For 20 years, I swore I’d never keg. I’m glad I changed my mind a couple years ago.

 

I made a fat tire clone the other day for a friend, I personalyl didn't like it but it's his problem now.

I can't imagine not kegging. It's probably the only reason I'm still doing this.

 

Up to you really, I have a dual regulator and a 4 way manifold. I run serving pressure through the 4-way and the initial carbonation (35PSI for a day or so) through the other line.

Edit: This is my rig

 

I used 10' serving lines. Kind of annoying when moving kegs around but give me a lot more forgiveness with pressure adjustments.

 

That controller is an STC-1000, they're cheap as chips online.

This site does a good job explaining the wiring for it. https://mygreenmisadventure.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/wiring-the-keezer-2/

 

There is math to the length and inner diameter of the serving lines. I use 4’ lengths of the smaller line. Works well in my application.

 

Yeah, it kind of depends, I could probably get away with shorter ones but decided to play it safe.

 

I'll interject with a dumb question...what does the use of the first 0.75oz of hops mean by First Wort? is that added prior to the boil at a lower temperature?

 

First wort is literally putting the hops in as you put wort in. It gives about 10% more IBU from what I can find. It's exactly putting the hops in before you boil. I've just tossed them in the empty kettle and then poured wort on them.

 

1.014 is fine.

 

id it is a hop forward beer with a dry hop or two additions the longer your hold it from these the more lilely of obtaining some grass flavours. drink your hoppy beer young your lagers not so much.

 

I think you may have been sampling your own product a little hard when you wrote that Ben.