SoFlaBrewer
Active Member
I am in the process of getting the hardware together to convert a keg into a boil kettle. I'm trying to decide where to place the valve. I've read that I should try to get the valve as close to the bottom of the keg as possible and perhaps even use a dip tube. I use Whirlfloc tabs so my concern would be the hop and break material that I'd like to leave behind. When siphoning, that's possible by controlling the depth of the siphon but not with a fixed valve.
Should I place the valve as low as possible? If so, is there a way to filter all the unwanted material before the fermenter?
Should I place the valve as low as possible? If so, is there a way to filter all the unwanted material before the fermenter?