as mentioned in the post below this one (atm), i'm working on a ginger soda recipe. should i use a different set of lines for this? i know people have warned against using root beer in your regular beer lines, but do you think the ginger brew will be strong enough to contaminate the lines?
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i would say try it in a empty soda can or a plastic cup with a lid and let it sit for a couple days then sanitize it the way you would sanitze your lines. if the smell is there.... thats the answer
The plastic used for beer lines doesn't absorb flavors that way the rubber o-rings do. Beer line cleaner will clean them 100%. On the other hand, you need a much longer line for soda than beer. I use 15' of 3/16".
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On the other hand, you need a much longer line for soda than beer. I use 15' of 3/16".
why is that?
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Higher pressure soda is under (30 psi v. beer at 10-12) will give you wicked foaming when you try to pour. The longer length line reduces it (2 psi per foot I believe) by the time it reaches the tap/faucet.
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Higher pressure soda is under (30 psi v. beer at 10-12) will give you wicked foaming when you try to pour. The longer length line reduces it (2 psi per foot I believe) by the time it reaches the tap/faucet.
1.7 psi/foot for 3/16" ID beverage line
.7 psi/foot for 1/4" ID beverage line
WRONG>>> So for davids example he could instead use a little over 6 foot of 1/4" line instead of 17 foot of 3/16 ((0.7/1.7)*15= 6.176), if he didn't want to have a big coil of line in the fridge. <<< WRONG
Keg lines for soda
should have inverted the fraction, my bad 
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