A customer of mine is rehabbing a restaurant that closed a few years ago. They we're trying out the glycol system for the 5 line trunk line, the glycol leaked out all over the floor by the taps, only problem, the trunk line is in the wall. No possible way to get to the line, so there is no way to find out where the leak is occurring. Further inspection of the old trunk line, the insulation is severely brittle, the lines do look like they were cleaned by the former owner, but I'm recommending to install a new trunk line.
The keg fridge is plenty big enough, pretty standard setup. They want to put 3 or 4 sixtels on, 1 or 2 half bbls on tap. No fobs, so I'm suggesting they put those on obviously.
The question I have, is to go with a beer pump or not. There is an air compressor to run the beer pumps. The lines go about 10' up into a spacious attic, then travel about 60' vertically to the bar area, then drops down about 10' to the taps (this will be with the new line, not in the walls, gonna run most of it in their attic space...it will be glycol chilled). The other option I was considering is using beer gas to push the beer (as opposed to beer pumps), run at a higher pressure. My experience with beer gas in my brewery was the beer went flatter in my 10 bbl serving tanks...so I'm not in the beer gas fan club. But if I'm just pushing a sixtel, I'm thinking beer gas may be a viable option to consider.
So basically, for a 90' draw system, beer gas or beer pump?
My vote is pump, but want the collective groups input.
Thanks!
Kurt Borchardt
Artisanal Brew Works
The keg fridge is plenty big enough, pretty standard setup. They want to put 3 or 4 sixtels on, 1 or 2 half bbls on tap. No fobs, so I'm suggesting they put those on obviously.
The question I have, is to go with a beer pump or not. There is an air compressor to run the beer pumps. The lines go about 10' up into a spacious attic, then travel about 60' vertically to the bar area, then drops down about 10' to the taps (this will be with the new line, not in the walls, gonna run most of it in their attic space...it will be glycol chilled). The other option I was considering is using beer gas to push the beer (as opposed to beer pumps), run at a higher pressure. My experience with beer gas in my brewery was the beer went flatter in my 10 bbl serving tanks...so I'm not in the beer gas fan club. But if I'm just pushing a sixtel, I'm thinking beer gas may be a viable option to consider.
So basically, for a 90' draw system, beer gas or beer pump?
My vote is pump, but want the collective groups input.
Thanks!
Kurt Borchardt
Artisanal Brew Works
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