Don't Do That.

[doug293cz]

Of course you are correct, Doug. I do kinda’ remember this whole equilibrium of fluids thingy, and the mass=weight only in a fixed gravitational reference, sorta’ maybe.

It’s just that my contemporary brain has grown flabby with age. I long for the instant gratification of looking at a gauge and not having to decipher what the expressed value really is.

That’s also why I bought three more tanks than a reasonable person would purchase. Please don’t tell SWMBO’d. I finally have her convinced that each gauge is specifically calibrated to its independent tank. Therefore, I had to buy matched sets. Or something like that…

I'll admit to having three 5lb and one 20lb tank. Only one dual and one single regulator tho.

Brew on

 

[Broothru]

I'll admit to having three 5lb and one 20lb tank. Only one dual and one single regulator tho.

Brew on

How’d you get ‘em calibrated? My wife wants to know.

 

[day_trippr]

True confessions day? I also have 3 five pounders and a 20 (siphon tank). Can't live without 'em all

Cheers!

 

[Closet Fermenter]

While we’re fessing up; I have four 5# CO2, tanks, one 20# CO2 tank, one 5# sized tank with beer gas, and one with nitrogen. Gonna swap out the empty 5# CO2 tank for a back up nitrogen. Then, I will switch the next empty CO2 tank for a 2nd beer gas tank. At that point, I should have it covered.

 

[Rish]

I have a bag of sugar and some cups.

 

[Kee]

I have a bag of sugar and some cups.

You could upgrade by shelling out $10 for a kitchen scale. (Please disregard if you are getting consistent desirable carbonation).

 

[Rish]

You could upgrade by shelling out $10 for a kitchen scale. (Please disregard if you are getting consistent desirable carbonation).

Thanks, @Kee ! I do have a scale for use with <5 gallon batches and brews I want to tinker with carb levels but for most of my beers 2/3 cup of table sugar in 5 gallons works just fine.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

Thanks, @Kee ! I do have a scale for use with <5 gallon batches and brews I want to tinker with carb levels but for most of my beers 2/3 cup of table sugar in 5 gallons works just fine.

I sugar my kegs as well, but I still use gas to push it back into my cups!

Also, had a leaky fermenter lid, so my kegs weren’t purged with fermentation gas as I had planned. I had to hook up my tank and push the StarSan.

I had a thought in the midst of purging my kegs, so I will just throw it out here. Since nitrogen is about half the cost of the CO2, and I use it only to push a little wine, is there any reason why I should not have used the nitrogen to push the StarSan out of the kegs for a purge? The only thing I could think of is that there could be some funky interaction between the nitrogen and StarSan, but that seems like a very remote possibility.

 

[Lampy]

The only thing I could think of is that there could be some funky interaction between the nitrogen and StarSan, but that seems like a very remote possibility.

Yeah, nitrogen gas is quite stable and not very reactive except under fairly extreme conditions.

 

[balrog]

2x5#
1x20#
1 useless paintball (what, maybe 20oz?) tank w adapter that Dick's no longer refills so useless
1 micro regulator with small and large co2 cartridges
1 64oz UKeg

And a beer.

In a tree.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

A pear tree??

 

[pvpeacock]

Yes, the paintball cannisters became obsolete and worthless once Dick's and other paint ball suppliers went Green and stopped refilling them with CO2. Now Soda Stream cannisters are the only refillable game in town for small, portable beer serving. Thankfully, my LHBS refills soda stream cannisters and exchanges 5 lb. tanks.

 

[mac_1103]

A pear tree??

No, just a tree. Because there should be more there, eh? Hoser.

 

[balrog]

Yu got it.

Take off!

 

[beren]

2x5#
1x20#
1 useless paintball (what, maybe 20oz?) tank w adapter that Dick's no longer refills so useless
1 micro regulator with small and large co2 cartridges
1 64oz UKeg

And a beer.

In a tree.

I love my 2.5 lb tank and mini regulator. A co2 transfer hose has been awesome. I just flip my 20lb upside down to fill it.

 

[bkboiler]

was making a starter and figured I'd sanitize the flask in the microwave by boiling some water in it. Noticed the stir bar was boiling extra vigorously since I realized under the plastic coating is a metallic magnet...

Don't do that!

 

[Broothru]

2x5#
1x20#
1 useless paintball (what, maybe 20oz?) tank w adapter that Dick's no longer refills so useless
1 micro regulator with small and large co2 cartridges
1 64oz UKeg

And a beer.

In a tree.

Oh, yeah. Forgot about the mini-regs and disposable CO2 canisters. Got a coupla’ regs and some boxes of 5 gram and 20 gram canisters. Never thought they worked very well, and usually ran out quickly at the least opportune time. Haven’t thought about them since getting the 5# bottle for ‘portable’ beer consumption.

 

[wepeeler]

DOH!

 

[day_trippr]

Termites?

 

[wepeeler]

Termites?

BIAB resting on the bottom of a Foundry...

 

[fluketamer]

my very first thought was maggots then i saw the scorch marks

 

[Scout]

After a couple of similar mishaps (ask me about the burn scars on my ****s) (or maybe not), I've learned to double check the connections on the plate chiller and kettle twice before turning on the pump. Because both times the connector popped off AFTER I had come back in the house from turning on the garden hose.

I bought my brewery as a kit that someone had started to put together. I never double checked the previous owners work, but before I used it for the first time, I did a wet run test with plain water. Good thing too, because all of his hoses leaked, but I still had hot water everywhere.

 

[Agent]

If you are embarking on a home malting experiment but for some reason can't finish that open bag of raw grain right away, you gotta seal it up somewhere. Otherwise you'll be squishing 5-10 of these little buggers a day for the foreseeable future and praying they dont find your brewing grain stash.

 

[Broothru]

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If you are embarking on a home malting experiment but for some reason can't finish that open bag of raw grain right away, you gotta seal it up somewhere. Otherwise you'll be squishing 5-10 of these little buggers a day for the foreseeable future and praying they dont find your brewing grain stash.

Eh, it’s just protein, amirite? Itzal good. /s

 

[balrog]

Seal it up and freeze it.

 

[Broken Crow]

The wiki doesn't say anything about content or flavour profile.... Maybe you can update us for future head-retetntion and protein haze adjustments.

 

[Broothru]

Seal it up and freeze it.

Tag it & bag it.

The salient question would be: it you discovered another of the little buggers, you’d be required to decide (based on their relative size) which was the lesser of two weevils…


“Try the veal. I’ll be here all week, folks. Don’t forget to tip your waitress…”

 

[IslandLizard]

which was the lesser of two weevils…

Those are grain moths, actually...
Freezing the invaded grain helps: it kills the moths and their larvae, but unsure about their eggs.

Use the tainted grain up as soon as you can, and keep an eye out for those moths in your house, they're also known as pantry moths.

If they got loose, at night look high up on walls, near the ceiling, that's where they hang out waiting to meet a mate. Kill 'em all!

 

[balrog]

Kill 'em all!

WITH FIRE
NUKE THEM FROM SPACE

Oh, wait, maybe not in the house.

 

[day_trippr]

I fear wildlife in my brew space.

Been really lucky for 20 years now, but I had a near tragedy with a bag of oat malt I picked up locally a couple of years ago that I then tossed in my "specialty grain bin" (basically a 50 gallon rolling trash can ) When I went to assemble the grist for a hazy a few days later and opened that bin I spotted weevils inside that bag - super fortunate it was still sitting on top of about 30 bags of specialty malts. Tossed that bag and reverted to some flaked oats I still had on hand...

Cheers!