lorglath
Well-Known Member
I have had interest in finding out how much beer is left in my kegs and have come across some interesting ways.
One can wipe down the keg and wait for the condensation level, or have a temp strip along the edge - wipe down with a warm towel and the beer line will get cooler faster. but this is a manual process.
I have seen a few ways that determine keg use through the use of a flow meter:
KegBot
My Keggerator
The problem I have with this is that my 5 gallon batches are rarely exactly 5 gallons, so you are subtracting ounces as they are used from a set 5 gallon starting point. Now this might be accurate enough, but there is still the issue of waste from foam if the line is foamy (i have this problem when i tap a keg the first time for a lil while). Also, are these difficult to clean?
The way I am strongly considering going about it is by using the weight of the beer. I assume that all 5 gallon corny kegs are going to be about the same weight (so I can zero out to with some degree of accuracy). Here are a few of the potential issues I think I am going to face:
Different beer weighs different amounts
Scales can get expensive when weighing 4 or 6 kegs (I haven't made a keezer yet, and i have decided between 4 and 6 beers on tap at a time)
do i want to hack into bathroom scales (~$20 each) and have a large scale taking up space in the keezer or build my own solution which might cost considerably more than the bathroom scales but be the perfect size to fit under a corny.
Once i figure out which way i want to measure the beer, I have the ability to send the info to the "Cloud" and view it from any internet connected device, but I am looking for some feedback. If you had a perfect way of measuring beer in YOUR cooler, what would it be?
One can wipe down the keg and wait for the condensation level, or have a temp strip along the edge - wipe down with a warm towel and the beer line will get cooler faster. but this is a manual process.
I have seen a few ways that determine keg use through the use of a flow meter:
KegBot
My Keggerator
The problem I have with this is that my 5 gallon batches are rarely exactly 5 gallons, so you are subtracting ounces as they are used from a set 5 gallon starting point. Now this might be accurate enough, but there is still the issue of waste from foam if the line is foamy (i have this problem when i tap a keg the first time for a lil while). Also, are these difficult to clean?
The way I am strongly considering going about it is by using the weight of the beer. I assume that all 5 gallon corny kegs are going to be about the same weight (so I can zero out to with some degree of accuracy). Here are a few of the potential issues I think I am going to face:
Different beer weighs different amounts
Scales can get expensive when weighing 4 or 6 kegs (I haven't made a keezer yet, and i have decided between 4 and 6 beers on tap at a time)
do i want to hack into bathroom scales (~$20 each) and have a large scale taking up space in the keezer or build my own solution which might cost considerably more than the bathroom scales but be the perfect size to fit under a corny.
Once i figure out which way i want to measure the beer, I have the ability to send the info to the "Cloud" and view it from any internet connected device, but I am looking for some feedback. If you had a perfect way of measuring beer in YOUR cooler, what would it be?