel slim and a 1/6 th keg...
  2. TsunamiMike

    Had issues racking my New England Hazy Wheat to my fermentation bucket, should I use a hop spider to rack to my bottling bucket?

    Alright, never had this issue before. There was a ton of hops, flaked oats and flaked wheat in my New England Hazy Wheat Brewers Best kit, when I went to rack it to my fermentation bucket after cooling my siphon kept getting clogged. So I put a strainer over the bucket and just dumped the rest...
  3. TsunamiMike

    First run at making cold brew coffee and dispensing it on Nitro

    Ok, so I found highly rated coffee, bags for the grinds and figured I could use either a keg or one of my brewing buckets for the steeping process. I am sure most of you have gone through this already and may be able to offer a better step by step recipe as all i can find online is small batch...
  4. TsunamiMike

    Anybody use an RV Water Filter for brewing beer and making cold brew coffee?

    I have been using RO water from walmart, cost is about $6 per 5 gallons and i need 2. I have never messes with water chemistry outside of that. My question is would it be worth it to pick up a camco 40043 Taste Pure Water filter for $18 shipped plus $10 for a drinking water hose to use for...
  5. TsunamiMike

    Fermenting an Irish stout and want to add Amoretti Artisan Espresso Coffee Concentrate

    Hey guys, I started brewing a Brewers Best Extract kit of the Irish Stout on 4/11/21 and put it into the fermentor to ferment the same day. I know stouts get smoother the longer you wait but I have 3 kegs already tapped on my kegerator and still have it in the fermentation chamber at 66 degrees...
  6. TsunamiMike

    Keg “ in post “ leaking?

    I got a corny keg that is leaking on the “ in” post when I turn the keg on it’s side. I replaced the O ring as it was split and now it’s still leaking. Thoughts?
  7. TsunamiMike

    Anyone run nitrogen in their kegerator for any beer instead of Co2?

    SO i currently am running a dual pressure taprite Co2 regulator with a Co2 tank. Looking to get a stout faucet and it seems i can use nitrogen to push all my beers as well as have the nitro for my stouts and nitro cold brew coffee. Has anyone made the switch? What are the pros and cons? I...
  8. TsunamiMike

    Rushing the fermentation process to force keg and serve early?

    Alright, brewing a dry hopped Pale Ale <Strada Gem Pale Ale from More Beer>, finished brewing on Sunday, 3 days into fermentation you dry hop <done yesterday> and then after 7 days your supposed to let it rest for 7 days and 3 days before kegging you drop in more hops. My question revolves...
  9. TsunamiMike

    Can i use a propane turkey fryer stove for brewing? Also how much propane do you use for one 5 gallon batch?

    So I am looking at taking my brewing outdoors, have heard that using propane the water will heat up faster then on a standard gas range. Was hoping some people could weigh in... Also on average, how much propane does 1 5 gallon batch typically take?
  10. TsunamiMike

    Looking to do a black cherry soda and then keg it to dispense on my kegerator...

    So I am thinking it may be fun over the holiday break to make some black cherry soda with the family and dispense on our kegerator. My kids are in a STEM school and love science and are intrigued with the beer brewing process but they dont sample it for obvious reasons. I brew extract beer now...
  11. TsunamiMike

    Komos V2 Kegerator, compressor not coming on, it is making the clicking noise but is not coming on

    Hey, just got a replacement kegerator as the last Komos made a ton of noise. The new one did not make the weird noises the last did, i swapped the tower and everything over and it worked great for a few days and then the compressor started making a high pitched noise and I looked at the...
  12. TsunamiMike

    Taking a 5 gallon extract or partial mash kit and then splitting it into 2 separate fermentors, any issues?

    So I have a friend that has 2 brew demon fermentation tanks and has only brewed 1 and 2 gallon kits. He does not have any way to ferment the full 5 gallon batch, is their a way to make the wort, cool the wort and split it into the two vessels. Then I was thinking he would split the yeast and...
  13. TsunamiMike

    Brewers Best Holiday ale and Whirfloc Tablets or gelatin

    Looking to brew the Holiday ale and haven't used Whirfloc Tablets which were offered to me when checking out. I have used gelatin when kegging but wondered if I should do either or both with this kit? Anyone tried this kit? I am looking to brew it this weekend, give it 10 days in the primary...
  14. TsunamiMike

    Komos V2 making popping and clicking noises?

    Hey received my Komos V2 2 tap system about a month ago, at that time I noticed some popping, pinging and clicking noises coming from the unit. Now these are loud noises as this unit is in my media room so as we are watching movies it is an unwanted noise. Anyone else have these issues or...
  15. TsunamiMike

    Should I cold crash or rack to secondary, before carbonating in a keg?

    Alright so I have a couple questions for the brain trust. I just brewed and finished fermenting an American Light Lager Extract, current temp is 68 degrees should I: 1. just rack it to a secondary and then rack it into the keg for carbonating? 2. Cold Crash it for the next 2 weeks to clear it...
  16. TsunamiMike

    Clarifying, "When the fermentation slows (5-7 days), but before it completes"

    SO I am looking for clarification in the instructions of my extract kit, it says, " When the fermentation slows (5-7 days), but before it completes ". In my particular case loaded the vessel into the fermentation chamber on Sunday afternoon, fermenting at 70 degrees as specified, had visual...
  17. TsunamiMike

    Started kegging, now my friends are asking where there 6 packs are? Opinions on Swing top bottles or Howlers?

    So my buddy got me into brewing during Covid, he was sharing his homebrews with me and finally decided around when Covid hit to start brewing. I loved it and embraced bottling my beers and giving my buddies 6 packs in exchange for empty bottles. Now as most of you know, bottling is a pain, the...
  18. TsunamiMike

    Komos Kegerator eva barrier stock beer line length enough? or should it be extended?

    Curious what people have done with their Komos Kegerators. They shipped stock size line and I am currently utilizing that length which is maybe 3.5 feet from tower to ball lock. With the Komos, the tower has a cooling fan which is great but I am wondering has anyone extended their lines? Would...
  19. TsunamiMike

    Force carbing was a success!

    First time going through the lagering process and first time force carbing, it was a success! Brewers Best Zombiefest Lager, nice big malt character with little to no bitterness with a nice Carmel finish!
  20. TsunamiMike

    Attempting to force carb, 1st try

    I have an Oktoberfest lager that just finished the Lagering stage. It is at 38 degrees when I racked it to the keg and sealed it. I keep seeing there is a table but it doesn’t make sense to me. My kegerator is at 34 degrees and it looks like hooking the gas line to the liquid post add 5 psi and...
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