new to kegging

bignick · 09-24-2008, 06:33 AM

my system came with a party tap, the ones you pump. Will this work?

Brewsmith · 09-24-2008, 06:54 AM

You mean an actual pump to apply pressure to the beer, or a cobra tap to dispense the beer?

Can you describe your system a little more detailed?

bignick · 09-25-2008, 07:05 PM

Homebrew Kegging System

what else do i need for this system?

**Yooper** · 09-25-2008, 07:09 PM

You'll need a co2 tank, and I'd get the quick disconnects instead of the barbed fittings. It doesn't say that you get a hand pump, it says that you get a cobra tap and hose, which is what you want. (You don't want to pump air into the keg, you want a co2 tank). I'd buy some 10 foot "beer line" because I have a feeling they'll give you a supershort line for the cobra tap, and in order to actually pour a nice carbonated beer, you'll need a longer line.

hammacks · 09-25-2008, 07:14 PM

Yooper is right.

The beer line they give you is 1/4" ID and 3 feet long...Get some 3/16" ID and 10 feet long.

bignick · 09-25-2008, 07:17 PM

i did get the quick disconnects, and it came with a 6 ft hose, will that be long enough? also what size co2 tank would you recommend?

tdavisii · 09-25-2008, 07:17 PM

doesnt it say it comes with instructions

**Yooper** · 09-25-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bignick

i did get the quick disconnects, and it came with a 6 ft hose, will that be long enough? also what size co2 tank would you recommend?

A 5 pound c02 tank will probably be adequate for you. I have that size, and I run two kegs with force carbing, and I don't have to fill it more than about 3 or 4 times a year.

hammacks · 09-25-2008, 07:21 PM

Are you sure the six foot hose isn't the gas line? That's how mine was.

bignick · 09-25-2008, 07:26 PM

the six ft hose is the gas line, and it did "say" it was supposed to come with instructions, but it didn't. so i need 10 ft hose that goes from the keg to the tap?