ultrasport06
New Member
The one thing I hate the most draft beer is not knowing when the keg is going to run dry so Ive spent the last couple weeks trying to look for a system to help solve this problem. The scale idea is nice but I hate moving the kegs once I have them tapped and leaving them on the scale is bad not only because of the constant weight but also the cold temp. I really despise those strips that you can put on the side of the keg so Ive come up with a different idea and wouldnt mind some input.
I found this little turbine flowmeter that can be put inline with the beer line and it should be able to monitor how much beer goes through the lines. A regular faucet dispenses beer at just under 1 gal/min so this should handle the flow. It outputs 12500 pulses per gallon it almost matches up to the 128 ounces that are in 1 gallon and it only causes about a 1-2 psi pressure drop. Then I could use a digital counter to collect the pulses and essentially display how many ounces of beer have left the keg.
Im just looking to see if anyone can see a potential problem with the system that I may of over looked or concerns that they may have with the system.
I was looking at the FT-110 model 173932
http://www.gemssensors.com/Products/Flow/Electronic-Flow-Sensors/Turbo-Flow/~/media/GemsNA/CatalogPages/FT-110.ashx
Here is a pricy counter but I havent had time to research a cheaper one with 2 inputs since I have a 2 keg system.
http://www.redingtoncounters.com/products.php?RF_ITEM[]=Product$0@38;Product
I found this little turbine flowmeter that can be put inline with the beer line and it should be able to monitor how much beer goes through the lines. A regular faucet dispenses beer at just under 1 gal/min so this should handle the flow. It outputs 12500 pulses per gallon it almost matches up to the 128 ounces that are in 1 gallon and it only causes about a 1-2 psi pressure drop. Then I could use a digital counter to collect the pulses and essentially display how many ounces of beer have left the keg.
Im just looking to see if anyone can see a potential problem with the system that I may of over looked or concerns that they may have with the system.
I was looking at the FT-110 model 173932
http://www.gemssensors.com/Products/Flow/Electronic-Flow-Sensors/Turbo-Flow/~/media/GemsNA/CatalogPages/FT-110.ashx
Here is a pricy counter but I havent had time to research a cheaper one with 2 inputs since I have a 2 keg system.
http://www.redingtoncounters.com/products.php?RF_ITEM[]=Product$0@38;Product