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Brahn- did you make or purchase your spunding valve?

When you ferment under pressure do you have a spunding / pressure release valve? How do you regulate pressure or do you just let it go. I can't imagine that yeast in secondary are going to put out more than a keg can handle but would it affect the quality of the fermentation?

As a developer, parking requirements are too damn high. Also if you're drinking 800 calories you might consider Uber.

I plan on attending and will be bringing a re-brew of my Czech Premium Lager.

I have tried that but I initially over-carbonated then subsequently in trying to fix it ended up under-carbed. If I wasn't aiming to submit a few beers for competition I probably wouldn't make the purchase. I can, but I don't need one more piece of uni-tasker equipment. In the future I'll forward pl...

I'm looking to purchase a Blichmann quickcarb and would like to know if anyone would like to split it with me. I brew about once a month and I imagine that a few of us could share custody when you need to carb. I'm short on time with getting some beers ready for the SD & OC Fair competitions and...

Next time you brew on the weekend I'll stop by. Have a great brew day.

What is everyone's take on used kegs? Anything to consider? A keg is a keg is a keg?

Chris, I enjoyed your gruits. I see you're in CdM. I'm up near Spyglass (Newport Ridge). We should grab a beer sometime at the Place.

I'm in the market for some additional kegs. I have a 5 gal. AEB one I purchased from Keg Connection for $100. If anyone has an extra keg to sell or donate, or knows of a better deal please let me know. My freezer can hold four so I am open to purchasing three kegs. New would be preferable only becau...

Brad, excellent. I just placed an order for a home RO system. They were having a sale so I went with an 8-stage system (overkill for sure). 1 Sediment, 2 Carbon, 1 RO, 2 Deionization, 1 UV, 1 Post Carbon. It will be set up in the kitchen for drinking and I'll drain to my kettle for brew days. I've p...

I'll be bringing my bohemian pils.

I've connected my http://www.tilthydrometer.com/ to an old iPhone and the iPhone uses the Tilt app to post to a Google Sheet I can access online. It's pretty slick. For $120 and the convenience of not having to take regular gravity readings I would say it was worth the money. The beer is hovering in...

I am using gravity as I get an estimate each 15 minutes remotely. I will wait until tomorrow afternoon to begin my ramp to 70 with a two day hold. Attached is a graph of my current fermentation with scheduled temps. It will update automatically as data changes and you refresh your browser. https://d...

The OC Brewers Guild Exec. Dir., Jacquelyn "Jackie" Ellison, stopped by the OC Mashups meeting last week promoting the event. If you join the Guild as an Enthusiast ($40) you receive a discounted entry fee. They are looking for some club involvement an/or volunteers.