SJW
As you must brew, so you must drink
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As you all know I have been AG for a fair while now, approx 60 AG's, and am making the move into kegging. :huh:
Now I have got on the way 2 Corny's (with ball lock fittings, I hope) I also have a size "D" or the bigger type Medical CO2 bottle that I can get filled at BOC for approx $36.
So all is well, but the only problem is........I have no idea what the hell I am doing or going to do.
First things first. I do have a very large solid timber bar at home but at this stage I dont want to go drilling holes in it for a font or go moving my fermentation fridge under the bar to hold the kegs. So I want to keep it all in the fridge. i.e., using a Pluto gun <_< or I would rather just get one of those taps that click straight onto the top of the keg or disconnect. Does this sound do able?
I have read heaps of threads on the site in relation to kegging and understand the carbonation process either force carbing by ramping up the co2 and shaking, then venting then setting the reg at serve pressure. Or just setting at serve pressure and leaving for a week or 2. What has me stuffed is balancing the system. From what I read it appears that the serve pressure is dependant on the length of line going from the keg to the tap? I.e. the longer and smaller the line the high serve pressure required therefore a high carbonation in the beer can be maintained?
In my case if I wanted to use the tap on the keg thing, wouldnt I need to pull the serve pressure way back and therefore end up with flat beer? Or should I buy one of those fancy taps with the reg knob on the side to slow the serve rate down? Or would this just result in heaps of foam?
If this is all too hard maybe I should just get a bulkhead type tap and put it thru my door with a metre or 2 of beer line behind it to slow down the serve speed. (Sorry about all the high tech talk)
So, I will probably buy all the bits from Mark, so what else would I need?
A regulator. Is the Micromatic the best?
And what about those check valves so beer does not end up in the reg?
And what type of tap should I get?
Any help would be great.
I still think its going to be a pain in the ass, but if it works out I have been told I will never look back <_<
Steve
Now I have got on the way 2 Corny's (with ball lock fittings, I hope) I also have a size "D" or the bigger type Medical CO2 bottle that I can get filled at BOC for approx $36.
So all is well, but the only problem is........I have no idea what the hell I am doing or going to do.
First things first. I do have a very large solid timber bar at home but at this stage I dont want to go drilling holes in it for a font or go moving my fermentation fridge under the bar to hold the kegs. So I want to keep it all in the fridge. i.e., using a Pluto gun <_< or I would rather just get one of those taps that click straight onto the top of the keg or disconnect. Does this sound do able?
I have read heaps of threads on the site in relation to kegging and understand the carbonation process either force carbing by ramping up the co2 and shaking, then venting then setting the reg at serve pressure. Or just setting at serve pressure and leaving for a week or 2. What has me stuffed is balancing the system. From what I read it appears that the serve pressure is dependant on the length of line going from the keg to the tap? I.e. the longer and smaller the line the high serve pressure required therefore a high carbonation in the beer can be maintained?
In my case if I wanted to use the tap on the keg thing, wouldnt I need to pull the serve pressure way back and therefore end up with flat beer? Or should I buy one of those fancy taps with the reg knob on the side to slow the serve rate down? Or would this just result in heaps of foam?
If this is all too hard maybe I should just get a bulkhead type tap and put it thru my door with a metre or 2 of beer line behind it to slow down the serve speed. (Sorry about all the high tech talk)
So, I will probably buy all the bits from Mark, so what else would I need?
A regulator. Is the Micromatic the best?
And what about those check valves so beer does not end up in the reg?
And what type of tap should I get?
Any help would be great.
I still think its going to be a pain in the ass, but if it works out I have been told I will never look back <_<
Steve