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Homebrew Disconnect Maintenance, Draft Beer Temperature Ranges for Serving, & Do Kegs Go Bad?

Homebrew Happy Hour

Release Date: 11/13/2025

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I don't know about y'all but I am so ready for the holiday season. Good food, family time, and it's stout season in my house so I'm loaded up with the latest batch of Breakfast Stout we cooked up. It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's also time for the Homebrew Happy Hour podcast!... THE home brew #podcast where we answer all of your home brewing questions and discuss anything related to craft beer!

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If you appreciate the things we do here at Homebrew Happy Hour, consider joining our Trub Club! --  https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=21132635

On Today's Show:

Homebrew Disconnect Maintenance, Draft Beer Temperature Ranges for Serving, & Do Kegs Go Bad?

00:00:00 - 00:016:19 Sponsors & Small Talk
00:16:20 - 00:28:01 Homebrew Disconnect Maintenance
00:28:02 - 00:36:35 Draft Beer Temperature Ranges for Serving
00:36:35 - 00:47:08 Do Homebrew Kegs Go Bad

Links for this episode:
CMBecker Disconnect Replacement Parts: https://www.kegconnection.com/dpl-replacement-parts-list-for-ball-lock-pin-lock-disconnects.html
Homebrew Kegs: https://www.kegconnection.com/kegs.html
Inkbird Temperature Thermostat Controller: https://www.kegconnection.com/130-0024-inkbird-digital-temperature-controller-thermostat-110v.html

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cheers,

joshua

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