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I am now to corny kegs and am working my way through my first one!

An observation is that it is very slow to pour. I use a party tap and the pipe from the keg has a section of smaller diameter pipe (think this is to prevent foaming?). I’m dispensing at 10psi.

Is a slow pour to be expected/desirable or is there a good way to speed it up?
 
suffolkbeer said:
I am now to corny kegs and am working my way through my first one!

An observation is that it is very slow to pour. I use a party tap and the pipe from the keg has a section of smaller diameter pipe (think this is to prevent foaming?). I’m dispensing at 10psi.

Is a slow pour to be expected/desirable or is there a good way to speed it up?
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A slow pour is not desirable. You have two options to increase the speed of the pour:

-Reduce the length of tubing
or
-Increase the serving pressure

Balancing lines is not as difficult as it seems and IMO most articles you'll read online are a pile of ***** written by a certain type of folk who like to over-complicate matters. You don't want to get bored waiting on your pint, but you also don't want half a glass of foam.

If you know your target volumes for the majority of your styles, i.e. 2.6 - 2.8vols and the rough temperature of your fridge, then you can set the length of your beer lines so you hardly ever need to touch the regulator. I did it a couple of weeks back and wish I'd done it sooner.

In short, get your serving and carbing pressures the same by having the correct length of beer line. As @Bigcol49 has said though, with a party tap it's hard to expect too much.
 
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There are loads of different fixtures and fittings that can be used. I used the following bits and pieces and I'm happy with them:

https://www.home-brew-online.com/eq...-disconnect-black-liquid-out-1-4-thread-p3073

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/john-guest-fitting-female-adaptor-3-8-1-4-ffl-p3107

https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/john-guest-3-8-stem-x-3-16-pushfit-reducer/

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/john-guest-3-16-tubing-1m-p3269

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/john-guest-fitting-3-8-5-8-shank-connector-p3114

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/stainless-steel-plated-4-shank-p3296

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/intertap-chrome-plated-draught-tap-p3335

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/black-faucet-handle-p3121

Beer QD > JG 1/4" FFL to 3/8" push fit > 3/8" to 3/16" push fit reducer > length of 3/16" tubing > 3/8" to 3/16" push fit reducer > 3/8" to 5/8" shank connector > shank > beer tap > tap handle.

Looks a lot more complicated that what it actually is. FYI, I'm now down to 2.5ft of 3/16" beer line at 15PSI and I'm delighted with it. The length depends entirely on your circumstances, but I'd highly recommend it because it allows for very short line lengths which keeps everything nice and tidy inside your kegerator. You can see how much beer line I had before compared to now in the below thread.

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/kegerator-lines-against-the-grain.80459/
 
Ghillie said:
There are loads of different fixtures and fittings that can be used. I used the following bits and pieces and I'm happy with them:

https://www.home-brew-online.com/eq...-disconnect-black-liquid-out-1-4-thread-p3073

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/john-guest-fitting-female-adaptor-3-8-1-4-ffl-p3107

https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/john-guest-3-8-stem-x-3-16-pushfit-reducer/

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/john-guest-3-16-tubing-1m-p3269

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/john-guest-fitting-3-8-5-8-shank-connector-p3114

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/stainless-steel-plated-4-shank-p3296

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/intertap-chrome-plated-draught-tap-p3335

https://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/black-faucet-handle-p3121

Beer QD > JG 1/4" FFL to 3/8" push fit > 3/8" to 3/16" push fit reducer > length of 3/16" tubing > 3/8" to 3/16" push fit reducer > 3/8" to 5/8" shank connector > shank > beer tap > tap handle.

Looks a lot more complicated that what it actually is. FYI, I'm now down to 2.5ft of 3/16" beer line at 15PSI and I'm delighted with it. The length depends entirely on your circumstances, but I'd highly recommend it because it allows for very short line lengths which keeps everything nice and tidy inside your kegerator. You can see how much beer line I had before compared to now in the below thread.

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/kegerator-lines-against-the-grain.80459/
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Great thanks!!
 

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