Regulators for kegging

[Cwetherford]

Whats the point of having a dual body regulator for your kegs?

 

[birvine]

One guage shows if you have any gas in your tank; the other lets you set the pressure in your keg. I agree that one is probably sufficient.

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[Cwetherford]

No I mean like this http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=336 I don't get why i would pay 50 bucks more for that

 

[toxick]

Dual Body isn't the same as Dual Gauge.

Dual body regulators are for setting two separate pressures for two separate kegs.

 

[Golddiggie]

The two stage, as mentioned, shows you both pressures. IMO, knowing both is important. Seeing the tank side will tell you if the system has a leak before you run out of gas too fast.

Depending on where you get the regulator, it could be a large cost difference... But, look at this as a one time purchase. Chances are, it will last you for many, many, many years. You can rebuild them if you ever need to as well.

 

[Cwetherford]

Agh ok I get it thanks.

 

[beaksnbeer]

A set up like that would also let you run beers at different pressures. I run 7 secondary gauges plus you can carb kegs while drinking..........my.02

 

[barrooze]

If you want to carb beers to the style they're brewed, they may not need the same carb levels. For instance, an English mild should have much less carbing than a Belgian golden strong. To keg and carb these correctly, you need two different carb levels, hence the dual body. I say go for it.

 

[bcryan]

if you wanna force carb a corney while you're drinking from another then this is a good purchase. totally worth the extra cash.

 

[Cwetherford]

what do you have to do to force carb something?

 

[rack04]

if you wanna force carb a corney while you're drinking from another then this is a good purchase. totally worth the extra cash.

The volumes of CO2 for force carbonation and serving should be the same pressure. Maybe you are referring to burst carbonation method which uses a much higher initial pressure and shaking to encourage a quicker solution of the gas.

The reason I purchased a dual body regulator is so I could carbonate and serve a hefeweizen (2.9 volumes CO2) and stout (2.2 volumes CO2) at the same time.