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We stock those at Brock's Homebrew in Melbourne. http://www.brockshomebrew.com/SPD/7-8in-small-silicone-o-ring-660---6729901018886274815.jsp

Wouldn't it make more sense to test this on a bread board first? It's been a few years since I did any pcb work, but last time I quoted a prototype board it was a couple hundred bucks.

Blichmann forbids discounting of their products for any reason. Anywhere you go Blichmann products will be the same price and never on sale.

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The biggest functional difference is that ball lock typically have a pressure release valve with a ring you can pull to release the pressure, while pin lock kegs typically have an "emergency" pressure release valve that cannot be manually operated. To bleed pressure out of a pin lock keg you...

If you can get them cold (refrigerated) and keep them that way it'll probably be ok. If not, as others said above, you're going to need to stabilize those bottles.

I've always found the best way to learn these things is by doing a project. Good luck, I'll be watching this thread evolve.

Long term I would worry about your bottle caps. I know the outside of them will rust after a week submerged in cooler water, not sure how the underside of the cap will react to constant beer exposure.

Pressurize your keg and spray it down with star san solution or soapy water. Look for bubbles, especially around the lid o-ring, the pressure release valve and the the base of the posts. Lid o-ring leaks can usually be fixed by slathering it with keg lube. Pressure release valves can be...

Corny kegs are typically rated to 120-130psi, but you might want to consider an appropriate de-rating because of age. How do you plan to regulate the output pressure from the keg? I know none of my air tools take 120psi directly.

Not sure how the volume will affect things, but if you do over-carb it's easy to correct. Biggest concern is to make sure you purge the keg with CO2 before filling, 2 gallons of air could skunk a beer fast.

To expand on that, a pinch of Potassium Metabisulfate in your brewing water is the easiest way to remove chlorine and chloromine from tap water. Just add it while heating your strike and sparge water and give it a stir.

Every inch of volume in a 6 gallon better bottle is about 1/3 gallon. Racking a couple of times could have easily accounted for your loss. I usually do 5.5 gallons into primary and without a secondary step will get a full keg.

Speidel fermenters are made from HDPE plastic, the same plastic as fermenting buckets. You shouldn't have any problems.

There's a lot of them out there. Every time I setup a booth at festivals and what not someone tries to tell me what I'm doing is illegal. I had one guy get so upset he alerted security (off duty cops). We had a good laugh with they stopped by the booth.