Do you cut the keg tube shorter?

[mr_tripp]

I read somewhere to cut the outlet corny keg tube a little shorter with a hack saw. This way it is not always picking up the settled yeast. Thoughts?

 

[edmanster]

Are you naturally carbing in the keg?

 

[wildwest450]

Some do and some don't. There are pros and cons for each way. It's been discussed to death.


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[jetmac]

I do.

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[JuanMoore]

Do you cut the keg tube shorter?

I don't, but to each his own. Only the first half pint from each keg is yeasty for me, and then it's clear sailing. When I ferment in cornies I bend the dip tube up slightly. This gives the same effect as cutting but is easily adjusted and/or reversed.

 

[malkore]

I don't either. Careful racking, and blowing off the bit of sediment in the first sample draw is all it takes.

Now, if you regularly transport kegs to parties, I can see some merit in trimming the dip tube a half inch or so on the 'travel keg'.

 

[rjwhite41]

I don't and I generally cold crash before kegging so I don't have a lot of yeast left anyway.