Kegland Oxebar kegs/dispense

[Clint]

Something like this..

 

[Laner]

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Something like this..

I use one of those and a duotight party tap, they work very well if I get my carbonation right.

 

[Clint]

Will it matter what size gas line? The reg I'm looking at comes with a 3/8" push fit to which I can connect to the same size Duotight on the keg with a length of 3/8,so easy to do. Does gas line length matter?

 

[Clint]

I've also seen videos of the beer tube inside the keg being cut shorter. Is this necessary?

 

[Larse]

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Something like this..

Ok, that's what I was talking about too. Often called a picnic tap. There are others that connect directly to the keg that look very like kegerator taps. As I said, the length of the line is important, otherwise you'll get a glass of foam.

Will it matter what size gas line? The reg I'm looking at comes with a 3/8" push fit to which I can connect to the same size Duotight on the keg with a length of 3/8,so easy to do. Does gas line length matter?

No, Gas line can be any diameter and length. I use 5/16" because then I only need to have 8mm fittings and not a mess of different sizes lying around. Just make sure your gas line isn't so short that it's putting pressure on the connectors and leaking.

 

[Larse]

I've also seen videos of the beer tube inside the keg being cut shorter. Is this necessary?

No idea, Assume it's a floating dip tube, so it has to be long enough to reach the bottom. So maybe it's supplied a bit longer and people cut off the excess.

 

[Clint]

Thanks again!! I think the tap I pictured comes with 1.5m of pipe. I'm wondering if,as they're a complete kit,the line length etc has been tested?

 

[Larse]

Thanks again!! I think the tap I pictured comes with 1.5m of pipe. I'm wondering if,as they're a complete kit,the line length etc has been tested?

Maybe. But carbonation levels vary, so it can't be spot on for everything, Just looked it up there, it's 3/16 (4.76mm) which at 12psi may be a bit fobby at 1.5m. For contrast, I use 4mm hose in my kegerator cut to 2.1m, when I used 3/16", I had it at 4m and it was too fobby, so I changed to 4mm.

 

[Clint]

Hmmm...some things to consider. I might just get one pre made tap and see how it works then if it needs fettling get some longer line.

 

[Larse]

Hmmm...some things to consider. I might just get one pre made tap and see how it works then if it needs fettling get some longer line.

Yeah, beer line is cheap, so you can always add more. That tap uses push on fittings, so no problem to take off the 3/16" section and replace with a longer one.