Kegging / Dispensing Question (cross post soda)

[KingPin]

Hello,

first off this is a cross post from the soda forum but I figured I pick on the brains here. Sorry if this is "bad".

I am getting ready to do up my first keg of root beer. However I find myself only able to source 3/8" vinyl tubing. I'm curious to know if this can/will still work for dispensing or am I going to have excessive foaming issues or something else entirely?

I live in an area of the world that seems completely void of 3/16" vinyl tubing and what I can find seems to cost $$$$$$ to get it here. I am quite open to suggestions and ideas.

TIA.

 

[day_trippr]

Soda is typically dispensed at rather high gas pressure - like in the 25-30 psi range.
A viable rule of thumb for setting up a dispensing system is to use roughly one foot of 3/16" ID line per PSI, so something in the ~25 foot length would work.

Otoh, if you plug a .375" ID into the only line line calculator worth using, you'll find you probably couldn't fit all the line required inside your dispensing system

Where is this little spot of Heaven On Earth that tubing is so precious?

Cheers!

 

[KingPin]

Thanks Day_Trippr. I am in Southern Alberta, Canada. None of my local hardware stores seem to carry 3/16" vinyl tubing. Most seem to come in 3/4 or 3/8 ... I can find 3/16 on Amazon but at extraordinary prices. I haven't had good success with LHBS either (I did find a carbonator cap there once).

I will work harder at trying to find the 3/16"

 

[KingPin]

I found something at Home Depot ... it was under WATTS refrigerator supply line... its 5/16 x 3/16 x 20ft. I figure if i play with the pressure at dispensing I should be able to make it work.. YIPPEE!!