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The ice on the bottom of the CO2 tank is telling. Cold CO2 tanks display very low pressure therefore, bring the tank up to room temperature and watch the tank pressure rise to nearly 900 psi/62 bar assuming that there is liquid CO2 in the tank. Even a cold tank should have enough working pressure to push or carbonate a beverage. The most accurate way to discover how much CO2 remains in the tank is to weigh the tank and subtract the tare weight of the tank which is stamped on most bottles. Thank you for watching and thank you for your question.

Since distillation is slightly less illegal in the US perhaps we can put something together on a 35L and discuss the (very minor) differences in doing the same with a 65L.

This is very good!

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We think that this is going to be quite a lot of fun.

We completely agree.

The pot still attachment for the DigiBoil and the BrewZilla is $139. Which is pretty much the definition of a bargain.

@@FYBS imma need me a distiller at some point.

We can help with that, without a doubt.

We totally agree.

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Take every opportunity to show off your tools.

We use both a forward-to-backward and an up-and-away stroke depending on the situation. And you are right, using the entire stone does not happen often. We do flip the stones and swap left and right to try to even out the wear. It has worked out pretty well thus far and we have sharpened many, many knives.

We really like ‘easy to please’ people.

There is a long answer here that deserves its own video. But let’s hit the highlights and answer your great question: I leave the valve closed until after the temperature spikes, falls, then stabilizes around 177F or 80C. This allows the still to equilibrate before product is collected. Again, great question. Thanks for watching.

​@@FYBS great video. Gets right to the point

Because that little tab thingy almost always points North we think that it’s a a navigational device. Pretty sure.

We are all about the subs. No treble. Enjoy your beer! ~Lt. Dan

If your tank and valve are in good working order and not leaking then you will be fine to have the tank inside with you. Protect the valve from impact trauma and, in my opinion, remove the regulator when not in use. Here in the shop I secure my tanks with a chain to prevent them from tipping over. Keeping CO2 tanks inside is very common practice. Consider all of the home kegerators, aquariums, bars, and/or restaurants out there. Many of these have indoor CO2 tanks. Thanks for watching and thanks for reaching out. ~Lt. Dan

Not as much as I do.

Need? We don’t need no stinking need. Swing by the shop and we’ll find something for you. Promise.

@@FYBS lol maybe soon if I can afford it

We agree! She is well on her way to becoming a star. We’ve been told that she has been on TV for several years. But, you never know which interview will launch your career. You know, it takes a village and stuff and we here at FYBS are here to do our part.

¡Estoy de acuerdo! Cometer un error con un tanque de alta presión sería catastrófico. ¡Gracias por ver!

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Je vous en prie.

We’ve got a little bit of everything for everyone. That’s just how we roll.

We discover the existing angle of the blade by painting the cutting edge with a permanent marker then experimenting with different angles until we find the settings that removes the most amount of ink/dye/paint along the blade. When a blade has been hand-sharpened it is sometimes necessary to select an angle that is a compromise between all of the different angles present on the blade and reprofile the edge with one angle along the entire length. Thanks for the excellent comment and for watching. ~Lt. Dan

awesome thank you@@FYBS

“Hey Lt. Dan, can you sell this butter maker that I received as a gift? I don’t need it.” “Sure thing: Rolling in 3, 2, 1…”

Maybe we should be real men and stop relying on the perception of others. (Mommy hold my hand kind of kid)

CO2 always makes us sleepy. More research is needed to find out why...

@@FYBS Because it displaces oxygen. Lovely headaches also.

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Monitor your cooling outflow temperature. I advise keeping that temperature below 50C by increasing the cooling water flow rate as needed. If you find keeping the outflow below 50C to be impossible then try using frozen water bottles to keep your cooling water temperature low.

@@FYBS thanks a lot.

@@danielbarbieri8199 thanks for watching and thanks for reaching out.

Thanks for watching! The cooler is nice and should last for years and years. Admittedly, I don’t have much experience with Yeti coolers to make a point-by-point comparison but this cooler is solid.

If your machine is able to pull a vacuum then I wouldn’t adjust the hinge. If you are handy and like to tinker then you can shorten the distance between the flat hinge/bar and the front machine cover by turning the two bolts until the door and gasket are barely touching. Don’t overdo it. At the completion of a cycle if your machine very slowly losses its vacuum then there is a small leak somewhere. Which is not a big deal. My machine will lose suction if left for several hours. If I find my machine ‘completed’, with very cold trays, and zero vacuum I simply “add dry time” to warm the trays and to pull off any humidity that may have found its way into the machine. No big deal. I have let cycles sit for days after they have finished because of holidays or simply being too busy at the shop to bag up the food. Thanks for watching!

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All of these are great topics and all of them are coming. A tear down of the reflux is currently in the pipeline.

We have a Tilt that runs 24/7 as a demo in the shop. Having a near constant flow of fermentation data is addictive. Thanks for watching!

Great question! When the still is operated correctly the end-cap is only slightly warm to the touch because the hot vapor has been cooled to a warm liquid by the cooling coil. If the still was completely sealed and the cooling system were to fail then there could be a dangerous build up of pressure. If you see steam or smell distillate coming from the openings around the cooling system then your cooling system has failed. You should always be able to touch the end cap of an Alcoengine pot or reflux still. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment! ~ Lt. Dan

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If your wobbly door behaves like mine in the video then leave it alone. All is well. If, on the other hand, your door is falling off the machine then you have a different problem. If you want to you can email some short movies of your door to the shop and we can take a look at what you have. www.fybs.us Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

@@FYBS thanks!!

Is your leak still...leaking? It is strange that your leak seems to come and go. That's not typical. Sorry for the late reply...

@@FYBS nothing to sorry for!)) now the leak stable, high pressure gauge shows zero after one night or so. I sprayed soap water everywhere but no bubbles anywhere. Thinking of putting the gas with regulator into the bucket with water

@@davewebb8777 Let’s try this: Set the Working Pressure on the regulator to zero, turn on the gas, turn off the gas, and observe the high pressure gauge for movement. This will test the high pressure side of the regulator. If there is no leakage on the high side then create the shortest possible low pressure system (if your regulator has a ball valve use that) then set the pressure to 50psi. Turn off the supply of gas. Watch for a drop in pressure on the high pressure gauge while also listening carefully for a leak. This will test your regulator. To answer your water tolerance question: A regulator can be submerged. There is nothing sensitive to water inside. There will be water/moisture under the glass afterwards which I would find annoying. I would personally try to find the leak ‘dry’.

@@FYBS thank you. I will try your suggestion and let you know! Yes dry detection is preferable of course but if I don’t find a leak that way I will submerge it

Typically, I get around 350ml per hour through a 0.6 restrictor. The cooling water temperature does not impact the collection quality or quantity as long as all of the vapor is converted to a liquid. You will receive the same quality and quantity of final product with cooling water at 10 C as you will at 60 C. Thanks for watching!

We agree, mostly. The door is designed to slide front-to-back along the slot as the vacuum pulls the door into the gasket. If the hinge side were to be held fast then the pressure on this imaginary, stationary hinge would be intense and quickly fail. With the current design of the machine, there is no pressure put on the pins set in the acrylic door while in operation. Therefore, no wobbling or future enlargement of the holes is likely. If you have information to the contrary kindly share this documentation of the lower hinge sustaining damage. We all would love to see this information. I am a long-term Harvest Right dealer and Harvest Right freeze dryer owner; I have interacted with many machines. Not once have I encountered a legitimate faulty door hinge. I have talked with countless customers seeking a 'warranty repair' or advice on how to DIY fix their door to make the hinge solid (like every other door in their home.) This video is for everyone seeking a fix that does not exist. What drove this video into reality was a customer sharing a video of individuals selling a product to "fix" this "issue." Fixing a non-existent problem for profit is the true misrepresentation. Thanks for your comment and for watching.

@@FYBS Today HR admitted it was not correct. Of course there's no load on the hinge when closed with a vacuum. The problem is the rest of the time. Every time you open and close the door there IS load on the hinge pin. If just wallowing around in a loose hole was correct why are there slots at all? What possible reason is there for motion other than what occurs when the door seal compresses? If you're "long-term" then you remember when the flange nuts were splined, pressed in and tight fitting. Like many things at HR they decided to change to save a few pennies and it's backfired. Just like the crappy vacuum hose fittings.