EvilTOJ
Well-Known Member
My keezer build is now imminent, and I've been researching what kind of equipment I'm still going to need to buy. I obviously still need a freezer and temp controller, a few more disconnects, and also tubing.
I'm still a bit hazy on the whole line balancing thing, but I'm confused about some things. I bought four Perlicks, and also got some 1/4" dia x 4" shanks. According to the line balancing charts I've been reading I think I'm going to need 18' of line per faucet? Is that right? The 3/16" shanks say I'd need about 5' of line per faucet. It just seems weird and wrong to me that I'd need three and a half times the amount of line just for 1/16" more diameter.
I really don't want to use 72 feet of line, along with the gas lines for the CO2 in the keezer. It just sounds crowded and unwieldy. Can I just monkeyF it and use 3/16" line anyways? Should I return these shanks and get ones that are 3/16" diameter?
I'm still a bit hazy on the whole line balancing thing, but I'm confused about some things. I bought four Perlicks, and also got some 1/4" dia x 4" shanks. According to the line balancing charts I've been reading I think I'm going to need 18' of line per faucet? Is that right? The 3/16" shanks say I'd need about 5' of line per faucet. It just seems weird and wrong to me that I'd need three and a half times the amount of line just for 1/16" more diameter.
I really don't want to use 72 feet of line, along with the gas lines for the CO2 in the keezer. It just sounds crowded and unwieldy. Can I just monkeyF it and use 3/16" line anyways? Should I return these shanks and get ones that are 3/16" diameter?