CentralNJBrew
Member
Hey All,
I am in the final weeks of setting up my shed brewery, and have run into a mental block regarding quick disconnects. I am torn between the camlocks that I see on such sites as brewershardware, and the stainless steel qd's I see on Morebeer.
I know I want to put the male ends on my vessels/pumps/etc, and the female parts on my tubing, which will be 1/2" silicone.
I have two march pumps, and both will have the inlet facing down.
My initial snap judgement is to just pony up and get the ss qds from morebeer. I really would rather not keep flipping around the two locks you see on the camlocks.
But I do notice that the female ss qd from morebeer has a barb for the tubing to attach onto. If I remember correctly, 1/2" tubing will fit on nice, but the ID is only 3/8". At the same time, I see these camlocks with their 'high flow' capabilities.
If I'm only brewing 5 gallon batches, and I dont care if it takes me 5 minutes extra, does that justify going the stainless steel route, with its most likely lower flow rate?
Im more concerned with my pumps however. Will a lower flow rate make cavitation a more prominent issue for me?
If so, I'm going camlocks.
Also, are there any other issues with a lower flow rate that I am not thinking of?
Any point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am in the final weeks of setting up my shed brewery, and have run into a mental block regarding quick disconnects. I am torn between the camlocks that I see on such sites as brewershardware, and the stainless steel qd's I see on Morebeer.
I know I want to put the male ends on my vessels/pumps/etc, and the female parts on my tubing, which will be 1/2" silicone.
I have two march pumps, and both will have the inlet facing down.
My initial snap judgement is to just pony up and get the ss qds from morebeer. I really would rather not keep flipping around the two locks you see on the camlocks.
But I do notice that the female ss qd from morebeer has a barb for the tubing to attach onto. If I remember correctly, 1/2" tubing will fit on nice, but the ID is only 3/8". At the same time, I see these camlocks with their 'high flow' capabilities.
If I'm only brewing 5 gallon batches, and I dont care if it takes me 5 minutes extra, does that justify going the stainless steel route, with its most likely lower flow rate?
Im more concerned with my pumps however. Will a lower flow rate make cavitation a more prominent issue for me?
If so, I'm going camlocks.
Also, are there any other issues with a lower flow rate that I am not thinking of?
Any point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.