Recent content by bucknut60

The bags failing, I hate wasting beer.

I don't but others have, I wouldn't chance it more than 2 to 3 brews. I'd use something like pbw and rinse well, no need to sanitize as the brew temp will kill any bugs.

I've been brewing with mine for a year and half now and love it, I agree with the comment about the app. Wish they would open it up more for customization, If I had to guess they are keeping it locked down so everyone is fairly sussesful with their beers and we get comfortable with brewing with...

Yea, it's not for everyone. It's cost per gallon is going to be a little higher than other methods, simple because of the automation/time saved and I can see were the initial cost of the machine is a bit high to some, but it makes really great beer and is another tool in my toolbox.

You mean you can make a typical 5 gal batch for 15-20 dollars? That's a bit of a stretch but possible I guess if brewing low abv beers, but I see where your coming from. Don't forget though to factor in your time, my cost using the beermkr using diy recipe beers is about 10-15 dollars a batch...

Yes, the Beermkr makes really good stouts, porters, but I'm still trying to get a good ipa. The hop bitterness comes through, but flavor and aroma don't so much. I will say it's alot of fun though trying to figure it out and I'm enjoying brewing with it.

Here's the reply from BeerMKR, " Thanks for asking. The materials are food safe for being heated. The plastics are all polypropylene and the bag is an evoh/nylon mixture good with food and beer. " I know some guys are choosing to reuse the bags, but that's kinda were I don't feel comfortable...

Cool, but the link is from FB it doesn't take you too FB.

Here's a link from their FB page that goes into a little more detail. =AT1TMuYFBnN5nEl2jbXkIbMsiygiBqLBKTntLycySGr0URM7MGYKBUMwMzqNPIJpSfJCoZ7yUR8YulFRaIMtzw2PzP6SMHqfhSyrjrTfMv3QN7rzOPE6vRlpSJ1IoDwSoSKEmDqdhUhHp9Ibb1iZodg_m4HIZ5DxhOCrX-ajmjLZOr8']BeerMKR. I'am a kickstarter backer of the...

As stated from my earlier post, I'm looking at the Z but I came across recent news of updates to a somewhat similar device and I must say it's not looking good for the pico (in my future). I won't mention which device because I don't wish to hijack this thread.

As a potential buyer of the Z I must say this thread gives me pause, even with the recent discounts I believe I'll wait. I'm old enough to have bought into to many gadgets that didn't last, or lost product support and left me holding the bag. So I'm going to wait and see how this one pans...

Make sure you vent the keg head space, then crank the pressure to about 30psi to seat the lid, check for leaks. Then I'd go ahead and put it in the fridge with 30psi on it, and then in 7 days I'd lower it down to serving pressure. It should be carb then in another 7 days. As far as your other...