voodoobrew
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I'm just on the finshing stretch with my new keezer and it's now time to plumb all the taps and kegs together.
Up until now i have simply had lines running from a reg to the gas disconnect and from the liquid to a pluto gun. These were in the 5/16" John Guest line (5mm ID, iirc).
All my gear is terminated with 1/4"MFL threads and so I need a heap of JG connectors to hook it all up. 5/16" fittings are fairly hard to find outside of the usual brew shops - and there they are hideously expensive (ie $7 for $3 fittings).
1/4" OD John Guest fittings on the other hand are really cheap - they get used everywhere for water filter systems etc. In fact I can just run up the road to my local water filter shop and its all there and nice and cheap.
So here comes my question... does anyone have any experience with the 1/4" OD line? From what I have read on the JG website you only lose 0.5mm in diameter. I should also mention that I'm running Perlick 545's with flow control and intend having ~1m lines. Will the reduced diameter turn my taps into an old man with a prostate problem?
Up until now i have simply had lines running from a reg to the gas disconnect and from the liquid to a pluto gun. These were in the 5/16" John Guest line (5mm ID, iirc).
All my gear is terminated with 1/4"MFL threads and so I need a heap of JG connectors to hook it all up. 5/16" fittings are fairly hard to find outside of the usual brew shops - and there they are hideously expensive (ie $7 for $3 fittings).
1/4" OD John Guest fittings on the other hand are really cheap - they get used everywhere for water filter systems etc. In fact I can just run up the road to my local water filter shop and its all there and nice and cheap.
So here comes my question... does anyone have any experience with the 1/4" OD line? From what I have read on the JG website you only lose 0.5mm in diameter. I should also mention that I'm running Perlick 545's with flow control and intend having ~1m lines. Will the reduced diameter turn my taps into an old man with a prostate problem?