Pressure Transfer from keg to keg

[Bagojake9]

Watched a video on YouTube about this. The hose they used was maybe 3 feet long. Guy at the brew store recommended 13 feet of hose. Does it really matter?

 

[Gnomebrewer]

The length of the hose for pressure transfers is irrelevant. It's a closed system.

 

[Gnomebrewer]

13 feet is more like what you'd use for serving from keg. The hose walls need to provide back pressure to 'balance' the beer as it's open to atmospheric pressure at the end, so the hose length prevents excessive foaming.

 

[Bagojake9]

13 feet is more like what you'd use for serving from keg. The hose walls need to provide back pressure to 'balance' the beer as it's open to atmospheric pressure at the end, so the hose length prevents excessive foaming.

What length of hose would you recommend for pressure transferring from keg to keg?

 

[trevelynzx]

What length of hose would you recommend for pressure transferring from keg to keg?

Whatever length is practical given your physical needs. i use about 2.5’ which is a bit long for me. Could use 18” but i haven’t bothered to cut it down yet.

 

[Gnomebrewer]

Whatever length is practical given your physical needs.

This.

I use about a meter/three feet, because that's what I need for a 'siphon'/gravity closed loop transfer. If your kegs sat side-by-side and used a CO2 cylinder to push the beer (with a spunding valve on the receiving keg), which some brewers do, you could potentially use a few inches of hose.

 

[jimmayhugh]

What length of hose would you recommend for pressure transferring from keg to keg?

I have about a 16" length that is perfect for my needs. I also use it to pressure transfer from my sanke fermentor.

 

[mongoose33]

Here's what I use:

 

[gnef]

I use John Guest fittings on all my disconnects with Bev Seal ultra 235 tubing. I also keep a spare roll of the tubing to cut as needed along with shorter lengths that I've already cut and used. I keep a short one around 16" just for these duties. With the John Guest fitting, I just push it in to use, and then pull it out to dry out when I'm done.

 

[Mer-man]

Just remember to start with equal pressure in the receiving keg as in the source keg, otherwise you have a foamy mess

 

[Gnomebrewer]

Here's what I use:

How are you releasing pressure in the receiving keg? I can't see a spunding valve, or is it just missing for the purpose of the photo?

 

[mongoose33]

How are you releasing pressure in the receiving keg? I can't see a spunding valve, or is it just missing for the purpose of the photo?

Open the PRV. In the case of already-carbed beer, you'd need a spunding valve, or burp the PRV from time to time as pressure equalizes.