How often do you swap out your beer lines?
#1
Posted 12 October 2016 - 05:45 PM
#2
Posted 12 October 2016 - 05:48 PM
#3
Posted 12 October 2016 - 05:55 PM
I could try it on a different tap... #2. Same fridge, same gas line, different "beer-out" line. I'll try that and see what it does. The only reason I ask about changing out the line is because it will be a bit of work. Nothing overly problematic but the beer bunker is very crowded and I'm serving two lines out of each of two fridges and the lines come up through the top of the fridge, into some insulated tubing and then go to the shanks. So I have to take the kegs out of the fridges and probably move the fridges off of a 12" high platform I made, disconnect the tubing, etc. It could be a decent Saturday afternoon project when the weather is crappy. I suppose it gives me the chance to get everything reset, tighten up the shanks, possibly take the faucets off and soak them separately and put everything back together again.I think 6 years is a long time but have no hard data to go by. Beer line is cheap I would change it. In the meantime can you try that beer on a different tap?
#4
Posted 12 October 2016 - 06:19 PM
Ken, change out the lines, all of them, as soon as you have time.
I run 1-2 years before changing lines out for new tubing, with a good cleaning every 2-3 months along the way.
Just sayin'.
#5
Posted 12 October 2016 - 08:13 PM
#6
Posted 12 October 2016 - 08:20 PM
I had one line doing that and changed it out. Tore down the picnic tap and QD, cleaned them and relubed. It fixed it. I have no idea why it did that. I usually break down and clean the line every time the keg blows. Same lines for the last 4yrs.
#7
Posted 12 October 2016 - 08:27 PM
I don't really have good access to the lines so it's a bit of a pain but if I set aside part of a Saturday afternoon, I think I could be pretty productive and get things pretty cleaned up. My faucets and lines seem to be in very good shape but it might be good to soak the faucets and spouts in hot water and Oxi, scrub them up, do a Starsan rinse, etc.I had one line doing that and changed it out. Tore down the picnic tap and QD, cleaned them and relubed. It fixed it. I have no idea why it did that. I usually break down and clean the line every time the keg blows. Same lines for the last 4yrs.
#8
Posted 13 October 2016 - 03:45 AM
this is one reason I don't really like my keggerator that much. removing the shanks and putting new line in is a serious PITA. I've only replaced them once. picnic taps are much easier to change out.
#9
Posted 13 October 2016 - 04:38 AM
this is one reason I don't really like my keggerator that much. removing the shanks and putting new line in is a serious PITA. I've only replaced them once. picnic taps are much easier to change out.
I assume you are talking about a tower right? Swapping houses for me is no different than with a picnic tap, they both have a barbed fitting I just push the new house on to. The only PITA is removing the wooden "box" that covers the shanks.
#10
Posted 13 October 2016 - 05:21 AM
I assume you are talking about a tower right? Swapping houses for me is no different than with a picnic tap, they both have a barbed fitting I just push the new house on to. The only PITA is removing the wooden "box" that covers the shanks.
correct. getting to my shanks is a PITA.
#11
Posted 13 October 2016 - 05:27 AM
correct. getting to my shanks is a PITA.
Yes, those elbow shanks are a PITA
#12
Posted 13 October 2016 - 06:25 AM
#14
Posted 13 October 2016 - 03:49 PM
BLC
#15
Posted 13 October 2016 - 04:13 PM
I have no special tools for this so how did you get the line onto the nipples/shanks? I would totally order this line right now but I know that I'm going to have some issues getting it installed. Boiling water? Thanks for posting this Matt.Get this line and never replace again. Well maybe not never but a really long time. I installed mine probably 5 years ago or so and still looks like new.
#16
Posted 13 October 2016 - 04:37 PM
I have no special tools for this so how did you get the line onto the nipples/shanks? I would totally order this line right now but I know that I'm going to have some issues getting it installed. Boiling water? Thanks for posting this Matt.
John Guest fittings make it a snap. Order them from Farmhouse or RiteBrew. I'm not sure if ABInBev carries them or not.
You can also order the lines from those places too.
Edited by neddles, 13 October 2016 - 04:37 PM.
#17
Posted 13 October 2016 - 04:58 PM
Not going to lie installing it sucked and took some trial and error. I could go on and explain how I did it but not going to recommend it. Like neddles said the John Guest fittings are the way to go. You can get them for shanks and mfl keg connectors, so easy. As neddles said shop around for price, the place I posted was just the one I grabbed from a Google search. I actually think I got mine from Farmhouse.I have no special tools for this so how did you get the line onto the nipples/shanks? I would totally order this line right now but I know that I'm going to have some issues getting it installed. Boiling water? Thanks for posting this Matt.
#18
Posted 13 October 2016 - 05:43 PM
#19
Posted 13 October 2016 - 05:48 PM
Here's the tubing. https://www.ritebrew...ct-p/843564.htm
In the description they list the two necessary John Guest fittings and their RiteBrew part numbers.
#20
Posted 13 October 2016 - 06:06 PM
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