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Yes! True! Oxy does clean and sanitise in one go, that is the beauty of it. At least when used hot. I even once managed to use a scented...

Interesting. certainly a possibility. Or another factor was the cause. I remember as a kid, those plastic worms would eat cheap...

I haven't had the chinese mini kegs more than a couple few years. They are rarely used so I'm not tracking o-ring problems yet. They...

the pressure will vary with temperature of the contents. Not the volume or weight of the contents.

Air lock is fun to watch. that's about all it's good for. If you don't have a hydrometer, it can be helpful to some extent. Will give...

I open ferment my Hefeweizen in a sterilite container I got from Walmart.

really? where did you get that info? But I can see the logic since somehting in the lube keeps it liquid and not solid. I use keg...

I'm reading the OP and starting to wonder about my RIS that is overly "smokey" or overly something. I've been using Jack Daniels...

for bottling? a teaspoon of table sugar per bottle is fine and probably won't change anything.

shanks all use the same threads and gaskets as far as I know. but some are "hollow" to allow for a return spring (forward sealing...

you likely do. It's probably sold under a different name. "oxyclean" is a brand, not a type of product.

Soak in hot oxyclean for twenty minutes, rinse with water, fill with beer.

does it seal and work?

what are the threads? NPT? straight? is there a tefalon disc or seal already inside?

I would place your fermenter in a cold or cool spot while waiting for fresh wort. I ferment in kegs. I'll move the sealed empty keg...