Floating Diptubes?

[LloydGM]

I also brew with an All Rounder but I also keg with Kegland Oxebar kegs which also use the same dip tube with filter.
https://www.morebeer.com/products/o...one-dip-tube-filter-prv-carbonation-caps.html
I can't say enough about brewing at 15 PSI and pushing it directly into a clean Oxebar keg, very simple and I haven't ever had a problem with clogging, either. Like has already been said, if it DOES get clogged, just push a little CO2 blurp and it'd unclog w/o issue.

 

[HighVoltageMan!]

Any tips, tricks, words of advice?

Tubing get tangled and holds the float out and nothing but foam. Sometimes shaking the keg would fix it, sometimes not

Yes, I have a fix for that!

I got it off another forum. Add a 7/16" stainless steel hex nut on the float between the stainless hook up on the float and the silicone tube, just sets on the tube portion of the float. The nut weighs down the tube end of the float and eliminates the endless gas/foam out of the keg. I been doing this for about a year and it hasn't failed me....yet.

 

[LloydGM]

Yes, I have a fix for that!

I got it off another forum. Add a 7/16" stainless steel hex nut on the float between the stainless hook up on the float and the silicone tube, just sets on the tube portion of the float. The nut weighs down the tube end of the float and eliminates the endless gas/foam out of the keg. I been doing this for about a year and it hasn't failed me....yet.

Oh that's a GREAT idea! For longer tubes, I an see using a 2-3 nuts, even...have you tried that?

 

[Minbari]

Yes, I have a fix for that!

I got it off another forum. Add a 7/16" stainless steel hex nut on the float between the stainless hook up on the float and the silicone tube, just sets on the tube portion of the float. The nut weighs down the tube end of the float and eliminates the endless gas/foam out of the keg. I been doing this for about a year and it hasn't failed me....yet.

So what you are saying.......I need to add a nut to my balls?

 

[HighVoltageMan!]

Oh that's a GREAT idea! For longer tubes, I a see using a 2-3 nuts, even...have you tried that?

One stainless nut seems to cure it. Not sure more would be better, it may drive the ball lower and you could lose some beer.

 

[west1m]

I bought an Oxbar 5 gal keg several months ago. Now I want to use it for a Octoberfest party in Sep (I think). The lager is ready to keg now. After reading this thread I bought a floating dip tube for it on Amazon.
Anybody konw of any problems of beer in a plastic keg sitting that long?
It looks as though both gas and liquid will fit on either post, different...
I havenet tried to clean it yet, looks like a small opening to get in and clean.

 

[Zambi]

I got the smaller ones (8 litre) and no issue cleaning as long as you don't let the trub/debris dry out
I think kegland says 6 months or so, I've not gone further than 2-3 months (and often less) as by then the keg is empty

 

[west1m]

Thanks, It will be filling just as soon as I figure out this dip tube thingie.

 

[west1m]

First crisis, the floating thing I bought wont fit through the Oxbar keg opening.

 

[Zambi]

I use the dip tubes that come with the oxebar. Not had any problem.

 

[west1m]

I figured I would find the one that came with it when I bought a new one but it never showed up...

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

I figured I would find the one that came with it when I bought a new one but it never showed up...

I'm really surprised. That strategy rarely fails! Maybe you didn't do it right. Try ordering another one.

 

[west1m]

I'm really surprised. That strategy rarely fails! Maybe you didn't do it right. Try ordering another one.

I'll have to try that.