Hey guys,
Probably a dumb question .
I know there are many ways to fill your kegs .
I am wondering, what different ways you guys are doing it ?
At the previous brewery I worked at.
We at first had a sight glass, from brite tank, to 6 head manifold, 1/2" threaded line to couplers with
return lines from couplers that went to reducer and back into the tank in the arm.
When we saw foam go to beer we cut it . foam typically going back to tank so there was no loss .
I hated it, it was such a pain. It was appropriately named the Medusa .
Later we upgraded to, sight glass, to manifold, 1/2" threaded line,
to Micromatics coupler with fob and no return line at all .
we would have to stick a pin into the fob to knock the ball down .
This def. seemed better,but still had to have someone stuck on kegs the whole time eyeballing it .
From my understanding these type of couplers are actually designed to fill upside down.
But who the hell does that in the small craft world?
So now I am at a new facility,and I am thinking there has got to be a better way in this day and age
that also doesn't cost 50 billion dollars .
Or doesn't drop a ton of foam to the drain .
Or is the second way we were doing it pretty much the way to go?
So here's my question what do you guys do that seems most efficient ?
If you guys could can I see some pics of your setups ?
Thank you guys .
Probably a dumb question .
I know there are many ways to fill your kegs .
I am wondering, what different ways you guys are doing it ?
At the previous brewery I worked at.
We at first had a sight glass, from brite tank, to 6 head manifold, 1/2" threaded line to couplers with
return lines from couplers that went to reducer and back into the tank in the arm.
When we saw foam go to beer we cut it . foam typically going back to tank so there was no loss .
I hated it, it was such a pain. It was appropriately named the Medusa .
Later we upgraded to, sight glass, to manifold, 1/2" threaded line,
to Micromatics coupler with fob and no return line at all .
we would have to stick a pin into the fob to knock the ball down .
This def. seemed better,but still had to have someone stuck on kegs the whole time eyeballing it .
From my understanding these type of couplers are actually designed to fill upside down.
But who the hell does that in the small craft world?
So now I am at a new facility,and I am thinking there has got to be a better way in this day and age
that also doesn't cost 50 billion dollars .
Or doesn't drop a ton of foam to the drain .
Or is the second way we were doing it pretty much the way to go?
So here's my question what do you guys do that seems most efficient ?
If you guys could can I see some pics of your setups ?
Thank you guys .
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