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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 11/19/15 at 8:59 am to s14suspense
Posted on 11/19/15 at 8:59 am to s14suspense
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If you've got new O-rings I'd take the old ones off and give those posts a good soak in hot PBW. poppets even have their own little O-rings too.
Well i have everything soaking in hot PBW as of last night and this morning. But i have not removed the poppets. Will do that when i get home. The o rings on the posts are not easily removed. The gasket on the lid looked in good shape and it's soaking as well. i'll probably cut the o-rings off the posts and sanitize the new ones and put them on.
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Posted on 11/19/15 at 9:00 am to Fratastic423
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Just so Bug doesn't freak out if his don't have removable O-rings
I'm just going to remove the poppets. I'll look at the O-Ring, but not too concerned with messing with that.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 9:05 am to Fratastic423
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Mine are non-removable plastic
The wonderful world of poppets and posts and I even got to experience the different types of liquid dip tubes when I picked up a weird pin lock keg needing a straight tube.
There's got to be about 6 different types of liquid dip tubes. Didn't realize straight ones existed.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 9:58 am to s14suspense
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I picked up a weird pin lock keg needing a straight tube.
Is this one of those 'racetrack' kegs?
I picked up one of those over the years and it's the most difficult keg to find parts for EVER. Straight dip tube, plastic gas tube, square lid and seals, and these weird plastic washers that have to sit between the poppet and the keg.
The plastic washers on mine have fallen apart over the years to the point where I can no longer use them. I've tried ordered a few parts and have never found ones that fit properly.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 10:05 am to LSUGrad00
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Is this one of those 'racetrack' kegs?
No, thank god.
It's apparently a Pin Lock (Coke) straight dip tube round (no ears).
Picked up two similar looking pin lock kegs to turn into ball locks and they were definitely different.
Got them all working now though and it's been nice to have 3 beers on tap instead of just two.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 7:26 pm to s14suspense
So my regulators came in and this is my setup
And I only have one gas tube. I told the guy at the brew store I had dual regulators but he might have thought I had a different setup, because he said I could just connect the dual setup straight into the co2 tank.
So, that being said, I should just need a piece of gas tubing and some more clamps, right?
Also what do I set the regulator coming out of the tank on in relation to the dual regulators?
And I only have one gas tube. I told the guy at the brew store I had dual regulators but he might have thought I had a different setup, because he said I could just connect the dual setup straight into the co2 tank.
So, that being said, I should just need a piece of gas tubing and some more clamps, right?
Also what do I set the regulator coming out of the tank on in relation to the dual regulators?
Posted on 11/19/15 at 9:10 pm to BugAC
Whatever you want, mine is set at 30 psi, just remember the max pressure in your secondary regulators can be no higher than the pressure on your primary.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 9:24 pm to LSUGrad00
Gotcha. Didn't know if you lost any pressure coming off your primary regulator
Posted on 11/19/15 at 9:28 pm to LSUGrad00
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Whatever you want, mine is set at 30 psi, just remember the max pressure in your secondary regulators can be no higher than the pressure on your primary.
Is there a right to left deal too where the second can't be higher than the first on those type setups or are they completely independent?
Yeah Bug, you'll need more gas lines I'm sure. 1 from regulator to secondary and two from secondaries to kegs.
Posted on 11/19/15 at 9:31 pm to s14suspense
That's what I figured. Thanks for the help guys.
Also didn't realize how dirty that keg was. It's in its 2nd soak of pbw right now. Got some more scrubbing to do tomorrow.
Also didn't realize how dirty that keg was. It's in its 2nd soak of pbw right now. Got some more scrubbing to do tomorrow.
This post was edited on 11/19/15 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 11/20/15 at 8:01 am to BugAC
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Also didn't realize how dirty that keg was. It's in its 2nd soak of pbw right now. Got some more scrubbing to do tomorrow.
Be careful with the rubber top and bottom. It can stain stuff around the house if you're doing anything inside.
Take a scotchbrite pad to the outside.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 8:39 am to s14suspense
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Be careful with the rubber top and bottom. It can stain stuff around the house if you're doing anything inside.
Take a scotchbrite pad to the outside.
I noticed my hands turning black last night. And yeah, need to scrub the outside of that thing as well. The beer in tube was pretty filthy. Luckily i had a line brush. That too is still soaking. After today it should all be spic and span.
Tomorrow i plan to turn my fridge to a kegerator, then check my gravity and might keg it sunday.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 8:48 am to BugAC
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Tomorrow i plan to turn my fridge to a kegerator, then check my gravity and might keg it sunday.
What will be the first batch to grace the keg?
Posted on 11/20/15 at 8:55 am to s14suspense
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What will be the first batch to grace the keg?
My coffee oatmeal stout. Which reminds me, i need to call my coffee supplier.
Here's a preference question.
I have a standard faucet, and a perlic faucet. My next batch will be a piney IPA. What would you say is the better faucet for these 2 styles? I know there is a certain stout tap that they make, but i'm not going into all that. But wondering if i get a better pour from the perlic or the standard faucet.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 9:03 am to BugAC
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I have a standard faucet, and a perlic faucet. My next batch will be a piney IPA. What would you say is the better faucet for these 2 styles? I know there is a certain stout tap that they make, but i'm not going into all that. But wondering if i get a better pour from the perlic or the standard faucet.
Pour isn't any different between those two taps, just how well the perlick holds up and doesn't leak or stick between uses.
If you plan to have the stout on longer than the IPA put it through the perlick.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 9:10 am to s14suspense
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If you plan to have the stout on longer than the IPA put it through the perlick.
Definitely, and that makes sense. Seeing how quickly my last IPA faded, i'm not going to let the new one fade that fast.
However, kegging it now, and not secondary-ing to dry hop will reduce exposure to CO2, plus i plan on purging the keg generously with some CO2 before transferring. AT least, that's my grand plan.
I still have to buy a 2nd keg.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 9:10 am to s14suspense
I agree, there are a few faucets that will give you a better pour (ventmatic, flow control perlicks, and roto taps), but there isn't much of a difference in the pour between the two most common faucets.
They are independent.
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Is there a right to left deal too where the second can't be higher than the first on those type setups or are they completely independent?
They are independent.
This post was edited on 11/20/15 at 9:14 am
Posted on 11/20/15 at 9:12 am to LSUGrad00
how often should you clean out your taps? and do you do it while you have beer in the keg?
I was talking with the guys at La Homebrew, and he was saying that perlics don't require near the attention as the standard faucets in terms of cleaning.
I was talking with the guys at La Homebrew, and he was saying that perlics don't require near the attention as the standard faucets in terms of cleaning.
This post was edited on 11/20/15 at 9:13 am
Posted on 11/20/15 at 10:09 am to BugAC
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Which reminds me, i need to call my coffee supplier.
Just talked to your coffee supplier. He is also a good one to talk to about your kegerator build. He's done a few of his own.
Posted on 11/21/15 at 10:11 am to BMoney
After making a trip to the habitat restore this morning and dropping $75, I'm back in the kegging game. 
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