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  • Carbonating in kegs - what to use to plug beer-out port?

    So as a small nano, we have to force carbonate directly in the keg after racking. But with a Sanke coupler, there's no easy way to close off the beer-out port while still allowing CO2 to flow in through the gas-in port.

    We could hook the kegs up to our taps, but that would lock-out that tap from being used until the beer was fully carbed. We could use barbed 3/16" hose plugs (http://www.beveragefactory.com/draft...s/S19-4.shtml), but then I have to put together an assembly of nut + gasket + tailpiece + short section of hose + hose plug.

    What I really want is a 7/8"-14 stainless steel threaded cap. Or a blank tailpiece with no barbed protrusion.

    Does anyone know a source for either of these? What do others do in this case?

    Thanks!
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    Simon Brown
    Owner & Brewmaster
    Claremont Craft Ales
    Claremont, California

  • #2
    use this valve on the out of your sankey

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    • #3
      Yes I had found those valves, but I was hoping for something cheaper than $28 per keg!
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      Simon Brown
      Owner & Brewmaster
      Claremont Craft Ales
      Claremont, California

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      • #4
        those are the best for what you need. have you tried to put head pressure on in your fementer to help carb up your beer?

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        • #5
          a penny for your thoughts

          A penny fits perfectly in a beer nut. I just saved you $27.99.
          Justin Moore
          Head Brewer of Good Times
          Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co.
          Red Lodge, MT 59068

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          • #6
            Yeah, I got a private message with the same info from another brewer. Brilliant!
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            Simon Brown
            Owner & Brewmaster
            Claremont Craft Ales
            Claremont, California

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            • #7
              Originally posted by jcrjustin
              A penny fits perfectly in a beer nut. I just saved you $27.99.

              Gentlemen, we have a WINNER!!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by jcrjustin
                A penny fits perfectly in a beer nut. I just saved you $27.99.
                This is great!

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                • #9
                  You can also get beer nut caps for maybe 50 cents each. I put one of these on my coupler beer out, and vent pressure through the gas port on empty kegs prior to cleaning. foxx has them.

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                  • #10
                    I prefer the nickel, it fits even tighter than a penny, and is more sanitary. However, it does cost five times as much!

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                    • #11
                      you can also just hook up a picnic tapper with a beer nut.
                      Beejay
                      Pipeworks Brewing Company

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                      • #12
                        At our nano I had a 16 keg carbonating setup. Each one was plugged with a penny backed by an o-ring and beer nut to seal.

                        Used it like that for over 2 years no probs.
                        Andrew Godley
                        Parish Brewing Co.
                        Broussard, Louisiana

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                        • #13
                          I force carb pushing the gas in through the beer out port,having removed the check valve that is in there. There is already a check valve in the gas in side, so nothing comes out the gas-in side when doing this. I have since also added the same type of check valve to the beer in side so that no beer comes flowing back up the step in to the air line.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Beersmith
                            I prefer the nickel, it fits even tighter than a penny, and is more sanitary. However, it does cost five times as much!
                            Ah, but a penny is useful for removing any sulphides present in the beer during carbonation!

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                            • #15
                              All you need is a couple inches of beverage line on the tap side, plugged with a sanitized stainless bolt, etc. Put a hose clamp over the plug. Ugly but cheap and it works. Removing the coupler can be messy; be ready with a hose and a spray bottle of sanitizer.

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