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I don't brew much anymore because of the time commitment but I kind of want to buy the Spike Solo because I do brew a couple times a year and maybe I'd brew more if it were easier. I got to thinking though, I have kettles, pumps, fittings, false bottoms, hoses, sparge arms, chillers, so much...

I replaced mine almost 4 years ago and it’s been working fine ever since. I also don’t leave it on all the time either now but rather just turn it on when I am fermenting something. It’s been running for the last 5 months though actually because we had a fridge die there is still stuff in it...

Finally did it and it tastes great, when you when you something refreshing, low calorie, and zero carbs. Thought I should post the recipe in case anyone wants to try it. 1750ml Pinnacle Vodka 40% 800ml Pinnacle Whipped Vodka 30% Top up with distilled water to 5 gallons 2 Packages of Orange...

I thought I should add some conclusion to this thread. I re-taped all the threads and the regulator now holds air properly. I also tightened all the connections even though they seemed tight enough. I would turn the gas on to fill the regulator and then turn it off and leave it for a day, and...

I just put on a new tank and its filled to a little over 2300 PSI. I did just now find a leak though in the tank pressure gauge, now that I have a fresh tank on it. Its faint but there so I guess I'll take the regulator apart and Teflon tape it unless there is another approach that's better?

I get it filled at Airgas and it’s 37SCF and 13.063 LBs, 75/25.

Hi, I seem to get very poor efficiency with my beer gas setup, I could swear that I have a leak somewhere because I am only getting 2-3 5 gallon kegs out of a 37cu tank. I've gotten to where I shut the tank off when I am not pouring and it seems to last longer than if I left it on which...

@Kosch Cool thanks for the info, I may try it one day.

Im curious how much if any residual sugar is left in the wash and if it would be considered low-carb. Also curious what it tastes like, vodka and water just tastes like water but what does sugar wash taste like? I actually made one once and called it water wine because I was curious but that...

I've always wanted to try mixed drinks on tap and recently have started liking these hard seltzers as something simply refreshing. Sometimes I just don't want beer. When I first started kegging many years ago, I did try a small batch of vodka and kool-aid and it was actually pretty good...

This is what I do now to get my 32 minute chill. That hydra would be well worth the money, If I could shave 17 minutes.

@mongoose33 @wepeeler That Hydra looks cool, I wonder how it would do on a 10 gallon batch. Id love to get it down to 20-25 minutes. I mean 32 min isn't terrible but at the end of a long brew session, any time savings is appreciated. I go through a ton of ice too, usually about 3-4 bags...

@Dave Sarber This is what I do, but I whirlpool at the same time so I don't need to move the chiller up and down. Prior to adding the pump I did manually move it up and down.

It takes me roughly 32 minutes to chill 10.5 - 11 gallons to 68 degrees. I have an immersion chiller with 3/16" tubing (I think, pretty sure), and is about 45'ish feet long. It's 17 wraps around a corny keg and then add the inlets and outlets tall enough for a 20 gallon kettle. I use a pump...

It came out really good. I had two beers on tap, a Kolsch and the Nitro Stout, the Kolsch was the overall crowd pleaser and we kicked 10 gallons in a few hours. We didn't kick the Nitro surprisingly and I bet half the people that tried it thought it was flat :-). Of course the people that knew...

Not really, the restrictor plate strips almost all of it out. It may have a tiny bit but I don’t notice like I did when I had it on low PSI C02. I keep it on about 30 PSI beer gas.

Yeah I set it to full flow and it cascades more, but not like yours and the head dissipates within a few min and it’s got a slight tingle of carbonation. It’s sitting at about 35 PSI and I have basically 2 more days before I serve it. It still tastes good so I’m not too worried, just have the...

@Jag75 just curious when you pour a glass is it slightly still carbonated? I’m not getting a ton of cascading yet and it’s slightly carbonated so I’m wondering if I should put it back on c02 for a day but don’t want to over carb it. Also do you let it pour at full speed or have you throttled the...

If it helps I have settled on a 1/10 ratio for drinkable coffee that I don't have to dilute with water. I just add cream and Splenda and head to work. It's still pretty strong but not cold sweats strong. Thats 1 ounce of coffee to 10 fluid ounces of water and I soak for around 18 hours with...

OK so I just packaged this third BIAB beer at just over 3 weeks sitting at 62 degrees. This was the exact recipe as the my first BIAB with the exception of the addition of rice hulls. This beer come out perfect and exactly how I expected it to with none of the off flavors the first beer had. So...