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Post by brewbama on Oct 21, 2021 15:35:46 GMT -6
Can anyone (Ken?) snap a photo of and describe their keg purge via an active fermenter?
I have been thinking about routing my CO2 to push sanitizer from a keg. I currently use bottled CO2 and push the sanitizer out but I thought I would like to use the CO2 from fermentation to do it instead.
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Post by drez on Oct 21, 2021 19:35:44 GMT -6
You have to use your imagination a bit but when I am keg purging a line goes to the keg from where the blue hose is connected to. I have lots of pictures but none with it purging.  |
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Post by brewbama on Oct 21, 2021 20:59:14 GMT -6
Danke sehr.
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Post by Ken on Oct 22, 2021 7:17:25 GMT -6
I have some pics on my site. Click below and go to BREWING PROCESS. At some point you will see the shots of that. FTR, I use plastic fermenters with lids that have a grommet for an airlock. I insert the body of the airlock into the lid and then use a length of silicone tubing that goes from there to a liquid-out QD that is connected to the keg. Then a line from the gas-in port into sanitizer similar to Drez. I like how it purges the keg of O2 and I also love that I can then take the liquid line and connect it to the spigot on the fermenter and then take the gas line and connect it to the airlock to create a closed loop and then just open the spigot and fill the keg. Easy stuff.  |
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Post by Seven on Oct 22, 2021 10:19:49 GMT -6
Some day I'll figure out how you all attach pics  |
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Post by brewbama on Oct 22, 2021 11:00:30 GMT -6
Thanks again folks. I figured as much but wanted to ask to be sure I am not missing something.
I believe this will be my next upgrade.
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Post by drez on Oct 22, 2021 11:29:40 GMT -6
Thanks again folks. I figured as much but wanted to ask to be sure I am not missing something. I believe this will be my next upgrade. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk This is one of those things that even for those that do not buy in on the lodo stuff it makes sense to do. Just saves so much CO2. |
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Post by Ken on Oct 22, 2021 11:36:05 GMT -6
Thanks again folks. I figured as much but wanted to ask to be sure I am not missing something. I believe this will be my next upgrade. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk This is one of those things that even for those that do not buy in on the lodo stuff it makes sense to do. Just saves so much CO2. Agreed. It also makes transfers so damned easy. Yes, you need to have a clean and sanitized keg ready on brewday which I would not have needed to do prior to this but it's worth it to me. The purged keg + closed loop transfer has got to be making a positive difference here. |
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Post by gusso on Oct 22, 2021 16:09:57 GMT -6
To date, I only use the "leftover" co2 to purge when fermenting under pressure. I guess I could on my Speidels as I do have a gas post. But currently, I just use the post on the Speidel to maintain minimal pressure and do closed transfers.
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