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  1. Beefcake 2000

    RAPT Pill

    Thank you Kegland for replacing my Rapt Pill, much appreciated👍👍. I will definately ferment at a lower pressure going forward. cheers
  2. Beefcake 2000

    RAPT Pill

    I dont really have a blockage issue, it's when I transfer to the keg I seem to get air bubbles through the line which causes the beer to froth up in the keg which I then have to stop and let it settle before I continue. I don't think its over carbed. It's more of an annoyance than anything so I...
  3. Beefcake 2000

    RAPT Pill

    Hi and thanks for the quick reply. I was indeed fermenting well over 10 psi as I thought this would just carbonate the brew to a ready to drink level after transferring to the keg, and I have always done it this way without any issues so didn't know any better. It makes sense what you have...
  4. Beefcake 2000

    RAPT Pill

    Hi all, I have an update on this gas build up issue I was having in my now dead RAPT pill. Yesterday when I was transfering my brew from the allrounder fermentor to my keg the pill exploded in the fermentor in the brew. The photo doesn't really show it but the circuit board definately got hot...
  5. Beefcake 2000

    Refilling SodaStream CO2 cylinders

    Hi Sleepy, I have also had issues with the new soda stream bottles, but what works for me is to screw the adaptor tight to the gas bottle first, then loosely screw in the soda stream bottle, crack the gas bottle so you can hear the gas leaking out, then screw in the soda stream bottle tight and...
  6. Beefcake 2000

    RAPT Pill

    Hi members, I have a Rapt pill and have been using regularly for just over 1 year now. While cleaning after the last three or four brews when I start to unscew the pill, there seems to be a gas build up inside as it nearly 'explodes' apart. It still works perfectly well and there is no moisture...
  7. Beefcake 2000

    Newbie from the Tropics

    Hi TC, Good luck with the brewing. I used to live in Townsville and also northern WA and brewed in both. After struggling to maintain a correct & stable fermentation temperature, and the missus not to keen on letting me keep the fermentor in the lounge room with the A/C on (I thought it was a...
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