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  1. Danp3d

    Mini Keg Discussion / Mods / Show Off - Dedicated Thread

    I wasn't home, but my wife said the bloke who came to inspect the property spent more time analyzing my brewing equipment and looking funny at the fermenters than actually inspecting the place, so I guess it's all good. I reckon I should wait for the police to pay me a visit saying they've...
  2. Danp3d

    Mini Keg Discussion / Mods / Show Off - Dedicated Thread

    Yeah, I didn't even know it had a big o-ring just sitting inside the post like that. My corny kegs have poppet valves with the o-ring being almost like an integral part to them, taking them out is pretty hard - that kind of thing would never happen. But this one seems to be a completely...
  3. Danp3d

    Mini Keg Discussion / Mods / Show Off - Dedicated Thread

    I had it at almost serving pressure (a tiny bit higher to adjust the flow a bit). I actually filled it up with beer first, then pressurised it and connected it (corny beer out -> mini gas in; mini beer out -> tap). Worked well, and the idea of always having the minikeg ready to go sounded really...
  4. Danp3d

    Mini Keg Discussion / Mods / Show Off - Dedicated Thread

    Yeah, in my case the internal o-ring from the liquid post somehow got displaced and part of it ended up on top of that pin that stops the flow (the one that gets pushed down by the disconnect). That's causing the post to be constantly slightly open. Still happy it didn't happen at work today. A...
  5. Danp3d

    Mini Keg Discussion / Mods / Show Off - Dedicated Thread

    Had a massive drama today - my minikeg (which was daisy chained to one of my corny kegs) decided to start shooting beer out of the liquid out post when I disconnected the beer line. Of course I wasn't expecting that, so I thought my disconnect was broken or something and ended up taking me a...
  6. Danp3d

    Fast souring with WLP672 - yeast infection???

    That's actually very good advice, thanks mate! I got lucky - the yeast got suppressed fairly quickly, and I wasn't brewing a Berliner (it was a fairly high gravity beer), so I'll still be able to stick to the plan and do a second boil (which is good, I didn't add any hops to the first boil to...
  7. Danp3d

    Fast souring with WLP672 - yeast infection???

    The lacto managed to inactivate the yeast! Got home from work and found a very different scenario: the fermenter was completely dead. Not a sign of fermentation. Checked the SG - it dropped a few points (from 1.062 to 1.058) but the pH dropped significantly: from 4.5 to 3.7. considering pH is...
  8. Danp3d

    Fast souring with WLP672 - yeast infection???

    Damn it. A quick Google search showed me that apparently both Lacto cultures from Whitelabs are usually infected with yeast. From what I've seen, it's usually better to dump probiotic yoghurt into the wort than to use WLP672 for fast souring. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to boil it and make...
  9. Danp3d

    Fast souring with WLP672 - yeast infection???

    Hi folks, I've decided to try to brew my first sour beer - a Kriek-inspired beer, but a bit of a chimera (it's more like a cherry infused sour trippel). Thing is, I don't have the patience to let it sit on a demijohn for a year, so I decided to just do a fast souring process (common for...
  10. Danp3d

    Brisbane Grain Bulk Buy June 2017

    Nice! Thanks @alfadog and everyone else - looking forward to getting the grains on Saturday (can't make it on Friday, unfortunately).
  11. Danp3d

    Brisbane Grain Bulk Buy June 2017

    Thanks for the heads up mate - I'd be happy with a Bairds MO if that's an option :cheers:
  12. Danp3d

    Brisbane Grain Bulk Buy June 2017

    Is it too late for me to jump in? Got my first grain mill yesterday after getting frustrated with the pre-crushed grains I was buying. If not too late, any chance I can get a wey pils, BB wheat and TFFMMO (one of each)? Added to the spreadsheet - sorry if I wasn't supposed to do that. Thanks!
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