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I'm not entirely sure the path beer takes while passing through these faucets, so this may be inconsequential, but I notice that the seven holes that pass from the outside to the hollow inside, and span the circumference of the restrictor (show in the image below) have been poorly machined, and...

Just hooked up the picnic tap again, pouring fine. Took off the elbow barb and the washer looks like it had been seated correctly. Hard to say though as I can't see it when it's all assembled. But I took extra care to align it correctly when tightening the nut. I had not disassembled it since...

Hooked 3 new FC InterTap faucets up yesterday, and tested them today. Unfortunately I'm getting nothing but foam, regardless of the position of the FC handle. I was dispensing from the keg via a few meters of line and a picnic tap just the other day without issue, and the flow going through the...

I have a Omega PHH-7011 and find it more than adequate. ±0.01 accuracy, and I've yet to notice it drifting between calibrations. Shipped from the US (you can only buy it from the manufacture directly) will cost around $200 all up, but it does come with a case, buffer/probe solutions etc.

I too have been having difficulties with my new Mill Master. I've only done about 5 batches with it, but the last two batches with Golden Promise and Marris Otter were especially slow. I had to constantly stir the grains in the hopper around the rollers to get it to take, and what did get...

Sorry I haven't reported in for a while. I just got fed up trying to rectify the problem that I ended up returning the facets to the retailer, but not until I gave Perlick two weeks to respond to the retailer, who graciously offered to contact them on my behalf. Unfortunately it appears that...

How did it turn out Kunfaced?

Thank you Wobbly, I will cycle each handle through each solution for a 24 hours soak. One thing I did forget to mention is that I had tested each handle in StarSan, and found each to react the same, emitting a smell after as little as 10 seconds. So it's likely that each will react identically...

I had some time over the weekend to experiment further in order to identify which component of the faucet was at fault, and whether the hypothesis that acidity being the catalyst was correct. I placed each separate piece of the faucet into its own container filled with a StarSan solution...

Incorrect flow control usage may potentially account for the smell for instances of beer running through the faucet, and it's certainly something to be aware of, but it does not account for acidic solutions such as StarSan, which would be unaffected by conditions which favor beer spoilage. The...

I have sent an email to Perlick regarding this issue, and will report back once they reply.

Going to bump this as I am having the same problem, and believe I have found the issue. The problem appears to be the restrictor inside the Perlick 650SS taps, which I believe is made from a different grade of stainless steel than the rest of the tap, one which is more susceptible to acidic...

At present I'm just using some 25kg half-bridge cells from Ebay. If you're unfamiliar with a Wheatstone Bridge configuration, take a look at the wiki, that should clear up any questions with regard to inputs. In short though, each half cell is essentially a Voltage Divider, where a change in...

Can't offer much assistance, as it's not really something I've been interested in brewing myself, and only had a pint of the stuff to see what it is like (very typical C.U.B in character if I remember correctly). But I do have an article from 'The weekly review' June 25 - July 1 2015 about the...

The plan was for system to have a touchscreen to display the volumes/rate of change of volume, and allow the input of refractometer samples to account for density changes. Though I haven't designed the software required for the task, hence haven't thought about all the specifics in detail.