Don't Do That.

[kurds_2408]

Don’t buy apple cider without reading the whole label!

I had a batch of cider ready to keg. I hit it with sorbate about 10 days ago and decided to keg it this morning. At kegging I backsweetened it with some cider I just bought at the supermarket. Because I’m using it for backsweetening after sorbates I don’t care if it has preservatives or whatever.

So after I add it and rack it and get it kegged I taste a little sample and thought “why does this taste like vanilla?” So now I have 3 gallons of Sea Salt Carmel cider. That’s what happens when you’re not paying attention.

Not what I was intending but I guess it will be good for now around Halloween.

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"Well I'll be dipped in sh*t, that's a little red truck...."

 

[BongoYodeler]

@Deadalus Wow-Ha. (I couldn't decide between the wow emoji or the haha emoji). On one hand it's funny imagining it in my head, because it's SO something I would do. On the other hand, Damn!!

 

[Skeeter686]

@Deadalus Wow-Ha. (I couldn't decide between the wow emoji or the haha emoji). On one hand it's funny imagining it in my head, because it's SO something I would do. On the other hand, Damn!!

Exactly. That's why I read this thread... it makes me feel less like a complete idiot when I inevitably do something somewhere between dumb and catastrophically stupid.

 

[balrog]

something somewhere between dumb and catastrophically stupid.

Ok, we have a great working title for a country song here.

 

[Deadalus]

@Deadalus Wow-Ha. (I couldn't decide between the wow emoji or the haha emoji). On one hand it's funny imagining it in my head, because it's SO something I would do. On the other hand, Damn!!

It was funny, it was like being in a snow globe. I ended up having to clean the table top anyway as there was some spillage. My head is shaved bald and fortunately very little PBW got into the nearby power strip!

 

[day_trippr]

An alarm on my watch went off 10 minutes ago (1pm Tuesday) and I'm wondering "What the heck is that alarm about?"

Thought about what I'd done in the last few days, then jumped on the "What I did for beer today" thread, and found I kegged my latest Julius batch and put the kegs on 30 psi in a 36°F chamber at 1pm on Sunday.

Today is Tuesday. I didn't wear the watch yesterday.

Whoops! Don't Do That!

Looks like I'll have to use this procedure again. It worked for me once - with a sanitized empty keg connected to the over-carbed full one...

Cheers!

 

[fluketamer]

i know its been said before but again, never attach a picnic tap unless you are sure its not in the open position. its amazing how much beer can leave a keg in such a short time when its unintentional.

 

[beren]

An alarm on my watch went off 10 minutes ago (1pm Tuesday) and I'm wondering "What the heck is that alarm about?"

Thought about what I'd done in the last few days, then jumped on the "What I did for beer today" thread, and found I kegged my latest Julius batch and put the kegs on 30 psi in a 36°F chamber at 1pm on Sunday.

Today is Tuesday. I didn't wear the watch yesterday.

Whoops! Don't Do That!

Looks like I'll have to use this procedure again. It worked for me once - with a sanitized empty keg connected to the over-carbed full one...

Cheers!

Even easier. Figure out the correct pressure for your carb level at room temp, hook a spunding valve to the gas and let it sit. After it hits room temp you can disconnect it and shake the crap out of it, let it settle a min, and hook it back up.

 

[beren]

i know its been said before but again, never attach a picnic tap unless you are sure its not in the open position. its amazing how much beer can leave a keg in such a short time when its unintentional.

And triple check your ball valves are still closed before you add any liquid.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

i know its been said before but again, never attach a picnic tap unless you are sure its not in the open position. its amazing how much beer can leave a keg in such a short time when its unintentional.

Also, never attach a picnic tap when keg is transported in a vehicle for the same reason

 

[day_trippr]

Even easier. Figure out the correct pressure for your carb level at room temp, hook a spunding valve to the gas and let it sit. After it hits room temp you can disconnect it and shake the crap out of it, let it settle a min, and hook it back up.

Good idea! I had given some thought about warming and venting the keg but I was concerned that would allow O2 back in. Using a PRV should prevent that from being a problem.

Cheers!

 

[balrog]

Never EVER attach a tap of ANY kind to ANY keg being transported in the back of a car where it "is really unlikely to shift around" during transport.

It will shift.

It will shift to a position that actuates the tap.

Oh yes.

It will.

 

[beren]

Good idea! I had given some thought about warming and venting the keg but I was concerned that would allow O2 back in. Using a PRV should prevent that from being a problem.

Cheers!

Naa when all that gas is blowing out nothing can get in.

 

[doug293cz]

Naa when all that gas is blowing out nothing can get in.

Depends on how fast the gas is blowing out, and whether or not the flow is continuous.

Brew on

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Never EVER attach a tap of ANY kind to ANY keg being transported in the back of a car where it "is really unlikely to shift around" during transport.

It will shift.

It will shift to a position that actuates the tap.

Oh yes.

It will.

Something we only do once!

 

[Agent]

Something we only do once!

Speak for yourself....

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

You're best to design an in trunk keg holding and serving apparatus.... that said I still don't hook up either line until I arrive at my destination.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Love the Pepsi Cola tap handle for that application!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Love the Pepsi Cola tap handle for that application!

Thanks!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Never EVER attach a tap of ANY kind to ANY keg being transported in the back of a car where it "is really unlikely to shift around" during transport.

It will shift.

It will shift to a position that actuates the tap.

Oh yes.

It will.

Yeah, shift happens.

 

[Broken Crow]

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

"Invaluable in traffic jams, or on sundays" ... interesting, I love it, and the looks on their faces, perfect.

 

[doug293cz]

Love the Pepsi Cola tap handle for that application!

That's for the police...

Brew on

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

That's for the police...

Brew on

Exactly... "no officer *hiccup* it's just pop, wanna glass?"

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Well it's not The Real Thing™