Either way you are going to have to prop it up. Those hinges aren't made to support ANY weight whatsoever. I made a keezer in college that had a formica top. I didn't even use the mdf base. I bought a sheet of formica veener and epoxy-ed it on. Just the weight of the epoxy adhesive and formica...
The homebrewer's prayer...
Our lager which art in barrels, hallowed be thy drink. Thy will be drunk, at home as in the tavern. Give us this day our foamy head, and forgive us our spillages, as we forgive those who spill against us. And lead us not into incarceration, but deliver us from...
Raise your mug and share your all-time favorite toast.
I personally like...
:mug:
Heres to honor-
Get on her,
Stay on her,
And if you cant cum in her,
Cum on her.
Yeah you can absolutely make fruit soda!
I got bored one night and started experimenting. I made strawberry , strawberry-lemonade, and blackberry...all from fresh fruit and naturally carbonated. It was really easy. I just boiled the fruit (about 1 lb) in about a gallon of water for 5-10...
Good to know about trimming earlier when growing in a planter. My nugget hops are growing like crazy. I already ran 3 lines and I am still running out of room. I guess its time to trim!
Another thing you could try... evac the moisture from the lines. Harbor Freight sells and automotive A/C evac pump for pretty cheap.
http://www.harborfreight.com/air-vacuum-pump-with-r134a-and-r12-connectors-96677.html
I am no A/C expert by any means... so who knows if the R134 or R12...
http://www.ehow.com/how_2313625_up-central-air-conditioner-unit.html
This eHow has some good info that you might want to consider. It looks like it could be a couple of things.
1+ on the hop bag. I don't have any type of filter on my dip tube. It goes ALL the way down too. I only leave about 2 tsp of liquid in keggle after a boil. I use the cheap paint bucket filters from Lowe's as a semi-reusable hop bag. I have a 25' 3/8" CFC that is gravity fed. I have yet to...