rhamilton

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I'm building out my parts list for my kegging system. The kegs will be force carbed using a separate, standalone CO2 tank. Once they are ready to serve, I'll attach the keg to the serving setup, which will serve 4 kegs at one. Can I hook all four kegs to a distributor and serve them under the same CO2 pressure or does each keg need it's own regulator?

Thanks in advance!

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Golddiggie

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How about making it easier on yourself? Use a manifold and then carbonate at serving pressures. Typically 2-3 weeks at serving pressure will fully carbonate a keg (at serving temperatures). If you decide to rapid force carbonate, you'll need to equalize the batch and get it to come to the serving pressure before you hook it up to the faucet. IMO that's more work and can eaily lead to seriously foaming pours. IME it's better to us the two week 'set and forget' carbonation method.

If you think you'll want to serve at different CO2 volumes/carbonation levels, then get a dual body regulator for that. Otherwise, just get a single and manifold to feed how many kegs you will have.

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sniperd

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If you want to keep it on the cheap, you can use these:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/s-s-tee-3-16-1-4.html

They also come as crosses. Lowes has them in plastic too.

Misplaced_Canuck

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I have 6 secondary regulators and love 'em. It's not necessary, but it's certainly nice to have!

MC

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JoshuaW

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As stated, you can use a manifold, and if they will be the same pressure, definitely do. I wish I had a secondsecond regulator, and will buy one, but I dont really see needing three (I have a three tap setup)

TheSlash

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If you plan to do soda water/pop or force carb, get a dual pressure regulator. Then manifold off of that as needed.

I run 12psi into a 3 valve manifold for slow carb and serving beer, then a 2 valve manifold off 40psi for force carbing and serving soda water to make home made pops and such.

Each manifold output has a shutoff valve so if not in use I can just turn it off. Can always add to it.

I also carb pop in 2 liters, so on one of my 40psi lines I put a T splitter in, one line goes to a tire chuck air valve thing and the other to a corny air post. I will probably split it again to put an air compresser end on it to blanket co2.

Options, do it the first time so you dont have to redo it in a month =) like me.

JustLooking

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Agree with everything from TheSlash above, but the tee posted by sniperd is a bad idea. Anything that you use should have a check valve to prevent cross contamination or feedback into your regulator. Most of the valves have internal check valves. Using a manifold or "Y" with valves is preferable.

rhamilton

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Thanks for the feedback guys. Very helpful as always!

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Primary:
Secondary: County Jail Pale Ale, AHS Anniv IPA, AHS Brooklyn Brown
Kegged: Raspberry Wheat, Blood Orange Hefe, Ranger IPA clone (x2), Newcastle clone, AHS Irish Red, Centennial Blonde
Bottled: Session Series Belgian Saison, Apocalypso, Pecan Porter, DFH 90 Minute Clone, Apfelwein (x2), Wytchmaker Rye IPA Clone, Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, Munich/Cascade SMaSH

sniperd

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I didn't know those were bad. What do you mean by cross contamination? I'd really like to know, thank you!

Chia

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i have one regulator and try to serve pressure carb when i can, but just unhook and force carb when i need to. running 4 kegs off one co2 and reg. jmho

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