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[djinkc]

I bought another chest freezer last weekend for cold storage. It's for beer that's waiting it's turn in the kegorator. Wouldn't be to tough to start carbing too, say at 2.0 volumes. I'm thinking about throwing together six barbs from the hardware store and have one master backflow/shutoff valve. Everything in there will be carbed the same and I can fine tune it in the kegerator where I have some individual pressure options. Any great ideas out there?

[3rd party JKor]

What kinda ideas are you looking for?

[djinkc]

What kinda ideas are you looking for?

Copper, brass to get 6 barbs delivering the same pressure. I know I can get a bunch of barbed tees but I don't want multiple clamps and plastic tubing for the manifold. The kegerator has two banks of machined manifolds that the barbed checkvalves screw into it for each line..$$. I don't mind sweating something together rather than paying for m/f fittings to glom it together.

[jayb151]

I could be wrong, and I don't keg, but couldn't you just hit a keg with say 50 psi of pressure and throw it in the freezer? It would carb up and you wouldn't have to worry about making a manifold. ...actually, it seems more like i'm asking if this is even feasible.

[djinkc]

I could be wrong, and I don't keg, but couldn't you just hit a keg with say 50 psi of pressure and throw it in the freezer? It would carb up and you wouldn't have to worry about making a manifold. ...actually, it seems more like i'm asking if this is even feasible.

I think that gets a little tricky depending on your headspace. Nice thought though!

[3rd party JKor]

If it was me, i'd just use a couple of barbed tees.

[EWW]

It sounds like you realize the threaded fittings is the easiest way to go, but if you don't want to do that I guess you could drill and tap screw threads in a larger diameter pipe to make this happen. If you were to do this you would just need the shut offs, pipe of choice, one end cap, and a reducer with barbed connection for the gas going into the manifold. Just a thought.

[jhenjum]

https://www.northern...t_13795_13795or string a few of these togetherhttps://www.harborfreight.com/2-in-1-air-manifold-93979.html

[djinkc]

https://www.northern...uct_13795_13795or string a few of these togetherhttps://www.harborfr...fold-93979.html

Thanks, I was having a little trouble finding a manifold without valve included.

[Cliff Claven]

My link

[ChefLamont]

I have built three over the years, and I have to say if I had to do another one, I would buy it. The reasons are (from my experience):1. Yes, the little fittings and parts in little baggies at home depot are only a couple of bucks a piece. However, by the time you are done buying all you need of them, you will have spent a fortune.2. No matter how hard you try you will have some leaks. So factor in a couple tanks of leaked out CO2 into the cost. 3. It takes more time than you would think to get it all together, leak free, and looking not totally ghetto.If it were me, I would buy the following from micromatic, screw them together, leak check them of course , and be done with it. They arent cheap, but with the above factors, they are worth it. I have suggested these to friends, and they have been happy.Basic Manifold PieceManifold Piece With Pressure ValveMy free advice...and worth every penny.

[djinkc]

Finally pieced this together with McMaster parts. 5469K1335350K33 (2)5346K62 (pack of 10) only needed 5.....It took a vise, teflon tape and a socket wrench to seal without leaks (dunked the whole thing in water). My regulator had a check valve already on it. So no individual shut of valves, 6 gas lines. $30.28 plus shipping.

[Stout_fan]

Nice neat & compact.I'd say winner! and only $30