I'm curious -- Those of you who keg your beer, how do you store your cornies between batches? Do you just clean them and leave them empty? Pressurize them?...
Hi Bob, when a keg empties of beer, I remove it from the fridge, rinse it with Oxiclean and water overnight ( 1 tablespoon to 5 gal of water ) and then the...
Mine sit with whatever sludge is left in the bottom after emptying it at the tap (yeast, protein, etc). Usually with a bit of residual pressure left as well...
... Thanks for the reply Matt, Just a follow up question (or two.) What is the reasoning behind pressurizing them for storage? Also, when you pressurize it,...
Air leads to contamination. CO2 does not. I fill the kegs with CO2 at enough pressure to seal well, purging through the release valve 3 to 5 times while the...
You mean yer a'posed to refill them things? Tarnation! Bob M Air leads to contamination. CO2 does not. I fill the kegs with CO2 at enough pressure to seal...
Thanks for posting the pic. I like the choice of wood you used. FR ... group album ... of the ... that is ... applicable law. ... prohibited ... are the ... ...
While brewing outside of my shop yesterday a woman walked up and asked what we were doing. After chating a bit she left. About a half an hour later she came...
You could in theory, but it's a LOT of work and is NOT worth it. Best thing to do is what you are doing.... do a trade with somebody. Nice lady to give you a...
What is the best way to cut open the top of a used beer keg. i want to use it for a boil kettle. Which gives the cleanest edge. I have a sawsall, jigsaw and...
I used a sawsall for mine. It worked great. I used a bi-metal blade and went slowly. Drilling a starter hole and filling it with water helps to keep it...
I used a SawzAll with about half a dozen bimetal blades (24 TPI) I also used a generous amount of cutting oil. It worked very well for me. Took a little bit...
If you fill the keg with water and go slowly it should only take 1.5 blades. I have since gone to using an angle grinder(4.5") with the thin cutting blades....
I used a very old angle grinder, with some stainless steel grinding wheels I bought at HomeDepot. They are about $4. It's amazing how fast it is to cut the keg...
I found that a jigsaw with a bimetallic blade, use some water on it to keep it cool. The jigsaw blade handles the curve better then a sawzall blade. I put a...
... to ... if ... I want to thank everyone for your replies. I'm going to tear into this in the next week. All the good info should keep me out of trouble. ...
I have cut many kegs. I prefer a 4.5” angle grinder with a thin metal cutoff wheel. It takes 2 wheels per keg. $2.50 each. Do not try to cut in one pass....
Hello I have 16 cases of clean, delabled bottles, all in Great Lakes six pack carriers and case boxes. This is about the same as buying new ones. Would like to...
Look at the quick connects from Colder. The Polysulphone connects are rated for boiling (and above for liquids and steam that can withstand those temps..)...
These are the ones I got and they work pretty good for me. www.omega.com/pdf/tubing/couplings/ft-hfc-12series/ft-hfc12series.asp Although I don't have any on...
I have a sparge pot, mashtun and boiling pot each with a half inch ball valve installed in the side and each with a 3/4" MIP 1/2" barb screwed into em. I am...
Yup, those are the ones I have too.. I have had to replace the O rings on a few of them though.. I wonder if the dab of keglube I put on them broke down the...
... the "rubber". ?? ... Another option instead of quick connects that don't leak or wear out. After using several forms of quick connects I found myself...
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