15' should be long enough, though most system require you draw off the first hose lengths worth to rid the lines of CO2 bubbles and old beer. 15 feet of 3/8ths beer will probably cost you 4-5 ounces per session.I just bought a 15 ft section of the micromatic 3/8" id hose for a homemade glycol system This that is long enough?
15' should be long enough, though most system require you draw off the first hose lengths worth to rid the lines of CO2 bubbles and old beer. 15 feet of 3/8ths beer will probably cost you 4-5 ounces per session.
I have a bunch of 1/4" ID hose from micromatic. I know that most dispensing hose is 3/8. Could I use this 1/4" hose and just make a longer run? I would hate to throw it away.
Not sure I understand this - are you saying that the beer in the line will not stay fresh? isnt that the whoe point of this system?
And to an extent...yes, beer that sits in the beer lines for a week will become stale.
they dont sell it - This is the only hose they sell that carries two types of beer:
Beer Line Hose, Clear Vinyl3/16" I.D. vinyl hose is used for the beer hose in most applications where the distance between the keg and the faucet is less than 5. The small I.D. (inside diameter) provides the correct restriction to the beer flow balancing against the pressure applied to the keg.
Not so much that the beer won't stay "fresh", but if you examine a beer line that has been sitting for even several hours, CO2 bubbles accumulate and create pretty substantial pockets in the lines. These pockets of CO2 will wreak havoc on your first pour.
And to an extent...yes, beer that sits in the beer lines for a week will become stale.
Why at least 10' of hose?
Is this 10' run from CO2 bottle to keg or from keg to fawcet?
I'm getting ready to assemble my lines, so I'd like to do it correctly the first time.
Thanks in advance
FYI - I cannot get 3/16" line over the nipple of my shank. Even heating it. The nipple is 1/4" (assembly from Hearts Homebrew). This is part of what caused me to lose an ENTIRE KEG OF HEFE the other week. I'm using 1/4" this time. Beer doesn't last long enough to get stale in my house.
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