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Do you pour out the foam that you get from the 1-second opening, or do you leave it in? I'd imagine that cold beer hitting the foam would cause the rest of the beer to foam as well, and since I usually drink beers with pretty hefty head-retention I'm not sure it would dissipate greatly in 30...

Yea the shanks need to be coldest, actually. That's why I was considering ponying up for a tower with a kool-rite module.

I had that system before and it didn't really work super-well. Any tips on getting the airflow running in such a tight space?

If you've got the money, this seems like a really good solution to me: http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/towers/triplefaucet/DS-143-PSSKR_stainless_glycol_3_faucet_beer_tower.shtml Uses a "kool-rite" module to make sure the beer is super-cold (and insulated) all the way to the...

Basically what I do now :D Just trying to make the system *perfect* :)

I'll try and have some pictures up tonight! At first I had a homemade blower in the tower (my first attempt at cooling) and it circulated air fairly well, but the 3" tower just didn't allow a large enough blower tube to really make a big difference. I replaced that system with my new copper...

I guess this has transitioned into a "any better tips for cooling my tower?" post :D The copper tubing is very, very cold in the tower... but it may not be penetrating the vinyl lines well enough to actually cool the beer enough.

I'm so tired of pouring out the first 1/3 of a glass every time I want a beer from my keezer! I've run cold water through copper piping in the tower to keep the beer lines cool, and it works great. The foam that comes out is COLD so it doesn't seem to be a temperature issue. I cleaned the...

I've thought about the copper pipe option. Bending copper pipe into a 2" U-shape worries me a bit, but it's definitely a solution I've considered. I'm worried about the lack of insulation, as well, with any DIY solution with my current setup. In the long run, with the amount of refrigeration...

Thanks alowell! Does that work well for you? I've got the flow running perfectly and the water is ice cold... the problem seems to be that the thickness of the tubing for my pump (half a cm or less?) is keeping the colder temperatures from transferring. Also, I keep my water at 38F as it sits...

Hey hatrick- I actually just went to lowes last night and picked up a 100-130 gph fountain (it says it pumps to 4.1 feet, but I found it went much higher as long as I was circulating). It works like a charm! With a Lowe's bucket, lid, the pump, 20ft of tubing, and some pipe insulation, the...

Hey all, I've got my beer lines running about 5-feet in my keezer through a 4" stainless-steel tower. I'm trying to eliminate that evil first-beer-foam, and I want to put in a cheap pond pump that can pump glycol or water from a reservoir (see: bucket) next to the beer lines inside some...