2 kegs, 1 co2 tank?

[timrox1212]

So I took the plunge and bought my first kegging set up an now I'm itching for more. I wanna add another keg so I can have 2 beers on tap at all times but I only have 1 co2 tank. Do they make regulators for 2 kegs? If they do how would I go about carbing 2 kegs at different times?

 

[cluckk]

They have daisy chained regulators where you can have two different pressures, or you can do like many and get a distributor valve. Mine has one in and four out with valves, but I only use one regulator so all kegs are on the same pressure. My kegerator holds 3 kegs and I have an extra line for purging kegs/fermenters/etc.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Cheapest and easiest is to just split the Co2 line and run to two kegs.

http://morebeer.com/products/co2-tee-rigid-plastic.html

Downside of this fast and dirty method is that both kegs will run the same pressure, and you will need to disconnect one keg when force carbing the other.

 

[timrox1212]

So something like this then would be what I want?

 

[Doctor_M]

If you need to have the ability to have two different pressures you'll need something like this http://morebeer.com/products/co2-regulator-dual-body-gauge.html

If you only need one pressure for both kegs then you can use this http://www.kegconnection.com/wye-with-two-check-valves/

Or this http://www.kegconnection.com/air-distributor-2-way-with-check-valves/

 

[Rockn_M]

I think the multi-distributor valve is the easiest and cheapest way to go. The only issue is that they will all be the same pressure. If you need to force carb or have a beer that needs higher/lower pressure than the other kegs. To solve this problem you can get a multi co2 regulatorhttp://www.midwestsupplies.com/brew-logic-double-gauge-regulator.html

 

[Indian_villager]

They sell cheap brass or nylon tees at Home Depot for a few dollars. Use that to split your CO2 line and you are good to go.

 

[dyqik]

You can also use a secondary regulator after the distribution splitter if you only want one beer at a lower pressure than the others.