shataway

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What is the best way to do this without kinking it? How far are you supposed to go to avoid sediment? I am thinking that I want to bend it to where the keg wall leaves the vertical and starts the bend to make the bottom. Thoughts?

Thanks,
Steven

wildwest450

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I cut all mine, bending never really worked for me. I cut about 3/8" off with a tubing cutter, works great.

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shataway

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3/8" is enough? Since I am new to kegging, I guess it depends on how much I jostle the keg and redistribute the sediment.

I suspect that if I cut (or bend) that the dip tube will rotate as I tighten the post and either hit the slope of the bottome of the keg or the side. Is this correct?

I have a tubing cutter that I have used for normal copper pipe. Will that do?

Thanks,
Steven

conpewter

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Most of my dip tubes are not cut and I don't have issues with sediment (some comes out on the first pour, none after that). The same tubing cutter that is used for copper will work for your dip tube, worked for the one I cut an inch off of (shouldn't have cut that much). Just make sure to get off any residue from the cutter.

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Thanks!


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I pull mine out of the opening to the place I want to bend them and just apply enough pressure to make a slight bend, pull it out another 2" and make another bend. Too simple.

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shataway

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That sounds like a good technique. Thanks.

jtrainer

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I don't get it... Why are you shortening/bending your dip tubes?

None of mine are cut and they serve just fine. Yeah sediment on the first pour... no biggie I toss that into the hop fields for the hop gods/goddess'

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Remember when you cut that dip tube though you need to let that metal sit for like 3 days without moisture on it. I remember reading there is some type of process that has to take place in the stainless steel after cut otherwise it will rust!

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Its called passivisation. It forms an oxide layer that prevents rusting.

I've cut two of mine the rest are at full length. First pint has a little sediment that throw down the drain.