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I use a spray bottle for most things. For kegs I keep one keg filled with starsan and whenever another keg is empty and cleaned I transfer the starsan to the clean one using CO2 so the keg is fully purged and ready to go. I occassionally empty the starsan and refill with new but dont track it...

That's 71% apparent attenuation which is likely it finished, I often finish slightly higher than brewfather predicts because it uses the max attenuation of the yeast to predict FG. what yeast did you use? Did you make a starter, use 2 packs etc? I would think it should be completely fine to...

Just realised this is exactly what Ive been looking for! I have a lot of corny kegs and am very slack about cleaning the lines in my keezer as its always a faff. 4L PET keg filled with line cleaner and pressurised up will make it a breeze... might buy 2 and have 1 filled with starsan to purge...

I have a berkey water filter in the kitchen for drinking/cooking water (fantastic filters, expensive to buy but last years). As I have replaced the filters a couple of times I now use the old filters inside a 30L plastic fermenter bucket with holes drilled in the base, sitting ontop my 30L...

I am still using it, first beer came out well, if a little sour and topped it up again with another wort. Probably keg this one soon so it doesnt end up quite as sour as the last one. V2 is on hold due to lack of space, hoping to move house soon and one of the requirements is a dedicated brew...

No, the "CO2 blanket" is a myth, gases all mix together, even with different densities. If they were in a completely sealed and constant temperature vessel they will eventually partially settle out but even a slight movement would mix them together again. Here is a decent explanation

Almost every morning same for me as really like it and its super healthy - Homemade brown bread toast, avocado, homemade sauerkraut, poached egg, half tin of mackerel and a decent amount of homemade fermented hotsauce.

Is it coming out the brass coloured nut at the back? Ive not looked at it closely but believe it is a burst disk (single use relief valve). ie its designed to burst and bleed off pressure if it exceeds a set pressure, in order to prevent anything breaking and creating shrapnel if it is...

I upgraded from G30 to Brewtools B80 as was looking for more volume. If the DarkFarm vessels had been released at the time I would probably have got one of them, they look fantastic and at a much more sensible price than Brewtools.

This is both the easiest and best (in my opinion!) method. Leave the keg in the fridge with gas connected and set at correct pressure, normally around 12-20psi depending on temp and beer style, you arent going to risk overcarbing. Method 1 I havent tried as not sure the beer will really be any...

If you have temp control then it is definitely worth cold crashing to about 2C for a few days. Just remember that when you drop the temperature the airlock/blowoff will suck back inwards (pressure inside the fermenter will drop). If you have something you can fill with CO2 and connect on in...

Could you not freeze it? This would avoid any chance of unintended fermentation.

The red filter that comes with it is next to useless, I see there is now a white one which is even finer than the blue.

Are you cold crashing? This makes a big difference in how much sediment you transfer. I also use a bouncer filter with the blue fine filter inline when transferring to kegs to catch any larger sediment I might disturb.

I used a Last straw counter pressure bottle filler for a few years- it worked most of the time but was quite fiddly and messy so I avoided bottling as much as possible. I bought a boel itap a few months ago, it is a fair bit more expensive but totally worth it.... makes bottling a pleasure and...