07-08-2007, 09:06 PM
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Keg Balancing Calculator
Here is a keg balancing calculator I found. I don't know how accurate it is, but I though someone may get some use from it. balancing a keg on one finger
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07-08-2007, 09:53 PM
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Came out pretty dam close for me. My beer line might be .51623 ft too long, but I'm not sure I could cut it that close anyway. Not that I could set the regulator to 12.16 lbs either.
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07-10-2007, 08:50 AM
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Quote:
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Came out pretty dam close for me. My beer line might be .51623 ft too long, but I'm not sure I could cut it that close anyway. Not that I could set the regulator to 12.16 lbs either.
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Same here! Thanks for the link!
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07-10-2007, 09:42 AM
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What is the "Vertical rise (feet)" measurement ?
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07-10-2007, 11:25 AM
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Vertical rise from the center of the keg to the faucet.
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07-10-2007, 12:55 PM
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So from the center seam in my keg to the shaft/faucet on my door kit is the
vertical rise ? Do I put that in feet or inches?
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07-10-2007, 04:07 PM
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The calculator is expecting the measurement in feet.
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07-10-2007, 08:11 PM
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If the keg is in the basement and your faucet is on the main level that is a vertical rise.
If you have a keg on the second floor and the faucet is on the main level you have vertical drop.
If your keg is on the same level as the faucet you do not have a vertical anything.
The rise or drop has to be measured and the results have to be factored into the built in restriction in the system for proper flow rate at the faucet.
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07-11-2007, 02:38 AM
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Verticle rise is from bottom of keg to faucet, measured in feet, whether the keg is on the same floor or the sixth floor.Even if the faucet is only 4 feet off the ground that the keg is on, that is 2 lbs of restriction that must be factored in. The imfo on that link seems to be fairly accurate, at least at sea level, but at higher altitudes such as Colorado, it would be a little off. Tapman
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07-11-2007, 05:31 AM
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Just playing around with it, it looks as if you put in something like 10 feet (which would be easy to see if the keg and faucet were on different floors) would require quite a bit of co2 pressure. Wouldn't that overcarbonate the bejeebus out of the beer?
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07-11-2007, 06:48 AM
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Wonder if that would call for a blended gas?
60 Co2 & 40 N ? or a little more N or less ?
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