I'm hoping somebody can give me a little advice here. I'm new to kegging and I'm trying to get everything set up correctly. I've read several different options for length/ID of beer line, and I'm wondering if what I have purchased will work ok for me. Hopefully it will. I'll have 3 taps running 10ft of 1/4 in ID tubing. Pressure TBD. I know things need to be balanced correctly but I wanted to consult the expert community.
1/4 ID beer line ok?
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MEPNew2Brew
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Expert I am not. But, I think 1/4 inch at 10 feet will result in too much foaming at pressures sufficient to keep the beer properly carbed. I use 10 feet of 3/16. I believe this combo is what many default to.
Use this guys calculator - you will have to adjust the length of your lines.
Try few different brews - the beer line length you need is right under the # of PSI in the chart
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f84/beer-line-length-pressure-calculator-35369/
Try few different brews - the beer line length you need is right under the # of PSI in the chart
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f84/beer-line-length-pressure-calculator-35369/
milldoggy
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I use 1/4 barrier tubing and use 25 ft with a 10ft vertical rise, 11 psi is a perfect pour
