dubiouschewy
Active Member
So I have ben rocking the no chill biab process and fermenting in corny kegs. It's pretty great, but I do end up with more sediment in both my primary and serving kegs (no vorlauf or cold break).
I came across the Cask Widge (caskwidge.com), and I am planning a DIY incarnation. To prototype, I will use an empty white labs vial for a float, wire tied to a length of silicone tubing.
My main sticking point is attaching this apparatus to the liquid post. My best idea is to cut a dip tube down to a few inches and try to slip the hose over it and hose clamp it down, but that's a fairly tricky feat one handed on the inside of the keg.
Anybody try something like this? Any ideas on attaching silicone hose to the liquid post so it can slide in from the top, or an easier way than a hose clamp to do it one handed? While we're at it, any ideas for a more elegant float solution?
I could just trim the dip tubes, but I would rather have something that adjusts for the volume of trub in a given batch. Plus a floating dip tube would make sanitary top cropping a breeze!
I came across the Cask Widge (caskwidge.com), and I am planning a DIY incarnation. To prototype, I will use an empty white labs vial for a float, wire tied to a length of silicone tubing.
My main sticking point is attaching this apparatus to the liquid post. My best idea is to cut a dip tube down to a few inches and try to slip the hose over it and hose clamp it down, but that's a fairly tricky feat one handed on the inside of the keg.
Anybody try something like this? Any ideas on attaching silicone hose to the liquid post so it can slide in from the top, or an easier way than a hose clamp to do it one handed? While we're at it, any ideas for a more elegant float solution?
I could just trim the dip tubes, but I would rather have something that adjusts for the volume of trub in a given batch. Plus a floating dip tube would make sanitary top cropping a breeze!