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Herm brews said:
The Corny is less than half full, and I was super gentle placing it on the shelf. I might place something atop the shelf for future protection.
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Under the shelf is better. So the shelf is resting on supports
 
Herm brews said:
View attachment 30387It got delivered last Friday. Thanks to my wonderful wife, I/we now have a garage refrigerator. Too bad that Corny keg sat unchilled for so many months. The Amber Ale in the keg was brewed in late February, and is essentially lifeless - it will likely end up being my first ever dumper. Soon, I will be buying one or two Torpedo kegs in 2.5 gallon size, and I will be getting back in the routine of brewing again.
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I repeat the caution about the shelves: get a piece of plywood that fits tightly to put on top of the glass. Even though it’s tempered it’ll still break.

So, instead of dumping it, make it your third beer of the night whenever you have more than two. By that time your tastebuds will be off a bit and you won’t mind.
 
Donoroto said:
I repeat the caution about the shelves: get a piece of plywood that fits tightly to put on top of the glass. Even though it’s tempered it’ll still break.

So, instead of dumping it, make it your third beer of the night whenever you have more than two. By that time your tastebuds will be off a bit and you won’t mind.
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Even though the Amber Ale was well carbonated (natural), and there is still pressure in the keg, the beer pours flat. The keg has been disconnected from CO2 for months. All I get from it is an overwhelming maltiness without any hop presence or carbonic bite. I wonder if it could be carbonated again?
 
Herm brews said:
Even though the Amber Ale was well carbonated (natural), and there is still pressure in the keg, the beer pours flat. The keg has been disconnected from CO2 for months. All I get from it is an overwhelming maltiness without any hop presence or carbonic bite. I wonder if it could be carbonated again?
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Absolutely, re-carb any time.

It might be pressurized, but at maybe only 3 psi, which is flat. Just like the initial carbonation, put it on at 14 psi for a couple days or, if you prefer to disconnect the pressure, pop it up to 35-40 and check it daily. The co2 will soak back into the beer and the pressure will drop. If it gets to 14 or less, pump it up a bit again. When it kinda stabilizes, set the final pressure and enjoy.
 
Herm brews said:
Even though the Amber Ale was well carbonated (natural), and there is still pressure in the keg, the beer pours flat. The keg has been disconnected from CO2 for months. All I get from it is an overwhelming maltiness without any hop presence or carbonic bite. I wonder if it could be carbonated again?
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Can't hurt anything. If it still isn't good, then water the pants with it. :)
 
My new samples tray arrived,with chalkboard

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Today I received a case (25) of LED fluorescent-tube replacements. Now that the town’s recycling center charges $1 a tube to dispose of them (used to be free) I’m done with fluorescents. I need to rewire the fixtures to remove the ballast - they run on line voltage - but as tubes fail, I’ll keep the good tube as a spare and rewire the 2-tube fixtures one at a time.
 
Same. Ordered a lb each of Simcoe and Amarillo, and 8oz of Magnum and Idaho 7. I have unopened lb bags of Citra Mosaic and Galaxy in the freezer right now. Just waiting to get my ducks in a row and hit some brewing days soon. Gotta empty some kegs too....
 
Donoroto said:
Today I received a case (25) of LED fluorescent-tube replacements. Now that the town’s recycling center charges $1 a tube to dispose of them (used to be free) I’m done with fluorescents. I need to rewire the fixtures to remove the ballast - they run on line voltage - but as tubes fail, I’ll keep the good tube as a spare and rewire the 2-tube fixtures one at a time.
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I just bought a bunch of the 4-foot Braun LED fixtures for my garage, same stuff I put in my shop. They’re very bright and so far so good. They ones in the shop are 4 years old and nary a failure yet. Gets rid of the tombstone fixtures altogether and looks better too. Got ‘em for $16 each, but they might be a little more now. Also put ‘em in the laundry room in the basement and under the stairs in a storage area. Lit the place up good.
 
Bottle rinser to sanitize. Fill the bowl with Star San, push the bottle down on the spring loaded center nozzle that shoots a stream inside the bottle. First time using I push three times. Not sure I have to do that many, it just feels more complete. Gives good coverage. Sanitizer foams in the tub from the agitation but does not foam inside the bottle. Used to soak my bottles in a tub. This is much faster at about 3 seconds per bottle and uses significantly less sanitizer.
 

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Semper Sitientum said:
Bottle rinser to sanitize. Fill the bowl with Star San, push the bottle down on the spring loaded center nozzle that shoots a stream inside the bottle. First time using I push three times. Not sure I have to do that many, it just feels more complete. Gives good coverage. Sanitizer foams in the tub from the agitation but does not foam inside the bottle. Used to soak my bottles in a tub. This is much faster at about 3 seconds per bottle and uses significantly less sanitizer.
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Toys are nice:)
 
Semper Sitientum said:
Bottle rinser to sanitize. Fill the bowl with Star San, push the bottle down on the spring loaded center nozzle that shoots a stream inside the bottle. First time using I push three times. Not sure I have to do that many, it just feels more complete. Gives good coverage. Sanitizer foams in the tub from the agitation but does not foam inside the bottle. Used to soak my bottles in a tub. This is much faster at about 3 seconds per bottle and uses significantly less sanitizer.
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I have one of those and always pumped 4-5 times. I'm sure 3 would have been enough but, like you said, more just feels right.
 
Semper Sitientum said:
Bottle rinser to sanitize. Fill the bowl with Star San, push the bottle down on the spring loaded center nozzle that shoots a stream inside the bottle. First time using I push three times. Not sure I have to do that many, it just feels more complete. Gives good coverage. Sanitizer foams in the tub from the agitation but does not foam inside the bottle. Used to soak my bottles in a tub. This is much faster at about 3 seconds per bottle and uses significantly less sanitizer.
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My stepson bought me a FastRack washer for Christmas a few years ago. 24 bottles at once. Very quick job getting 72 bottles ready for a 5 gallon batch. I rinse all my bottles after emptying them and that makes prepping them for bottling a lot easier. I store them upside down so they’re dry, so a quick spritz with PB and a little brush, then a rinse with StarSan. Haven’t lost a bottle yet. The best part is having 2 racks. While one is drying, another is rinsing. I invert a box on the rack and Bob’s yer uncle, ready to fill. I did have a little issue with the wash station though. The male threaded nipple on the stations broke off both of them while in storage. I took them apart and threaded the holes and installed stainless elbows to replace them. There’s a LOT of screws in those things.
 
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