Flotit

[hilljack13]

My follow up question was going to be exactly that. Thanks!

Ditto. I order some off Amazon due to tube turning colors and but I must have measured wrong. I got 3/16 ID and 5/16 OD and it just barely fit through the keg holes and was stiff. I found this tubing, 5mmID/7mmOD, that works like a charm and is more flexible than the 5/16.

 

[Unicorn_Platypus]

I've never had a problem but i regularly replace the tubing

Its pretty damn cheap on Amazon

Quickun Pure Silicone Tubing, 5mm ID x 7mm OD High Temp Food Grade Tube Pure Silicone Hose Tube for Home Brewing, Beer Line, Kegerator, Wine Making, Aquaponics, Air Hose by Proper Pour (16.4 Ft) https://a.co/d/5teSI88

Trong who makes flotit told me this is the exact tubing he uses

 

[Whisky River]

I'm curious as to whether anyone has had any issue with the tubing staying on. These attach to a tapered about (1 cm maybe) end. Maybe I'm just being overly paranoid but I feel like I can't help but wonder how secure that is. I understand its floating and thus not really bearing any weight, but I think I'd sleep a little better at night if I could slide the tubing at least an inch or so up the steel.

I’ve had the tubing slip off the dip tube a few times. Usually right after installation when the tube is still wet with starsan. Now I tend to put the tubing in and wait a minute to be sure it’s holding before I button things up.

That’s a totally different issue than the clogging which I just experienced again this weekend with a massive 1oz of dry hops. It took 7-8 psi of pressure to get any kind of flow out of my fermenter into a keg.

I want to like this thing but boy it keeps making that difficult.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Star San will make thing slip for sure. Try it on a breast pump.

 

[sibelman]

clogging which I just experienced again this weekend with a massive 1oz of dry hops

Yes, hops in the fermenter sometimes do this (in my case, a more massive 5 ounces). I've had no trouble with FLOTit and dry hops in the serving keg.

 

[balrog]

I back burp CO2 through the liquid out if I suspect problems w hops or Krausen from ferment in keg. It is just a quick shot and I’ve not had any issues w clogs.

 

[Unicorn_Platypus]

I’ve had the tubing slip off the dip tube a few times. Usually right after installation when the tube is still wet with starsan. Now I tend to put the tubing in and wait a minute to be sure it’s holding before I button things up.

That’s a totally different issue than the clogging which I just experienced again this weekend with a massive 1oz of dry hops. It took 7-8 psi of pressure to get any kind of flow out of my fermenter into a keg.

I want to like this thing but boy it keeps making that difficult.

I regularly use 6oz to 8oz of dry hops and never an issue transfer from my fermzilla to keg. Generally, I'll crash it a few degrees to encourage most of it settings out.

Occasionally if it's gotten clogged, I hook up my gas to the liquid side and blow out whatever was clogging it

With a lot of hops you may need to go slow

 

[Chorgey]

My tubing came off the Flotit on my last keg fill. When I opened the keg for filling the next batch, the floating dip tube disconnected from the tube. I reconnected it and prayed that it it would hold. It's still carbing, so I don't know if it worked.