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Unfortunately its a little large to completely fill with sanatizer. Im wondering if something like this would help though: http://www.ehow.com/how_6465430_make-homemade-scratch-remover-plastic.html If I can perhaps buff the scratches out, I would think the micro scratches made during buffing...

I think I already know the answer though :( I recently purchased a new conical tank (not specced for brewing, we don't have those here) and it has a scratch inside it - clearly visible from the naked eye. The manufacturer won't replace it because it was never supposed to be for a sanitary...

Ooooooh, that's so cool! Payday just needs to come so I can back this!

How would I go about peeling the rubber back without damaging it? Not that I don't mind damaging the rubber to fix the keg, just looking for some tips.

I got a new 2.5 gal corny, replaced all the o-rings and did a leak test. The damn thing is leaking around the plastic part (which doesn't seem to make sense??) Here's another shot. Is there anything I can do to fix the leak or is this keg lost?

It's called "Brew Master" Currently just shows random recipes (seems to be from beersmith samples?) but it's a really cool start!!

In the yeast washing sticky Bernie Brewer says I've always been a little confused by the logic of removing oxygen, so maybe someone can crack an egg of knowledge on me here... Fact: The amount of dissolved gas in a liquid is a function of the temperature of the liquid Fact: The higher...

Nice colour at least :)

I'm from JHB so I suffer with the same ingredient shortage that you do. Here's my take on it: I've made it quite a few times before, only once with a lager yeast (before I was actually set up for lagering, so I can't really use that as a quality comparison). I've settled on using two...

JayDVenter: Did you manage to sort anything out? I'm in JHB and I can't find any lactose anywhere either. South Africa REALLY needs a decent homebrew store. (Zombie thread is zombied...)

Junior

Well, kegged today. Hydro sample tasted different to what I expected... not bad, just way sweeter (maltier?). Here's a pic of the insides when I opened: And hydro sample: Thanks for all the suggestions. I actually do have a fan that I use, but it was off for a while so stale air could've...

Surely that defeats the point of the swamp cooler thing?

So I was busy crash cooling, getting ready to gelatin when I took the shirt off my bucket and saw mold all over the lid. I decided rather not to put gelatin in and cleaned the lid. I did this by pouring basically pure ClO2 on the lid, leaving it for a while, wiping off with a damp cloth...

I built a cupboard that sits outside and keeps almost everything except ingredients in. Made out of melamine coated chipboard so I don't expect it's going to last much longer than a year or 2. The whole thing (with before pics of my spare room) is here.