I bought a single-tap kegerator and installed a three tap tower in place of the stock one. I've got one keg on tap, but I'm a little confused how I should go about adding the other two kegs to the CO2 system.
Right now I've got your basic single-gauge, single-output regulator. I can only fit three kegs into the kegerator so I won't be having more than three kegs connected simultaneously.
I don't care much about having different serving pressures, I think. Unless it's going to seriously affect my beer, or the cost is insignificant, I can deal. The bulk of my carbonation will likely be done via the shake method, since keeping a keg cold and untapped means I've got one less beer on tap.
As I understand it, my options are:
- Use a cross (e.g. http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=223). Connect all 3 beer lines to the cross, serve at the same pressure. If I need to force carb, disconnect the other kegs at their gas disconnects, disconnect the cross, connect the keg directly to the CO2, crank up pressure to remaining keg and shake carb. Turn down pressure and reconnect everything to serve.
- Use an air distributor (e.g. http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=52). Connect 3 kegs to the distributor, serve at the same pressure. If I need to force carb, turn off the valves to the other kegs, crank up the pressure on the third keg and shake carb. Then turn pressure back down and serve.
- Use a triple regulator (e.g http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=479). Serve/carb at whatever pressures I want.
The triple regulator obviously allows the most flexibility but is the most expensive. The air distributor might be a bit easier to deal with since I can shut off pressures to individual kegs.
Am I on the right track here? Am I missing anything or over-thinking this?
Any advice or input is greatly appreciated.
Right now I've got your basic single-gauge, single-output regulator. I can only fit three kegs into the kegerator so I won't be having more than three kegs connected simultaneously.
I don't care much about having different serving pressures, I think. Unless it's going to seriously affect my beer, or the cost is insignificant, I can deal. The bulk of my carbonation will likely be done via the shake method, since keeping a keg cold and untapped means I've got one less beer on tap.
As I understand it, my options are:
- Use a cross (e.g. http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=223). Connect all 3 beer lines to the cross, serve at the same pressure. If I need to force carb, disconnect the other kegs at their gas disconnects, disconnect the cross, connect the keg directly to the CO2, crank up pressure to remaining keg and shake carb. Turn down pressure and reconnect everything to serve.
- Use an air distributor (e.g. http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=52). Connect 3 kegs to the distributor, serve at the same pressure. If I need to force carb, turn off the valves to the other kegs, crank up the pressure on the third keg and shake carb. Then turn pressure back down and serve.
- Use a triple regulator (e.g http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=479). Serve/carb at whatever pressures I want.
The triple regulator obviously allows the most flexibility but is the most expensive. The air distributor might be a bit easier to deal with since I can shut off pressures to individual kegs.
Am I on the right track here? Am I missing anything or over-thinking this?
Any advice or input is greatly appreciated.