I need to keep up with this forum more, a couple days away from the computer and time slips by.
I will have to double check on the glycol temp along the lines, but we keep the system at 32. How much it varies along the length of the run, I am not sure. I doubt it would be much, they are new lines and well insulated.
We keep all the serving tanks at 15lbs, though I am thinking of adjusting it depending on the beer. The problem is, the grundys max out at 18 or so. There is no breakout in the tank.
After some experience this weekend with a beer that I over-carbonated, I think the system is balanced fairly well for most of our beers, except for the fact that it can't handle any more than 2.55 volumes in the beer. Any more and the beer foams pretty well when pouring. We usually carbonate all our beers at 2.47 (that was calculated for the old system, but it works on the new one as well for most of the beers. The new system threw in a plethora of new variables. Differing materials, split lines and new lengths), sometimes a little more for the lagers.
I get the feeling that since there are so many variables, the whole system might not run perfectly, but being able to dial it in quickly when there is an issue would be nice.
Thank you for your help, Mr. Zuhse.
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