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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Contents:
  Thank You! (Trish)
  natural gas regulator? (Paul Hethmon)


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Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:37:09 -0600
From: Trish <qageek at gmail.com>
Subject: Thank You!

Hello Beerlings -

Thank you so much for the great information and tips re: bulging kegs.
 My husband and I have discussed the suggestions and had a few more
questions of our own.
 - Does cleaning solution lose effectiveness over time?  It seems
reasonable to me, and that may even be a contributing factor in our
situation?  Also, I suspect that formulations change and improve over
time, which also supports the idea that it may be time for new stuff.
 - What is the life expectancy of a mini key?  Since there are plastic
(and maybe even rubber?) parts inside the keg, I have to think that
they may become susceptible and harbor infectious materials over time.

I hope that we'll be brewing our next batch soon.  I am eager to see
how we can improve our product and our process.

Thanks again!
 - Trish


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Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:02:25 -0500
From: Paul Hethmon <phethmon at hethmon.com>
Subject: natural gas regulator?

I've got two of the 6 inch diameter natural gas burners with
10 jets on them. The one on the boil kettle is doing fine, nice
blue flames. The one on the HLT though is burning yellow
and leaving soot. I tried plugging two of the jets today in hopes
that then I could turn up the gas and still get the same heat
output, still got some soot though.

One thing that has been suggested to me is to add a regulator
to make sure the pressure is right feeding the burners. So
does anyone have any suggestions on how to size one? Would
one meant for a typical gas cooktop be sufficient? Is it based
on BTU output?

thanks,

Paul


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