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  1. mac.cartier

    Adding A Second Direct CO2 Line

    I’m not planning to refill the cylinders because my CO2 tank doesn’t have a dip tube, rather I’m going to use the 5# cylinder as the sodastream cylinder. I’m hoping to avoid buying a second cylinder, it seems like an unnecessary cost
  2. mac.cartier

    Adding A Second Direct CO2 Line

    I just bought one of these adapters from CGA-320 to the SodaStream connector. Not having to pay to refill the SodaStream tank is one of the ways I’m justifying getting a kegging setup so I am eager to make this work with my CO2 tank. From what I have read, the SodaStream needs the full tank PSI...
  3. mac.cartier

    For Sale DC Area: Selling all brewing equipment - including Grainfather, kegerator, chest freezer, SS fermenter, kegs, etc.

    Hey! I’m interested in some of the smaller items and maybe a keg, could you DM me?
  4. mac.cartier

    Closed pressure transfer from a plastic fermentation bucket

    In the spirit of experimentation I got some bulkhead ball-lock posts and installed them in the lid along with a floating dip tube. I transferred a few gallons of water with gas without any serious issues. I went up to ~2 psi and found CO2 leaking out of these divots which I presume are there...
  5. mac.cartier

    Closed pressure transfer from a plastic fermentation bucket

    Awesome, thanks all for your suggestions, I’m going to start playing around with the gamma lids and a dip tube to see if I can get a healthy siphon going. Do you know of any good ball-lock airlocks? I suppose I can just use a bit of tubing and a glass of sanitizer…
  6. mac.cartier

    Closed pressure transfer from a plastic fermentation bucket

    Hey all, I am just getting into kegging and I’m brainstorming ways to perform a closed transfer from my plastic fermentation bucket to a keg. I don’t have a ton of space so using one of my kegs to ferment will limit my batch size and how many beers I can have on tap at a time. I purchased...
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