Avoid oxidation clogged dip tube

[sryan]

I have a NE IPA that I’ve taken every precaution to keep away from o2. I didn’t fully seal the dry hop bag and the keg keeps clogging.
I’ve back purged and re cleaned the dip tube and post, even shortened the dip tube and it’s still clogging.
The only thing I can think of is buy a dip tube screen, a floating pickup tube or rack to another keg. The rack to another keg seems like the easiest option but will my beer oxidize and ruin the hard work I put in to it? It’s a NE ipa 39 degrees and moderately carbonated.

 

[wepeeler]

I have a NE IPA that I’ve taken every precaution to keep away from o2. I didn’t fully seal the dry hop bag and the keg keeps clogging.
I’ve back purged and re cleaned the dip tube and post, even shortened the dip tube and it’s still clogging.
The only thing I can think of is buy a dip tube screen, a floating pickup tube or rack to another keg. The rack to another keg seems like the easiest option but will my beer oxidize and ruin the hard work I put in to it? It’s a NE ipa 39 degrees and moderately carbonated.

I've had a few clogged dip tubes due to hops in my neipas. I was able to clear them by removing the dip tube, cleaning it and then blasting a pint or so out at about 25 psi. But as the material continues to settle out, you may run into future clogs. Racking to another keg would work, but you'll def pick up O2 if you don't close transfer. How did you keg in the first place? Closed transfer? Auto siphon?

Best option, although probably the most costly, is to buy the clear beer draught system, which pulls beer from the top: https://www.shop.clearbeerdraughtsystem.com/main.sc

I've seen people rave about them on here, but I do not have any personal experience with the product.

 

[pvpeacock]

Floating dip tubes are the way to go. You can find most around $20 at all the usual online retailers and probably your local home brew store. The clear draught system is about twice the cost of most other floating dip tubes.

 

[sryan]

Cool, that was my next question. I'll order one now. Seems like a good investment period. If you want to gelatin fine, you just add it to the keg and stop drinking when you start sucking up muck.

 

[McKnuckle]

I once fixed a clog in a dry-hopped pale ale with a floating dip tube. I already had a bunch, but didn't use one for some reason in that keg.

You will have to pull the standard dip tube, insert the new one, then open the keg lid (boo) and attach the tubing with your StarSan'd hand. It's not ideal but not terrible either, and beats having a useless full keg of inaccessible beer.

 

[pvpeacock]

The floating dip tubes have an added bonus. I can tell when my keg is about to run out because the last few pints are much cloudier.

 

[jddevinn]

Another option (for this keg) is to remove the spring and poppet from both the keg OUT post and the beer line quick disconnect. That way much less likely to clog. I've had to do this a couple times. Very low CO2 pressure on the inlet and having the pressure relief cracked helps avoid oxidation while messing with the poppet.

Then put a note or tape the poppets to the line so that you don't forget when it comes time to disconnect.