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I think the we are out of the woods on the explosion. The stuff just went in yesterday -- and I just poured the yeast out on to the juice. So it might take a bit to get going. When it does, I will give the release valve another pull.

Bingo Buffers: I am about to pour a box of VinClasse black box Sauvignon Blanc into the old fashioned Roto with no screw top -- after sterilising -- and then I am just going to tape a bin bag over the hole. Thank you.

Roget that Tom. I am checking the thinner valve by pulling the centre pin upwards. The little central pin can be pulled up and then springs back down. No sound of gas escaping yet -- but I do find this a comforting reassurance that I might yet not blow myself up. Thank you for all your help!

Thank you very much Tom. All this is making me nervous. I'm happy for the release valve to leak at this point. Perhaps the yeast will have to deal with the cooler temperatures outside this time around -- to minimise the damage in the event of catastrophic failure. . I will look into the...

Thank you Tom. Again, providing this ancient contraption still works as designed, I do not have a bomb in my living room. I would love to see some instructions for either doo-dad -- even if they are written in Aramaic or Ancient Greek. Do you know if the company that made these things is still...

Oh thank you Buffers. I am grateful for your rapid reply and the reassurance. Cheers!

Hi homebrew experts. I just bought a couple of roto kegs that appear to date from the late pleistocene. I just filled one with apple juice and wine yeast. First question: I am assuming that one of the doo-dads (pictured) on the top of the keg is an "S30" valve. I believe this because my...

Thank you gentlemen for your thoughts. I like the idea of drilled corks and rubber bungs -- not a bad band name either. I will give those some thought. Does anyone have any idea how these sorts of containers were used/made to function -- eg, how is it that these containers were tapped when...

Hi knowledgeable and experienced brewers. I have no idea what I am doing. I am currently waiting for some up-cycled olive oil flip-top bottles of cider to start exploding in my fridge. But I ran across this: I was thinking of buying it and pounding in this: And then sterilising as best as...

Hi all you knowledgeable people. Thank you for allowing me better access to your expertise -- in the form of accepting my membership application to this forum. I look forward to having more fun and avoiding some errors as a result of consulting you. I am ordering my first wine kits as well...