Sedement in keg

[Polcho]

With Corni kegs, from the videos and photos I've seen, the tube goes to the bottom.

Doesn't the sedement come up the pipe?

If so, is there a floating alternative?

 

[conorm]

Yes but only at the first pour, as long as you don't move your kegs around.

I've a floating dip tube (get er brewed) but only used it twice. Both times it's got stuck and I've had to shake the keg to free it. Defeating the whole point.

I will reserve it for transferring likes of lagers from one corny to another after secondary fermentation so have a maximally clear beer in the serving corny.

 

[Polcho]

Thanks, so the sediment comes though the first time it's poured?

 

[UKSkydiver]

Yes.
The longer you leave it - the less sediment in suspension and the more compact it will become, so the less you get on the first pour.
Depends how long you can leave it without touching it.
I accidentally roused some sediment in my keg the other day and ended up with hazy pours for a day - but then cleared again.

 

[Polcho]

Thanks for your help.
I am looking at a two keg kit at present. I see there is one regulator, but two of everything else.

Does the one regulator do for both kegs, and if so, do you have to connect/disconnect when drawing from differnt kegs?

 

[RichardM]

Thanks for your help.
I am looking at a two keg kit at present. I see there is one regulator, but two of everything else.

Does the one regulator do for both kegs, and if so, do you have to connect/disconnect when drawing from differnt kegs?

The Y splitter is on the outlet from the regulator, so yes, the on regulator is for both kegs. No disconnecting needed.
The draw back of this arrangement is that both kegs have to be at the same pressure.
If you want two kegs at different pressures you need a secondary regulator with a straight through port.
You set the pressure on your main regulator at the higher pressure and connect it to the inlet of the secondary.
You then connect the keg at the lower pressure to the outlet of the secondary regulator and the higher pressure keg to the straight through port.

 

[Polcho]

The Y splitter is on the outlet from the regulator, so yes, the on regulator is for both kegs. No disconnecting needed.
The draw back of this arrangement is that both kegs have to be at the same pressure.
If you want two kegs at different pressures you need a secondary regulator with a straight through port.
You set the pressure on your main regulator at the higher pressure and connect it to the inlet of the secondary.
You then connect the keg at the lower pressure to the outlet of the secondary regulator and the higher pressure keg to the straight through port.

Thank you.

 

[SMP Brewery]

If so, is there a floating alternative?

I use these in mine.

https://brewkegtap.co.uk/products/s...wwOYRBxK42zNROKHgPMruOkBtO2uJH05eqoDAXwoLA_SI

With one of these on the end.

https://brewkegtap.co.uk/products/f...iff6hj6YvIk2I3oTwgfATJ-p6llUafq2QQ8ezS1Evt8fA

 

[Rodcx500z]

Don't forget a check valve between the gas bottle and splitter

 

[peterpiper]

Not tried Corni kegs.
But with King Keg top tap, with a floating tube, the beers dispensed from just below the surface. So can get clear beer, witout having to wait for complete setteling.
Isn't that available for Connie's?

 

[MashBag]

Yup. Floating dip tubes.

 

[Davegase]

With Corni kegs, from the videos and photos I've seen, the tube goes to the bottom.

Doesn't the sedement come up the pipe?

If so, is there a floating alternative?

There are various options for a floating alternative, some require swapping out the liquid dip tube for a floating one, but you can change the lid to avoid doing this.
There are a couple of versions so you need to get one that matches your existing lids

KegLand Stainless Corney Keg lid Floating Kit Beer Home Brewing

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EJjPKH6

Floating Cornelius Beer Keg Lid Stainless Steel Ball Float & 80cm Silicone Tube.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_ExhUVkc

 

[Polcho]

I use these in mine.

https://brewkegtap.co.uk/products/s...wwOYRBxK42zNROKHgPMruOkBtO2uJH05eqoDAXwoLA_SI

With one of these on the end.

https://brewkegtap.co.uk/products/f...iff6hj6YvIk2I3oTwgfATJ-p6llUafq2QQ8ezS1Evt8fA

That works well, does it?

 

[SMP Brewery]

That works well, does it?

It works great for me, I’ve only had one occasion where it caused a bit of foaming but I think that was due to having the ball in the wrong hole.

 

[Its 6pm somewhere]

It works great for me, I’ve only had one occasion where it caused a bit of foaming but I think that was due to having the ball in the wrong hole.

+1 on this, not sure on other people's experience but the third hole at the bottom of the filter is the only one I use now because I've had issues with the other two. All my cornys have these fitted as standard. I've tried using it without the filter and have had issues, I tried a marble as a weight inside the filter and it just plugged the line! for me the filter at the third hole keeps the line below the liquid level enough to not cause any issues. Don't waste money on the lid with the post, they're only good for using a carb stone and you'd want to be in a bad state to consider using one of those. Sometimes it can take a bit of fiddling to get the line into the post inside the keg but the few mins effort is well worth it and more often than not mine have gone in without much effort.

 

[Its 6pm somewhere]

Further to above: swapping out the long dip tube for the sort one shouldn't be an issue if your keg cleaning regime is on point as you'll be removing it anyway

 

[Brew_DD2]

I honestly wouldn't bother replacing your keg dip tubes for floating ones. First half pint/pint you'll pour from the keg after transfer from the fermenter and carbing up will be mostly sediment you want to dump, then after that you'll have clear beer. With the floating dip tube, the sediment will remain in the keg until you go to draw your last pint from it. Unless you're planning to keg hop, the floating dip tube will add nothing, but an extra cleaning step.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I have 5 kegs and have never had an issue, as stated above first pull will be cloudy, if left in the fv for 2 weeks before transfer the first pull is usually drinkable just a little cloudy then it's clear beer all the way

 

[gavp1979]

You may be overthinking it (I know because I did exactly the same before buying my kegs ). Once I got the kegs everything was simple and I have never had a problem with sediment. As others have said, if at some point in the future you want to change then floating dip tubes are an easy change, but I would be surprised if you think you need them after you start using the normal ones

 

[Davegase]

With Corni kegs, from the videos and photos I've seen, the tube goes to the bottom.

Doesn't the sedement come up the pipe?

If so, is there a floating alternative?

Are you putting clean beer in the kegs or fermenting in them ?