Farmhouse Brewing Supply- The Store!
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Steelers77
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$4.00 and they are 2011 crop. Site is correct now.
PCFloyd
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Congrats from Minneapolis! I'll definitely be stopping by on my way to Alpine for PHISH :rockin: in a couple months. Site looks great!
*Also, your rhizomes are far better priced than my LHBS (Midwest), and my friend in Spearfish was a bit upset last year when his rhizomes ordered through MW came in and appeared to be on the brink of death. To be fair, 2 of 4 did sprout and were fruitful.
*Also, your rhizomes are far better priced than my LHBS (Midwest), and my friend in Spearfish was a bit upset last year when his rhizomes ordered through MW came in and appeared to be on the brink of death. To be fair, 2 of 4 did sprout and were fruitful.
lincolnbeard
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any updates? foaming at the teeth for these kegs.
ScottSingleton
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Ditto since I was out during the 20 minutes they actually lasted during the last sale
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travisnd
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Also wanting in on this!
zegolf
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Got two of the kegs delivered to my house yesterday. One middle lid, one plastic. Going to test them for pressure tonight. I'm not going to lie, the plastic lid might grow on me a bit! They're in pretty good condition for being used. I think my UPS man might have dropped the box because it looked like it had been opened by the time it got to my house.
Also Steelers77, just a suggestion, but you might want to think about packing the extra o-rings somewhere noticeable. Mine were buried inside the wrapping paper and I nearly threw them out!
Also Steelers77, just a suggestion, but you might want to think about packing the extra o-rings somewhere noticeable. Mine were buried inside the wrapping paper and I nearly threw them out!
Got my four kegs and hops order today.
Three of the kegs arrived in what I'd consider B grade. Heavily scratched up and noticeable wear on the rubber but no major dents.
One of them I'd consider C grade as it has a couple of big dents up near the collar.
All four of mine arrived with metal lids, which ironically bummed me out a little as I was curious what the plastic lids looked like. All four need a heavy duty cleaning and I'll pressure test them tonight.
All in all I'm very happy with my order. The used kegs from my LHBS may be a bit nicer on the outside, but are also $25 more each than I paid for these. Add in quick shipping, great prices per oz on the hops as well as having some hard to get (Simcoe) hops and I'll definitely be order from Farmhouse Brewing Supply again!
Three of the kegs arrived in what I'd consider B grade. Heavily scratched up and noticeable wear on the rubber but no major dents.
One of them I'd consider C grade as it has a couple of big dents up near the collar.
All four of mine arrived with metal lids, which ironically bummed me out a little as I was curious what the plastic lids looked like. All four need a heavy duty cleaning and I'll pressure test them tonight.
All in all I'm very happy with my order. The used kegs from my LHBS may be a bit nicer on the outside, but are also $25 more each than I paid for these. Add in quick shipping, great prices per oz on the hops as well as having some hard to get (Simcoe) hops and I'll definitely be order from Farmhouse Brewing Supply again!
Just wanted to say you guys rock. Great selection of malts and a super awesome selection of hops. Incredible prices to boot. Good luck on the store and if you were near me I would probably just be lurking there about every other day. Thanks.
ScottSingleton
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still waiting patiently for the next round of Kegs. Watch it be on a night I'm out with the kids for dinner
mikeysab
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Yeah....damn kids ruin everything. "I'm hungry daddy, my ribs are showing".
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Thanks for the comment, if you bring beer then it's not lurking!
We have another 50 kegs ready to go, when we hit 100 cleaned up we'll put them up on the site. I think by Friday we should be good to go!
midfielder5
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Got mine & 1 with a plastic lid.
They look good, thanks.
They look good, thanks.
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Steelers77
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Nice! I like the red lids along with the baby blue ones!
zegolf
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Hey Happy Keg Buyers!
Just a heads up: It appears that (at least the one I received) the plastic lids do not hold pressure. Try as I might to get that thing situated correctly, it still won't hold pressure. Thankfully, the other keg I got was a metal lid, and it's holding pressure just fine. Guess I'm going to have to find a replacement lid, now.
Just a heads up: It appears that (at least the one I received) the plastic lids do not hold pressure. Try as I might to get that thing situated correctly, it still won't hold pressure. Thankfully, the other keg I got was a metal lid, and it's holding pressure just fine. Guess I'm going to have to find a replacement lid, now.
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Steelers77
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Can you locate the leak with water or starsan (creates bubbles)? I.E. can you see it bubbling around the lid or is it leaking through the relief valve? All of these had pressure in them before I washed them so it should work. Let me know what you come up with. Also are you using keg lube on the lids?
zegolf
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Good suggestion with the keg lube. I've got them lubed up and swapped out the o-rings. They seem to be holding pressure, so I'll give them a 24-hour test and let you know! Thanks for the great customer service.
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Steelers77
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No problem, let me know how it goes.
Also, with the plastic lids there is a groove that the o-ring sits in. Make sure it is sitting in that groove correctly.
Cheers,
John
Also, with the plastic lids there is a groove that the o-ring sits in. Make sure it is sitting in that groove correctly.
Cheers,
John
lincolnbeard
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I wonder how many people are sniffing around waiting for Steelers to announce the sale is on again ?
ScottSingleton
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I gave up :/ To old and too busy LOL
zegolf
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Steelers77 said:
Looks like the plastic lid keg isn't holding pressure. Seems to be leaking around the little raised part of the lid. Tried lube, tried sealing it with co2, but it's all leaked out in 24 hours. Not sure if it got rattled during shipping or what happened. Changed out the o-ring and seated it into the grove. Still no luck...
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions?
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I'm sorry guys, I got caught up with a ton of things I will put some up around Wed this week.
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pinback
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i could use a racetrack lid, anybody want to part with a plastic one?
Swap lids with another keg. I'm betting it's not the lid, theres probably a slight defect in the keg lip where the o ring seals. I have a couple kegs like that. You might need an oversize o ring to get it to seal.
zegolf
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Swapped out the plastic lid with the metal lid that came on the second keg that I ordered. Seemed to seal up quicker but still wasn't holding pressure after 24 hours. I'm going to try the plastic lid on another keg to make sure it's not the lid (looking more and more like it's not) but I'm about out of ideas.
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John,
I'm also having a pressure sealing problem with at least one of the four kegs I got (I suspect another may also be having an issue but haven't long tested it yet).
One of the kegs the opening has obvious bends to it, so much so that when the lid is in place with keg lube and a new o ring if you put liquid in and shake it, it pours out of the gap. I then tried seating the lid and putting it on 12psi till it was full and it appeared to seat, but the co2 leaked out over a period of 36hrs or so.
One of the other kegs also has an opening with obvious bending to it, and leaks liquid when the lid is attached without co2. I'll pressurize it again and leave it for 2 days and see if it holds the co2.
Oddly enough one of the kegs has a diptube with a really dramatic bend, putting the end of the dip tube almost 2.5 - 3" off the bottom of the keg. I've never seen one with that much bend to it and at first thought it had been cut.
I'm also having a pressure sealing problem with at least one of the four kegs I got (I suspect another may also be having an issue but haven't long tested it yet).
One of the kegs the opening has obvious bends to it, so much so that when the lid is in place with keg lube and a new o ring if you put liquid in and shake it, it pours out of the gap. I then tried seating the lid and putting it on 12psi till it was full and it appeared to seat, but the co2 leaked out over a period of 36hrs or so.
One of the other kegs also has an opening with obvious bending to it, and leaks liquid when the lid is attached without co2. I'll pressurize it again and leave it for 2 days and see if it holds the co2.
Oddly enough one of the kegs has a diptube with a really dramatic bend, putting the end of the dip tube almost 2.5 - 3" off the bottom of the keg. I've never seen one with that much bend to it and at first thought it had been cut.
EllisTX
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While John is on the forum quite often, I would suggest you email or pm him your comments and concerns. You'll end up having to pm or email anyway. Remember that he doesn't run the HBT homebrew store. He runs a private business that he advertises and offers specials to HBT. Correspondence would be much faster and convenient for him if you use a direct line of communication.
