a few questions re: kegging root beer.

CornyKegs 728
Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
dcbeerboy

dcbeerboy

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jan 2, 2008
Messages
415
Reaction score
0
Location
DC Metro
first, is there a thread that covers the basics?

i just ordered 4oz of hoptech #1 root beer, and i plan on kegging it for my boys' birthday party here in a month. do i force carb just like a beer then serve at 5psi as i would my beer? does it need to be a higher serving pressure? serving line length need to be a consideration, or is it all just like beer?

thanks!
 
You need to carb and serve at a much higher pressure and you need much longer lines. I think it is 35psi or around there.
 
matticus said:
Hi. Why do you need longer lines?
Click to expand...

Soda is carbonated at a much higher volume than beer. I use 30 psi for my soda, but only 12 psi for my beer. If you serve something at 30 psi out of your regular kegerator lines, it'll come shooting out like a firehose and the root beer will be all foam. I use 8-10 feet of line for my beer, and 30 feet of line for my soda.

I didn't want to use expensive beerline for the soda line, so I bought 50' of line for $.15 cents a foot at McMaster Carr. It's a bit more rigid, so it curls up nicely and works great. If anybody is interested, I could try to find the parts number. It was a couple of years ago, but I found the thread here on this forum so I can dig it up again.
 
YooperBrew said:
If you serve something at 30 psi out of your regular kegerator lines, it'll come shooting out like a firehose and the root beer will be all foam.
Click to expand...
Wouldn't want that! Thanks for the info. I've seen lots of posts saying that you need the longer line, but couldn't find any that explained why.

I think I found part number 5392K13 which should work.
 
I have 2 dedicated kegs and one dedicated cobra tap for my Root Beers. :mug:

I don't place my Root Beer in the kegorator because I would have to change those lines out after the RB is gone. ;)

Soda and beer taps and lines are segregated.

It also helps if you have 3 CO2 cannisters with splitters on them and another with a 4-plex manifold. :D
 
YooperBrew said:
Soda is carbonated at a much higher volume than beer. I use 30 psi for my soda, but only 12 psi for my beer. If you serve something at 30 psi out of your regular kegerator lines, it'll come shooting out like a firehose and the root beer will be all foam. I use 8-10 feet of line for my beer, and 30 feet of line for my soda.

I didn't want to use expensive beerline for the soda line, so I bought 50' of line for $.15 cents a foot at McMaster Carr. It's a bit more rigid, so it curls up nicely and works great. If anybody is interested, I could try to find the parts number. It was a couple of years ago, but I found the thread here on this forum so I can dig it up again.
Click to expand...

Yoop, all good to know. Question though - if soda is carbonated at 30psi is it also served at the same setting? I'm beginning to understand why my soda last year had issues and I believe this is the last missing piece. Thanks in advance!
 

Similar threads

SkiesMK
First root beer keg. Pop comes out flat
Replies
6
Views
2K
noahbanks
N
MaxStout
Zatarain's root beer concentrate - discontinued?
Replies
7
Views
3K
MaxStout
MaxStout
M
1/4" beer line with oxebar keg in regular fridge - Length/foam issues
2
Replies
69
Views
2K
Matheos
M
F
Sanity check - keg purging / conditioning
Replies
2
Views
416
fuzzybee
F
MaxStout
Root Beer Extract Throwdown: Cook's vs. Zatarain's
Replies
4
Views
2K
OakIslandBrewery
OakIslandBrewery

Latest posts

Back
Top