For all the guys with long hoses

**EdWort** · 10-11-2008, 12:28 PM

Ok, I hear about balanced beer lines and such and recently read where there are lots of members with 10 foot hoses which helps them keep the foam to a minimum compared to us guys with the tiny 5 foot hoses.

My question for the long guys is, where do you put all that extra hose? I don't think I could fit 3 kegs of beer, a tank, and 30 feet of hose in my kegerator.

So lets see some pics of the 10 foot long beer lines in the kegerators.

**Chris_Dog** · 10-11-2008, 01:25 PM

5 taps 10' of line each...
I just have them all coiled up at the end of the shanks and zip tied together. I will post a pick later if needed.

MoRoToRiUm · 10-11-2008, 02:35 PM

I just purchased hose to upgrade my 5 footers- I was thinking I would get hooks and utilize the two screws near the top of my cold plate (then again I'm thinking, 'Man, I hope that won't freeze some of my beer lines'). Hmm...

**StunnedMonkey** · 10-11-2008, 02:41 PM

The subject line seemed to pertain to me, but when I opened the post it wasn't at all what I expected.

Nonetheless, I have 10 ft lines, and I just coil them as below. They stay out of the way nicely. Oddly, it's the shorter co2 lines that are always getting in the way.

Funkenjaeger · 10-11-2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by StunnedMonkey

Holy long shanks, batman!

I have a sanyo 4912 kegerator and I have a 5 foot line on one tap and about an 8 foot line on the other (yeah, I know, but I just haven't ordered from any place with beer line for a while, so it's what I've got). With the longer one I just sorta drape a loop down through the can dispenser thing in the door.

**StunnedMonkey** · 10-11-2008, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Funkenjaeger

Holy long shanks, batman!

That's what she said.

They are 4 inch. Definitely should have gotten 3 inchers, but when I ordered them I was still contemplating a thicker collar, and furthermore didn't have a good grasp of how much clearence I'd need. Fortunately is doesn't really present a big problem, and I can get the front kegs out even when the keezer is full. It'd be hard to squeeze a full heavy keg in gracefully, so I put the kegs in empty and fill them in place.

**BrewBrain** · 10-11-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by StunnedMonkey

That's what she said.

They are 4 inch. Definitely should have gotten 3 inchers, but when I ordered them I was still contemplating a thicker collar, and furthermore didn't have a good grasp of how much clearence I'd need. Fortunately is doesn't really present a big problem, and I can get the front kegs out even when the keezer is full. It'd be hard to squeeze a full heavy keg in gracefully, so I put the kegs in empty and fill them in place.

Mine are the very shortest ones and they were too short. I had to drill out a gap so I could sink the locknut. Or whatever the hell I'm trying to say.

**BrewBrain** · 10-11-2008, 03:13 PM

Been wondering about all these ten-footer compensators meself.

I seem to be getting along just fine with 5-foot lines. Maybe they don't like a nice foamy head.

**StunnedMonkey** · 10-11-2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BrewBrain

I seem to be getting along just fine with 5-foot lines. Maybe they don't like a nice foamy head.

I'm guessing it has something to do with what kind of line it is that people are using. Maybe the relative smoothness of the inside or something. Some line (like mine) may simply produce more foam than another guy's line. Or that's my theory anyway.

For guys using 5 ft lines without trouble, I'd be interested in exactly where you got it. I mean my 10-footers are working fine for me, but all things being equal I'd sure prefer 5 footers.

**BrewBrain** · 10-11-2008, 03:29 PM

I got my 5-footers at Midwest Supplies as part of a kit.