Stout tap

[Horners]

Planning on sticking a stout tap in imminently. In fact have a tank of 70:30 arriving tomorrow. Problem is I cant find suitable tap set up at sensible price and am a bit confused re carbing and dispensing. Questions as follows:

1. Plan to force carb on the mixed gas. Do carbonation tables hold true when using mixed? Put another way what pressure and how long do other folk do?

2. If carbed with mixed gas does it matter if dispensed with CO2

3. Onthe flip side can I use the mixed gas to push my other regular ales.

4. Any links to a tap and accessories that will do the biz?

Cheers

Horners

 

[BeerCat]

You can change the faucet on these taps for a stout one like this . Not cheap and they do one without flow control, great quality though. I dont use a carb chart. If its a lager i set it to 60psi overnight then drop it to 20 and serve.

I guess if you dispense with co2 you will eventually alter the balance of the gas

 

[LeeH]

Planning on sticking a stout tap in imminently. In fact have a tank of 70:30 arriving tomorrow. Problem is I cant find suitable tap set up at sensible price and am a bit confused re carbing and dispensing. Questions as follows:

I CAN SELL YOU A NEW TAP LIKE THE ONE IN THE LINK FOR 30 POSTED.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/322931482407

1. Plan to force carb on the mixed gas. Do carbonation tables hold true when using mixed? Put another way what pressure and how long do other folk do?

I’LL LINK UP THE CARB CHART LATER. BUT 20 PSI AT 10 DEG WORKS ON MY SYSTEM.

LEAVE IT ON MIXED GAS FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS AT SEARVING PRESSURE.

2. If carbed with mixed gas does it matter if dispensed with CO2

YES, DISPENSE ON MIXED AS YOU NEED HIGH PRESSURE TO FORCE THE BEER THROUGH THE RESTRICTION PLATE IN THE FAUCET.

3. Onthe flip side can I use the mixed gas to push my other regular ales.

YES, IF YOU THEM TO BE CREAMFLOW OR FLAT.


4. Any links to a tap and accessories that will do the biz?



Cheers

Horners

 

[Oneiroi]

My understanding (I've never tried it) is that:

1. No, the same pressure/temp combo with mixed gas will result in a less carbonated beer, which is why it's used for stouts as it can be at higher pressures without carbonating.
2. Yes, over time more co2 will dissolve until it reaches equilibrium.
3. I think so. If they're carbed to the right level with co2, I don't think mixed gas will change the carbonation level unless the pressure drops below the pressure used to carb. I think this is effectively what most pubs do to push through long lines.

Don't know if that helps

 

[LeeH]

You can change the faucet on these taps for a stout one like this . Not cheap and they do one without flow control, great quality though. I dont use a carb chart. If its a lager i set it to 60psi overnight then drop it to 20 and serve.

I guess if you dispense with co2 you will eventually alter the balance of the gas

Cream flow lager? That takes me back to the bad head days of Carling Premier!! I think that was cream flow.

Any other questions let me know,I’ve been on nitro for a few years now.

 

[Horners]

@LeeH thanks for advice so far. I desperately need to rack off the stout and still trying to get head round it. For now plan is to stick it in a corny with low pressure CO2 only whilst I resolve the beer gas situation - I am assuming no probs doing that and switching to beer gas later to finish carbonating and dispense.


As regards the beer gas it seem from another post I started in the equipment thread that the argon/ co2 welders regulator I got cannot be used to set pressure (only flow) and therefore may not be suitable. Assuming I can find the right connections for that do you see a problem using this regulator but only for dispensing or will the keg just blow as it will immediately just pressurise up to say 200psi? #reallyconfused