BobBrews wrote:daddyo,

So what length and pressure do you need at your elevation? Just curious?

Bob,

I was told 7-8 psi and 7 - 7.5 feet of tubing.

First time I asked at my LHBS, they told me I needed 7.5 feet. Next time I asked, someone else told me 7 feet. I'm currently running 6 feet at 8 psi (I cut my tubing thinking I had pressure issues because it was too long) and could probably drop the psi, based on the fact my flow out of the tap is now awesome!

daddyo,

Usually it's 5 feet in length average for a beer keg that is level with the tap. That's why when you buy them pre-built they come at that length. Here is a great show that helped me. Listen or download it to a mp3 player. http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/562 Good luck and great pouring to you!

BobBrews wrote:daddyo,

Usually it's 5 feet in length average for a beer keg that is level with the tap. That's why when you buy them pre-built they come at that length. Here is a great show that helped me. Listen or download it to a mp3 player. http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/562 Good luck and great pouring to you!

Are you sure 5 feet is right Bob, isn't that just the distance from your keg to your favourite drinking chair ?



Yeasty

Yeasty,

I no longer use a chair. I drink on the floor. I will end up there anyway so why risk getting hurt in the fall?

Flow is no longer a problem.

My problem now is how to carbonate keg #2 whilst keg #1 is being served at 8 psi.

I have my gas line split between my two kegs, so each one is getting 8 psi. Apparently that's not enough to carbonate keg #2 after a week.

Any suggestions? How do others do it without a dual regulator?

Carbing a keg at serving pressure (8# for you, 12# for this flat-lander) takes at least 2 weeks and I find it really doesn't hit that perfect, fully-carbed level until after the 3 week mark. Patience Grasshopper!

---Todd

Disconnect one keg, dial the pressure on the other to 300kpa (40psi) and leave for 24-36 hrs

Afterwards dial pressure back to serving pressure and reconnect other keg.

Will finish carbing in a few days now

Ps: I use a 6-way manifold with shutoffs and check valves. Helps to stop the keys equalizing each other and means I don't actually have to disconnect any disconnects

thughes wrote:Carbing a keg at serving pressure (8# for you, 12# for this flat-lander) takes at least 2 weeks and I find it really doesn't hit that perfect, fully-carbed level until after the 3 week mark. Patience Grasshopper!

---Todd

Haha. Thanks. I thought I was going INSANE!

stux wrote:Ps: I use a 6-way manifold with shutoffs and check valves. Helps to stop the keys equalizing each other and means I don't actually have to disconnect any disconnects

Have you a picture of this Stux ? Picture paints a thousand words and all that

Yeasty