Here is a little story of warning for you guys.
So I altered one of my corney kegs to serve margaritas for Cinco de Mayo. I put a liquid dip tube in place of the gas in tube, which forces the gas (beer gas in this case) in from the bottom. This keeps the cocktail from settling, as the gas coming in stirs it up. It was a great idea (not mine) and worked perfectly.
After that keg kicked, I made a cider and kegged it in the same keg without switching the tube back. I thought it would just carbonate sooner.
Fast forward a few weeks, and I open the kegerator to look at something unrelated and notice that my gas line from my primary regulator to my secondary regulator is full of beer!
Basically my CO2 tank ran out. Which isn’t normally a big issue, but since that “cocktail keg” has a long dip tube on the gas in, it allowed the pressurized beer to follow the path of least resistance. This path was, of course, through both regulators and into my CO2 tank!
I am fortunate in that I have a local gas shop that will wash, dry, and refill my tank. I then had to totally disassemble my regulators, soak everything in PBW, rinse, dry, and reassemble. It’s all working again, but it was a PAIN!
I just thought I would share this so someone else doesn’t make the mistake I did.
Cheers
So I altered one of my corney kegs to serve margaritas for Cinco de Mayo. I put a liquid dip tube in place of the gas in tube, which forces the gas (beer gas in this case) in from the bottom. This keeps the cocktail from settling, as the gas coming in stirs it up. It was a great idea (not mine) and worked perfectly.
After that keg kicked, I made a cider and kegged it in the same keg without switching the tube back. I thought it would just carbonate sooner.
Fast forward a few weeks, and I open the kegerator to look at something unrelated and notice that my gas line from my primary regulator to my secondary regulator is full of beer!
Basically my CO2 tank ran out. Which isn’t normally a big issue, but since that “cocktail keg” has a long dip tube on the gas in, it allowed the pressurized beer to follow the path of least resistance. This path was, of course, through both regulators and into my CO2 tank!
I am fortunate in that I have a local gas shop that will wash, dry, and refill my tank. I then had to totally disassemble my regulators, soak everything in PBW, rinse, dry, and reassemble. It’s all working again, but it was a PAIN!
I just thought I would share this so someone else doesn’t make the mistake I did.
Cheers