Pressure this, resistance that. I thought I had it locked but now as I spend yet another night reading over all the beer posts (women just don't understand how that could possibly be interesting eh?)
I've come to realize I may have been thinking all wrong.
My thought was:
Mixed gas is set to say 22PSI
Okay now we need to build our line resistance to that.
Say with:
4' lift= 2#
20' 3/8 = 1.5#
Hey that means we need 6' of 3/16 = 18#
to get to 21.5 PSI
Buuuuuuuuttttttttttt...........
Nitrogen is an inert gas correct so do I really need to resist it?
Does it act the same way as CO2 hence needing to still only build resistance to 14PSI?
Am I overthinking this or did I have it right in the first place?
Also why would you need nitrogen mix in the first place if by these calculations you could have a tap 200' away from the keg at 4' high and still not be over the 14PSI mark in resistance.
Is blended gas only really needed for extreme long distances and/or vertical rises?
Yikes.
Lastly at what point are we splitting hairs for resistance. Say 1 keg has an extra distance of 10' from the another keg. At .064 that's only .64PSI difference, is this worth factoring in. What point does it make a difference to the pouring quality?
sigh...
I've come to realize I may have been thinking all wrong.
My thought was:
Mixed gas is set to say 22PSI
Okay now we need to build our line resistance to that.
Say with:
4' lift= 2#
20' 3/8 = 1.5#
Hey that means we need 6' of 3/16 = 18#
to get to 21.5 PSI
Buuuuuuuuttttttttttt...........
Nitrogen is an inert gas correct so do I really need to resist it?
Does it act the same way as CO2 hence needing to still only build resistance to 14PSI?
Am I overthinking this or did I have it right in the first place?
Also why would you need nitrogen mix in the first place if by these calculations you could have a tap 200' away from the keg at 4' high and still not be over the 14PSI mark in resistance.
Is blended gas only really needed for extreme long distances and/or vertical rises?
Yikes.
Lastly at what point are we splitting hairs for resistance. Say 1 keg has an extra distance of 10' from the another keg. At .064 that's only .64PSI difference, is this worth factoring in. What point does it make a difference to the pouring quality?
sigh...
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