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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?

Thanks

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.

Sandy

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thanks guys.