Floating Dip Tube + Filter Screen – $17.59 + free prime ship & my explanation of how these work

304 Stainless Home Brew Beer FermZilla Ball Floating Beer Keg Liquid Dip Tube with Floating Dip Tube Filter and 80CM Silicone Dip Tube

304 Stainless Home Brew Beer FermZilla Ball Floating Beer Keg Liquid Dip Tube with Floating Dip Tube Filter and 80CM Silicone Dip Tube

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  • 【Floating Dip Tube Filter】For the beverage out,you'll have a silicone dip tube with stainless steel float, allowing you to always draw from the clearest beer at the top of the tank.
  • 5/16"Silicone Dip,you can connect your faucet/sampling valve or other devices.
  • The silicone dip tube is 80CM long. It will work perfectly as is for the 55L FermZilla. For the 27L model we recommend cutting the dip tube shorter to remove unwanted slack.
  • WIDE USE,if you want draw from the Liquid at the top of the tank.
  • Made of 304SS This floating dip tube allowing you to draw the clearest beer first from the top of the beer kegs

 

 

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304 Stainless Home Brew Beer FermZilla Ball Floating Beer Keg Liquid Dip Tube with Floating Dip Tube Filter and 80CM Silicone Dip Tube – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link

My explanation of how this works…

When we carbonate a keg, pressure is being applied to the keg from the top, via the head space. Beer at the top carbonates first. That carbonation works it’s way down the keg. I’m sure there’s also some movement in the keg that helps to mix things up and distribute carbonation. But just sitting there, I think that mixing is a slow process. However it all works, practically speaking, the beer at the top carbonates more quickly compared to the beer at the bottom. This allows you to serve from the top accessing the more carbonated portion of the keg. It’s also a benefit for clarity because trub settles out heading downward. You can see this stratification in a glass carboy. As the beer starts to clear, the top clears first. I don’t think if this is exactly accurate, but I picture carbonation happening with the same sort of stratification until the beer reaches equilibrium and is equally carbonated throughout.

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2 thoughts on “Floating Dip Tube + Filter Screen – $17.59 + free prime ship & my explanation of how these work

  1. Gabriel Lawrence

    Floating dip tubes definitely allow you to drink clear beer earlier. I don’t buy the “more carbonation on the top” argument though. Boyle’s gas law states that pressure is constant at a given volume no matter where in the container it’s measured.

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    1. admin Post author

      Hey Gabriel! Yes, for sure the entire contents will be at the same pressure. And that will happen nearly instantly when the keg is pressurized. But what we’re talking about is CO2 dissolving into solution. Practically speaking we know that doesn’t happen instantly when the keg is pressurized, it’s a different thing. I laid out my theory here and I’ve proven it (to myself for what that matters) practically. I think carbonation starts at the top and works its way down. When the entire system reaches equilibrium the entire keg is carbonated equally.

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