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20g. I make 10 gal finished batches at at time using 3 old converted 15.5 gal kegs with some holes we cut in the top of them etc.

Please let us know what your heating times look like when you get a chance. Eager to have some real world results and data to compare before sinking $800+ into a BK. I'm budgeting a switch from 3 tank propane to eBrewing and have this equipment on my list to research and the tech is very...

Probably going to lose the color and some flavor. Malt Properties from a few different web sites: Carastan is a British crystal malt with a caramel/toffee flavor and hints of toasted bread. Carastan is a malt similar to Crystal malt produces by the Crisp Malting group in the UK. The...

I've made this brew 4 times now, and actually just racked to kegs last night. I add the 0min hops at FO and just let them sit while my immersion chiller is doing its thing. So they're probably in there for 30 min at least. Then I remove my hop bag before racking to carboys. I enjoy the extra...

Check out this thread, it has some pictures of what you'll want to look for. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/welcome-cursed-kegging-c02-whole-family-431828/ ... and as the last gif points out, it could even be a ball lock connection that's bad.

H2o requirements all depends on your system so you might have to tweak it a little. I do 10 gal batches and here's the water measurements I used to make this. Mash In/Strike Water: 8.75 gal (temps depend on the efficiency of your mash tun) Mine is around 164f to get 151f Sparge: 5.7 gal at...

+1 for LBussy advice. I've done this same thing and as long as everything was cleaned/sanitized you'll be fine. The key thing when burping a keg with that much air space is to really pump up the PSI to fill that thing up with Co2 quickly. Serving pressure isn't going to cut it. I usually dial...

Thread here about blow off tubes and buckets. Pics inside thread of examples. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/blow-off-tube-bucket-178567/

I'd say follow the OP instructions and adjust subsequent brews to your liking. It's a very solid very popular brew around my house and depending on how you like it, easy to adjust hop flavor and aroma in future batches. Try and hit mash in and ferm temps, do a 21 day primary, and you'll end...

12 Thumbs up for this brew .... literally. Family called a few months ago and said they were coming in town for Spring Break. I had a 5 gal keg of this ready when they got here. 7 family members and my wife and I polished off the entire keg in 1 night. I bought a 6er of Red Chair to do a taste...

Yes - when screwed down there should be sufficient pressure to create a seal between the connections. It should not move. Also, check the tube itself. I had a C02 leak which I thought was a bad o ring, but the tube was actually dented/damaged. I suggest: Replace the o ring - test it If you...

Using the below chart I carb for 7 days and test it. If it's not where I want it I leave it and test it each day. After 10 or 11 days if it's still under carbed I'll jack the PSI up a bit, maybe by .5 or 1, because it's so easy to over carb at that point. I've messed it up a few times and had...

I think the message of how damaging undiluted Star San can be, isn't known or talked about that much. Since everywhere people generally talk about how "safe" it is there is a general assumption that it's cool to spill a little and not worry. I learned this the hard way as well .... squeezed...

What you're describing is exactly what I do when I'm out of taps. It's always nice to have kegs ready to carb when the next one runs out. wildwest450 is spot on. Even if I'm pretty sure of the seal on the lid I always check the pressure every 10 days or so just to make sure it's still...