Can anyone explain the idea behind a stout faucet? What about it is better / different than a standard faucet. Can I use one without beer gas, just using my standard co2? Thanks for explaining.
Thanks, that makes some sense. I'm just wondering if it's worth going through all of the extra hassle of buying and installing the faucet and beer gas canister, as well as keeping said cylinder full. That's why I was going I could just use the faucet and forego the canister and just use co2.
You could do it that way if you only pressurized the stout (with Co2) long enough to pour, then disconnect/turn it down. Major hassle, and if you forget, will way over-carbonate the beer.
So what's different about nitrous, does it not go into suspension like co2 does?
So what's different about nitrous, does it not go into suspension like co2 does?
A 5lb co2 tank filled with beergas will push one, maybe two kegs. The smallest nitrogen tank generally recommended for this purpose is 20cf, which can push around 4 kegs and is physically similar in size to a 10lb co2 tank. I went with 80cf which I haven't emptied yet.
A 5lb co2 tank filled with beergas will push one, maybe two kegs. The smallest nitrogen tank generally recommended for this purpose is 20cf, which can push around 4 kegs and is physically similar in size to a 10lb co2 tank. I went with 80cf which I haven't emptied yet.
Do you really mean 'nitrogen tank' or do you mean a blend tank?
I'm on my fifth keg with the 5lb bottle, and haven't refilled it yet. Not sure where you're getting your info from.
In order to force the beer through that disk, you need much higher pressure backing it around 25 psi. If you were to do this with CO2 alone, it would way over carbonate the beer at that pressure.
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