Beer Line - Anyone Seen This Before?

[roger mellie]

My neighbor who is getting into kegging showed me his setup the other day - the first thing I noticed was a different type of beer line - used both for gas and beer.

Definitely 6mm ID - fits on a barb nicely. The internal pipe looks polished - the picture doesnt show it well but there is a definite difference in material between the inner and outer.




Just wondering if anyone else has come across this? I wonder if it is food and beverage grade thats why I ask.

RM

 

[scott_penno]

Looks like the kind of reinforcing you find inside PVC hosing. I'd be wanting to make sure it's food-grade...

sap.

 

[dabre4]

Looks like the pressure hose they sell at bunnings. I'm pretty sure its food grade.

 

[scotteth]

I'm pretty sure its the same as I use on my mashtun connections. Found at bunnings and says foodsafe up to 65degrees (I've been willing to take my chances with a degree or two).

 

[Doogiechap]

As per the replies above bloke it looks like the hose I use for my brewery (albeit 12mm thinner). Mine is branded Alfagomma and has a little food symbol on it as a statement of it being food safe.
The same supplier (Couplers in O'Connor) has food grade pneumatic line that I grabbed for my gas @ 75c per metre :beerbang:

 

[Zwickel]

The beer lines one can get over here are looking similar. They have an inner layer made of Polyurethan.

Polyurethan is food grade.

:icon_cheers:

 

[raven19]

Similar hoses I use around the brewery at the moment, albeit also larger diameter - I found it at Clarke Rubber (no affiliation, etc) - it even had appropriate text along the tubing confirming food and temp ratings.

I would have thought as a beer/gas line, it would not be the cheapest option though. h34r:

 

[roger mellie]

Thanks for the replies.

I'm sure it is food grade - he was sold it by a crowd who did the whole fridge/font/co2 bottle/reg so I assume they know what they are doing.

I just thought all beer/gas line was the polished Beva/Flexmaster stuff.

Certainly looks the part in any case.

RM