Coil size

[evictor99]

Does anyone know about how large a 120foot coil is. Would it fit in a 5 gallon bucket. also does running warm beer through a 120foot coil produce alot of head?

[edramshaw]

There is only one way to find out....

If the beer gets cold enough then it shoul pour fine, keep in mind when pushing beer the a coil you need to use high pressure. If using CO2 then you will need to consume the beer in a day or it will become way over carbonated.

[Hophead]

The 120ft coil I have will fit in a 5 Gal bucket. I have mine in a cooler conversation that I made. I've used it several times with warm beer and once I found the right pressure - usually about 30psi - it worked great. It's definitely something you have to be willing to mess with to get it right.

[jayfredweb]

I don't condone it, but that is a way to do it. I don't remember the pressure we used, but when I worked in a Football Stadium that is what we did. Plop a warm keg of cheap corn beer on the floor and run the beer through a coil in an ice bucket. It's hard to mess up Bud Light! Just make sure you use your product asap. In the Stadium biz, waste of beer in a keg is not that big a deal, especially when you are selling 12 oz at $7.00 a cup.

[edramshaw]

A 120ft coil packed with ice pushed at 30lbs with a few feet of 5/6" vinyl tubing at the end as a choker will pour fine but as jayfredweb says you must drink it quick. If you want to put it in the fridge instead of ice I would turn the temp down in the fridge and submerge the coil in a water bath as has been suggested. I think you would have the best luck with that, but it is all about trial and error.