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Perlick provided me with pdf instructions. Anyone who needs these can PM me and I'll send a copy. The gist of it is that you have to set the values with the purge valve open. Regulators on both sides should be set to 40 psi (must be equal to blend properly). Perlick recommends 50 SCFM...

Perlick provided me with pdf instructions. Anyone who needs these can PM me and I'll send a copy. The gist of it is that you have to set the values with the purge valve open. Regulators on both sides should be set to 40 psi (must be equal to blend properly). Perlick recommends 50 SCFM...

I'm in the same boat. Planning on calling Perlick today. The one I bought on ebay didn't have the adjusting key, but the seller managed to contact Perlick and have one sent directly to me. I'm assuming I can call them and inquire about an instruction manual. Right now I assume that if I set...

Try a pvc pipe around the neck of the carboy.

I'm playing with this as well. I'm trying to figure out a yeast that I can attenuate a 1078 (18.8 degrees plato per Brooklyn's website) to 9%. So far I'm having to use the san diego super from white labs, maximize the expected attenuation at 83% and I'm still only at 8.8% abv. None of the...

Thanks! It sort of just dawned on me since everything related to this beer has more or less occurred on valentine day or easter... Trying to stick with it, but sounds like I'll have a 3 hearted version (3 valentine days) and now a 4 hearted version w/ cherries & Oak. I have a longer name for...

I had this issue once, and my buddy had it once. My issue was that I didn't stir the priming sugar solution into the bottling bucket and it all sunk... I basically ended up with a dozen bombs, a dozen perfectly carbed and a 2 dozen or so flat beers... My buddy brewed a big belgian, and it...

Thanks for the info. Yep, 1 year plus lacto only... I guessed that the oak might have been too much too early, but figured I could rack off the cubes in a few months if need be. I didn't take a gravity reading only a taste test to see if I should dump or not. It seemed pretty sweet still (like...

I started my first lambic last year but I didn't exactly follow the schedule I was planning on as life happened and I more or less forgot about it in my fermentation room. I know that I haven't technically done things correctly to date, and am not interested in what I should have done...

The innermost ones can get red hot. 6 is definitely rock solid. I probably did more than needed, but better safe than sorry when dealing with 10+ gallons of boiling wort. If you went with the 1/2" diameter it would probably be fine, but if you're going with the 3/8" I'd probably do 4 at a...

See mine in post #516 in this thread. I used 3/8" stainless round bar w/ 3/8" ID high temp silicone hose at the ends under the u-bolts (the red things in the picture). The bars in the flame get too hot for the silicone hose I was using as an insulator so I would skip that part where you have...

Please put me on the list. I'm in no hurry, and if and when this ever happens it'll be like christmas for me. Amazing that you're doing this.

I figured the green stuff might be an issue. I'm set up a bit different though, so will be interesting to see if the idea/plans I made worked. I used 3/8" stainless rods as kettle supports and isolated them by getting silicone hose and insulating where I locked them into place with u-bolts...

I'm so looking forward to maybe winning something!

I'm definitely interested. Shipping to 55128? Thanks!