I could've just deleted the previous post, but anyone who has spent any time with me at all will know that sometimes I just get it hopelessly wrong. Part of my penance is to admit this at every opportunity.
This time, it was the tyre valve stem. The valve is spring-loaded and will not open with just a few KPa of CO2 pushing against it, which is why inflators have a little pushing dingus inside them: to open the valve (duh!). So, I've shown my hand and posted the Party Keg Update too soon - before testing the device in question.
I found this out while trying to carbonate a small batch of cider. The cider is very good and suggests an appley good future.
Sunday 22 November 2009
Monday 16 November 2009
Party Keg Update
Since last writing about kegs, I have started packaging most of my beer in 19 litre post-mix kegs, which (once filled) live in a dedicated fridge with a grown-up's CO2 cylinder (until emptied).
The Party Kegs have been living in the removals boxes they traveled to my new house in, but are being resurrected for Special Projects such as my first attempt at a cider. Being a Proper Kegger now, I wanted to move away from the original gas-in and beer-out connections I had, but still couldn't justify the expense of ball-lock quick disconnects.
This is what I came up with:
The tyre valve remains, but has had a bit of BEVA tube squeezed over the top of it and a John Guest joiner attached. The beer out port has a John Guest ball valve added. This allows me to connect faucets, gas, etc without having to depressurise the keg. John Guest plugs have been added to keep insects out of the fittings.
This has added to the cost of the enterprise(if you buy the bits specifically for the purpose) about AUD18 for the ball-valve and AUD8 for the joiner/elbow. The plugs are a couple of bucks a piece.
The Party Kegs have been living in the removals boxes they traveled to my new house in, but are being resurrected for Special Projects such as my first attempt at a cider. Being a Proper Kegger now, I wanted to move away from the original gas-in and beer-out connections I had, but still couldn't justify the expense of ball-lock quick disconnects.
This is what I came up with:
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The tyre valve remains, but has had a bit of BEVA tube squeezed over the top of it and a John Guest joiner attached. The beer out port has a John Guest ball valve added. This allows me to connect faucets, gas, etc without having to depressurise the keg. John Guest plugs have been added to keep insects out of the fittings.
This has added to the cost of the enterprise(if you buy the bits specifically for the purpose) about AUD18 for the ball-valve and AUD8 for the joiner/elbow. The plugs are a couple of bucks a piece.
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