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Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:50 pm

I'm new to kegging. If I want to fill a growler from my picnic tap, I assume that I will need to attach a small piece of hose to the end of the picnic tap so that I can fill the growler from the bottom? Also I assume that the growler should be pre-chilled prior to filling?

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Re: Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by GAM » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:28 pm

I don' pre chill often. You will lose carb fast but it works.

I use a broken filler tube in the tap, but flex tube will work too.

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Re: Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by LiverDance » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:44 pm

I chill my growlers, then just fill straight from the normal tap. Be sure to turn down your serving pressure as well, that helps reduce foaming alot.
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Re: Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:54 pm

LiverDance wrote:I chill my growlers, then just fill straight from the normal tap. Be sure to turn down your serving pressure as well, that helps reduce foaming alot.
yeah, turning down pressure is something i always neglect to do, and always regret.
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Re: Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by LiverDance » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:41 pm

CorneliusAlphonse wrote:
LiverDance wrote:I chill my growlers, then just fill straight from the normal tap. Be sure to turn down your serving pressure as well, that helps reduce foaming alot.
yeah, turning down pressure is something i always neglect to do, and always regret.
Sometimes I get lazy and just bleed the pressure from the keg and then fill while the co2 is building back up, this works as well but depending on how much pressure you use and head space there is you may have to bleed it a couple of times.
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Re: Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by mr x » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:36 pm

I use hose jammed in my Perlick tap. Semi chilled growler. Disconnect gas in, and depending on the carb level of the beer, i might bleed a little pressure.
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Re: Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by canuck » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:38 pm

mr x wrote:I use hose jammed in my Perlick tap. Semi chilled growler. Disconnect gas in, and depending on the carb level of the beer, i might bleed a little pressure.
Pretty much identical to what I've been doing.

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Re: Growler filling from picnic tap

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:03 pm

Thanks guys.
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