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Thanks Easycreeper, the lid was my biggest concern. I do see they have replacement lids on beverage factory (https://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/home-brew/SD-WMLID-wide-mouth-carboy-lid.html). How long did your lid last? I have two brew haulers, but like the milk crate idea, I'll have to...

I've always used a hop bag to keep the majority of solids from the brew, so the small neck wouldn't work. Fruit would be for a wine or melomel, so some are crushed and others are puree. I may try bagless dry hopping next time if I don't have the Kegco. Won't get the BMB, too expensive and too...

Thanks for the info on detergent working at room temp, is your Italian glass normal (small) neck, or large similar to BMB or Kegco? Not looking as much for cleaning as for additions, such as dry hop or fruit.

Kegged Fresh Squished IPA clone from Midwest. Bought another regulator to add so I can do two different styles, and researched additional equipment. I posted in a different thread, but thought I'd also post here, since this is a newer thread. Seeing comments on how dangerous the glass big...

Most of the BMB issues look like they are from 2015 or older. Many of the broken glass carboys are regular small neck carboys, and were dropped. Apparently some were temp changes too fast. I'm also considering the Kegco 7 gallon wide mouth. The beverage factory site states "These carboys are...

Today, I'll include last night... Last night, I kegged the cider; today I: racked the blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry melomel, and did my first solo all grain batch (fresh squished from MW supplies).

THANKS! I bought 30 feet of hose for the beer gun, kept the bottling pressure at carbonation pressure (this batch was IPA) and no issues bottling like there would have been with the 10 feet that come in the kit. I've only had two bottles (starting with the last again) and they are great. Next...

I think you are spot on. Based on my notes and my memory, first of which I know is right, but the second may not be the best, :off: :) , I bottled 47 bottles and started drinking from the non-full case. That would mean that I likely drank the last filled bottles first, and am at the first filled...

I used a Blichmann beergun. Bottles were sanitized the day before, and then placed in a freezer. I took the bottles out of the freezer about 20 minutes before bottling. The "flat" bottles were from the previous batch, not the batch in question, and weren't completely flat, just needed a hard...

I had the CO2 on about 12 during carbonation period, I dropped the pressure to about 3 or 4 during bottling. 12 was at the high end for the style temp, but I've had a flat batch in the past and didn't want to repeat that issue either. I don't use a carbonation stone and had it pressurized for...

I made a batch of stout from an extract kit. Tertiary was keg with force CO2. Yield was bout 48 bottles. Drinking them, the first 24+ were almost perfect in head/carbonation. However, the last 6 to 10 (there are about 12 left) have way to much head. I can only pour about half a bottle (12 oz)...

That looks awesome! I've wondered where to get barrels, but then I don't do larger than 5 gallons, so I'd have to downsize big time! As a side note, I wanted to start my next cider, but ran out of nutrient. Could I go without, or just wait till tomorrow and stop at the brew store on the way home?

I had to root for Clemson because I HATE Ohio state, and especially mr. Fred Sanford (fake heart attack) at UF. He left my team SCREWED with no talent and can't recruit. Took Ron Zook's team and won two titles and couldn't replace them. Gets "sick" and then goes to a school that should have...

easiest i've ever done is a cider though, no cooking, less time than wine. CO2 makes it sparkling. no additions, just juice and yeast. stop, backsweeten, keg, bottle. crisp clean refreshing. take some off for vinegar too for health reasons. :)