Dip tube length

[Cider Wraith]

I couldn´t cut my corny kegs dip tubes but I use the plastic conteiner of Kinder Eggs.
Works perfect. Food grade plastic and cleanable.

Looks like Kinder Eggs either were - or are not - permitted in the US due to concerns of children choking on the toys

How satisfied are you with where you've cut holes for the final liquid level? Does the Kinder fit into the bottom dimple? What other items did you consider - anything in stainless steel? Thanks -

 

[vandalay]

Looks like Kinder Eggs either were - or are not - permitted in the US due to concerns of children choking on the toys

How satisfied are you with where you've cut holes for the final liquid level? Does the Kinder fit into the bottom dimple? What other items did you consider - anything in stainless steel? Thanks -

From where the holes are cut there is no more than an inch of liquid left because the shell rests on the bottom dimple, so I was actually quite happy with the system.
Of course the best thing would have been to find some kind of small stainless steel container but the only cheap solutions came from the candy side of the world.
Many come in food-grade plastic containers like TicTac cases or PET preforms. The key is to find one of these containers that is small enough, does not collect bacteria, and is easy to clean and sanitize.

 

[Cider Wraith]

Thanks for the reply - I just posted something entertaining this exact question

Cornelius keg dip tube final liquid level / sediment exclusion foot?

 

[vandalay]

Thanks for the reply - I just posted something entertaining this exact question

Cornelius keg dip tube final liquid level / sediment exclusion foot?

those stainless steel bottles look fantastic. Another thing that comes to mind is some kind of container designed in 3D printing

 

[odie]

I am fermenting and conditioning in second carboy, but I always had a sedimentation on the bottom of my bottles. This is first time I will be using kegs.

Since you are not fermenting in the kegs, there is no reason to cut the dip tube or use a floating dip tube. Even if you naturally/sugar carb in the keg, the sediment will be negligible. The first 1/2 pint will eject it all.

 

[tracer bullet]

The first 1/2 pint will eject it all.

Over the years I've found it's more like the first couple ounces of the first pint, plus the next one if it's a day or so later, and then maybe a 3rd or 4th time as well. I don't think I have a ton in there but it seems to flow itself down into the open space for a few days straight until it's actually gone.

I bent my tubes a tiny bit more where they were already bent, over the outside of the keg, it raises them up an extra half inch or so and is reversible. Worked pretty great.