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    Decline in Hombrewing.

    More like competing priorities. It wasn’t until after my kids were out of the house that I could take up the hobby. But the point made about the time commitment required for cleaning and maintenance is spot on. If you don’t like cleaning up, then home brewing may not be for you. Non brewers...
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    Replace regulator gauges?

    As others have said, likely an empty tank. That's why I own several tanks; because I periodically managed to let one leak out. Usually by leaving the valve open overnight. It is particularly annoying when it is the 20# tank that winds up empty. That's an expensive reminder to close the damned...
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    Decline in Hombrewing.

    I've been homebrewing for more than 20 years. At first, I justified the investment in equipment by saying that the beers I made were less expensive than commercial beers. Now I'm retired with enough time to brew and obsess about the next brew. I still think my beers cost less than commercial...
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    No gas-tight seal on Speidel 30L fermenter

    Nice photo. Thanks for helping me think of alternatives. That's a very happy fermentation in your photo!
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    No gas-tight seal on Speidel 30L fermenter

    I use a Speidel 30L plastic fermenter. I use the MoreBeer thermowell on the top rather than the large Speidel airlock. That adapter has a hole that accepts a grommet for use with the common 3/8" plastic airlock. This allows me to monitor the fermentation temperature with my Ranco ETC and a...
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    Sodastream fittings help

    I reread my post above and realized that my setup doesn’t use a regulator on the CO2 tank. The hose connects directly to the flange on the tank valve and goes to the Sodastream station. So I’m carbonating with gas at tank pressure, not reduced with a regulator. The hose is a heavy, braided one...
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    Sodastream fittings help

    Another option to consider, as noted above, is to skip using the too small Sodastream bottles, and just use a larger CO2 tank with a hose from the regulator to the Sodastream station. Such hoses are readily available on internet sales sites. I use a 10# tank and it lasts more than a year. You...
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    Hop Storage Index

    It would be nice to be able to more accurately predict the IBUs in a brew session when using hops that have been stored for a while.

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