Recent content by rock

+1 the co2 is a compressed liquid under pressure and it needs a steel cylinder that is manufactured to withstand to contain that pressure, no one will fill it anyway,Sorry

Hey mate, i went kegging bout 2 years ago and haven't looked back, I have a upright fridge freezer set up and have 2 taps through the door, didn't take much to drill the holes to insert the tapshanks and the co2 goes through the side wall. The best advice get the John Guest fittings they are...

I use a co2 fire extinguisher connected via a micromatic reg,But you must make sure the dip tube is removed otherwise it will draw liquid and stuff the reg up..I have never had a problem with the co2 liquid and then gas to carb up my kegs, There are heaps of places to purchase them outright for...

+1 for Gibbo, Try reseating the poppet or pop down to your LHBS and purchase another 1

Hi, Iuse a fire extinguisher and they have removed the dip tube so that Liquid CO2 doesn't get drawn up into the reg, When I need refilling I take it to Quell or similar here in Victoria and they are more than happy to refill it at a bargain price,not sure what your fella is doin but they should...

+1 for Ross at craftbrewer always helpfull and he has all the fittings needed or If ya in Melb,Grain and grape also fantastic.i started with 2 kegs but soon realized needed another 2 to filter so I recommend at least 4,would never go back to bottles,Having said that I still fill a few up over...

I must admit, there isn't too much cleaning up afterwards with an immersion chiller and no crap into the fermenter..good point haysie..

Gees, I might have to invest in a chillout plate :(

Carboy, I have a similar length of 12mm copper and use melb tap water and it usually uses in excess of 50 ltrs and takes up to 40 min,but I do reuse the waste water collected into my washing machine and the wort gets down to 25C whilst whirlpooling the whole time,Hope that has...

I usually dump the grain in the vege patch then turn inside out and hose off,then hang out to dry.If it gets too stained,just soak in unsented Napisan and rinse or throw it in the wash, comes up a treat..Ready for the next fine brew..Rod

Ahh the Laundry fairy again,,Fantastic, might try that one :lol:

Had the same problem mate several times,bubbles in the line is not good! Thats co2 breaking out of the beer into the line..Sounds like over carbed to me as well, (disconnect the gas in)just release the pressure ,via the keg relief valve..wait a couple of hours and re pressure keg to serving pressure

Here is a brew I did last week The following figures are based on this number of brews (number):1 Desired Batch Size* (lts):25 Vessel Type (Keggle or xlt Pot) 50 ltr converted Keg Length of Boil (mins): 90 Grain Bill (kgs):7000g Starting Volume of Water (lts):35 Volume at Boil Start (lts):30.5...

It's at 18c, and I have rinse it and looks like I'll have to do it a few times over..Beats me..

Hi all, Iv'e brewed a dr smurtos Golden ale on the 4/7/09 and used DCL US 05 American Ale dried yeast,The Fermenter..30ltr and 23 ltrs of wort into fermenter ,All going well..until today..Foam coming out through the airlock, Which I have never experienced before,Is this normal for this type of...