Yeah, that was my thought too.
I'm going for the least path of resistance here, so thought the chemical option would be simpler than the pasteurizing option. But, I also would be keen on having some 6-packs for xmas gifts, so may end up just keg carbonating/sweeten/bottle and pasteurize...
Hi folks,
Cider newb here.
Have 15 gallons of dry cider and looking to backsweeten 10 of the gallons (will keg carbonate then bottle from tap). Trying to avoid the rigmarole of a secondary transfer, which seems to be "best practice".
If I cold crash in primary for a few days ahead of...
I've got ~9' lines too and the 158 GPH pump was a bit weak for me. It certainly flowed through, but more of a trickle than I wanted. I opted to upgrade to the Harbor Freight 264 GPH model ($15, I think) and the flow rate is adequate now. More along the lines of a beer pour flow rate at ~11psi.
The sweet beer flowing from your taps will be worth it.
I took the approach of two copper tubes, no fan and it seems to work fine. The key bit for me was to get the copper as deep into the kegerator as you can go without disturbing the regulator, kegs, etc. My tubes are probably in their...