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Pin Lock to hose barb

Discussion in 'Bottling/Kegging' started by stoneBriar, May 14, 2014.

 

  1. #1
    stoneBriar

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 14, 2014
    My google-fu has failed me. I'm looking for a male thread to hose barb that would screw into the keg side of a pin-lock post so I can put a post on my keg washer pump and use that to recirculate PBW through my draft system. Anyone have link for such a piece of hardware?
     
  2. #2
    Stealthcruiser

    Supporting Member  

    Posted May 14, 2014
    Watching.
     
  3. #3
    Indian_villager

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 14, 2014
    I believe you are looking for a flare pipe adapter. There was a diy line washer writeup here that described the piece.
     
  4. #4
    stoneBriar

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 16, 2014
    I looked that part up but I don't think that's what I want. I don't want to connect to the plastic QD, I want to put a hose into the bottom of the stainless beer post. Crappy picture attached. What should I google to find the brass part?

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  5. #5
    Posted May 16, 2014
    Not sure I get it. Why have 2 quick-disconnects?

    MC
     
  6. #6
    satph

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 16, 2014
    Last edited by a moderator: Oct 23, 2018
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    insanim8er

    Banned

    Posted May 16, 2014
    Since corny kegs have odd dimensions for their thread, you'll probably have a hard time finding what you want, but there's an adapter that allows you to put posts on a 1/4" npt thread.

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    So get that part. Put your post on that. Then put a 1/4" mpt to barb on.

    But an easier solution could be to simply put PBW into a pressurized corny keg. Then attach to your draft couplers to that to run PBW through.
     
  8. #8
    stoneBriar

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 16, 2014
    I took some calipers to the inside of the post and they show .509" so I don't think the 3/8" flare will work

    I want the barb so I can take a hose to my carboy washer and then hook the plastic qd in my beer fridge up and pump PBW through my entire draft line.
     
  9. #9
    insanim8er

    Banned

    Posted May 16, 2014
    It won't... use the adapter above.
     
  10. #10
    stoneBriar

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 16, 2014
    Cool adapter; never seen that before. I'm worried that it won't work for pin lock though. Aren't pin locks 9/16" - 18 instead of 19/32"-18?
     
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    insanim8er

    Banned

    Posted May 16, 2014
    They're interchangeable. Unless you have a firestone keg. Those have a different thread size. I swap pin and ball all the time on my standard corny kegs made by cornelius company.

    This helps explain it http://www.dresselbrew.com/Keg_Info.htm

    The only keg(s) I had that didn't swap was my 10gallon keg (and possibly my extremely rare short fat round 5 gal since it's the same as the 10 just short. I haven't tried yet)
     
  12. #12
    stoneBriar

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 16, 2014
    Cool thanks. I have two types of pin locks apparently because I can't willy nilly swap posts out between them all. Fortunately the QD works on either style. That said I'm going to try that connector. Thanks!
     
  13. #13
    day_trippr

    We live in interesting times...

    Posted May 16, 2014
    To save yourself some aggravation you might ask the seller to also include a pin lock Out post that fits the adapter properly. Having wrestled with the ball lock version of what you're trying to do I think I can safely say you'll be happy to pay for both if they come as a fitted set...

    Cheers!
     
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