Hooking gas to out post??

[Tilldeath]

Just wondering could you hookup gas to the out post on the keg? I would think it would be better due to the co2 having more contact with th beer. ie. The co2 would have to ravel through the dip tube and into the beer rather than having the co2 sitting in the headspace. Thoughts?

 

[Stuntman]

Hooking CO2 up to the "Out" post, and charging to about thirty pounds pressure, then rolling it back and forth on your legs, as you sit on a bucket, is how I force carbonate.

I may be wrong, only kegging for little over a year, but hooking your faucet line to the "In" post would not give you any beer. The "In" on a Cornelius (only one I am familiar with) is very short, and even when full doesn't reach the beer.

Cheers

 

[carnevoodoo]

Lots of people do it. Just use the right ball lock connector and you'll be fine.

edit: Yes, you'll have to switch to the in to serve. That seems pretty clear, though.

 

[mordantly]

you can buy new out dip tubes for about $8 and cut the bend off or straighten it and insert instead of the stubby gas tube. and not have to fuss with a beer disconnect on the reg.

 

[Tilldeath]

you can buy new out dip tubes for about $8 and cut the bend off or straighten it and insert instead of the stubby gas tube. and not have to fuss with a beer disconnect on the reg.

So then I would have two dip tubes, one for each post? That's fine by me but why not once carbed just hook the quick disconnect back up to the in post and hook up your serving line to the out post?? Also is it even worth it to carb this way bs the other??

 

[blackcows]

you can buy new out dip tubes for about $8 and cut the bend off or straighten it and insert instead of the stubby gas tube. and not have to fuss with a beer disconnect on the reg.

I would be careful doing this. It certainly increases your chance of getting beer into your gas line and possibly into your regulator.

Mike

 

[malkore]

honestly unless you're putting a stainless airstone on the bottom of the dip tube, the CO2 still rushes to teh top of the keg (headspace). you'll get a minute amount of additional CO2 in solution that way...

IMO its not worth the effort since you're just going to shake it up, which is what really puts the CO2 into enough exposure to liquid for better absorption.

(and I stated this with years of experience running CO2 into freshwater planted aquariums...CO2 dissolving into solution is all about keeping the CO2 bubble constantly moving for several minutes...not the 3 seconds it takes to rise from the bottom of the keg to the headspace. if you had tiny CO2 bubbles from an airstone, these could easily dissolve before they reach the surface especially done as a slower trickle of gas)