Hello all! I am hoping to design an infinite seltzer setup that is half this oldie and half this one. My city water is very hard and fairly unpleasant to drink, so I want to buy 5-gallon jugs of distilled water, remineralize them, pump them to pressure and use that to fill the keg instead of line pressure from the water main. This is my first foray into homebrew with fittings, etc, so I'm hoping that someone can help me make sure that I am choosing the correct components. I am worried not only about interoperability between the components but also about safety, the McCann carbonator builds have a lot of warnings about high pressure, and I know that this build won't require that much pressure but it seems like it's going to be more than just beer, so I want to make sure that, for instance, the lines I'm choosing won't balloon.
My current design goes something like this:
CO2 Delivery:
I will put the pressure tank and keg into a mini-fridge. Any and all feedback greatly appreciated!
My current design goes something like this:
CO2 Delivery:
- start off with a 10lb CO2 tank
- attach a regulator
- connect 8mm OD tubing to the barb
- run to an 8mm ball lock connector
- on the inside, use a 1/4" tubing
- to connect to a carbonation stone
- start off with a food-grade 5 gallon water tank
- into some 1/2" tubing [QUESTION: what's the best thing to use here? braided?]
- into an inline pump
- into some 1/2" tubing, into a 1/2" to 3/4" reducer [QUESTION: what should I be looking for here?]
- into a tank tee
- which has a drain (with a 1/2" to 3/4" reducer) and an OPV on the 1/2" connections and a gague and a plug on the 1/4" connections
- into a 3/4" tubing [QUESTION: what's the best thing to use here? braided?]
- into a 3/4" to 3/8" adapter [QUESTION: what should I be looking for here?]
- to a 3/8" to 1/4" adapter, capped with a 3/8" cap
- into a 1/4" to 8mm reducer
- connect to a 2 gallon pressure tank
- connect 8mm OD tubing to the barb
- run to an 8mm ball lock connector [QUESTION: this is "beverage out", but is it unidirectional? here I'd be using it to put water IN]
- into the keg carbonator lid
- just a simple corny keg
- an 8mm ball lock connector
- to 8mm OD tubing
- (for now) to a handheld faucet
I will put the pressure tank and keg into a mini-fridge. Any and all feedback greatly appreciated!