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[SchwanzBrewer]

My buddy called me up yesterday and asked if I wanted his beer fridge. Hell yeah I do! Its got 2 taps in the door, one can use a nitro tap. he also told me if I bought a tap I could have his nitro tank. He's just happy to see the stuff get used. He hasn't brewed as much lately because of kids/work/wife stuff (like since last october, he brewed a pumpkin beer for a party).On top of that he gave me a bunch of big bottles that are cappable/corkable for belgians. Also good to take some beer over to my parents for the night.Now I have two beer fridges in the garage. The GF is happy to have more freezer space.Cheers,Rich

[ANUSTART]

Its got 2 taps in the door, one can use a nitro tap.

What does that mean?

[SchwanzBrewer]

What does that mean?

Sorry. It has one beer faucet and one ready for a stout faucet, I guess there isn't a lot of difference in the connection, but I can get a free nitrogen tank if I want to truly pour a good stout. I'm not that learned up on faucets and all there is to know about kegging yet. I'm still using picnic taps.Cheers,Rich

[gumballhead]

Sorry. It has one beer faucet and one ready for a stout faucet, I guess there isn't a lot of difference in the connection, but I can get a free nitrogen tank if I want to truly pour a good stout. I'm not that learned up on faucets and all there is to know about kegging yet. I'm still using picnic taps.Cheers,Rich

the hook up at the shank is the same. it's the Faucet that makes the Diff.HOWEVER beer alone on Nitro will not work the best. you still need Co2.so you can buy a blender and mix straite Co2 and straite Nitro.or you can take Nitro tank in and get a beer gas blend. taking the Co2 line off and putting on the Nitro every time you want to have a pull gets old quick.Congrats on the score. good luck.MORE FREEZER SPACE ='s more room for HOPS...

[jammer]

That was very nice of your buddy. You should make sure you give him a few bottles of beer from your batches as a big 'Thank You'.

[SchwanzBrewer]

That was very nice of your buddy. You should make sure you give him a few bottles of beer from your batches as a big 'Thank You'.

You speak the truth!Cheers,Rich

[gnef]

That is an awesome friend you have there. (I don't know if I would be that nice!) I second the recommendation to bring him beer on a regular basis. If he doesn't have time to brew for himself because of life, it would be awesome of you to bring him beer monthly or so, if anything to offset the cost he spent on the fridge and gas tanks he is giving to you.Stout faucets and beer gas is awesome to have, and you can use it with more than just stouts.I would also recommend getting a forward sealing faucet for the 'regular' faucet, if it doesn't already have one.

[BlKtRe]

HOWEVER beer alone on Nitro will not work the best. you still need Co2.

I carb with 100% Nitro and serve with Nitro and all my Nitro beers have the perfect cascade and creamy foam that lasts until the pint is gone. Everything expected of a Nitro beer. Not sure why you need a blend in your house?Nice score on the kegerator Btw....some wish they can be that lucky.

[gnef]

When you say 'nitro', are you referring to beer gas, or to pure N2?

[SchwanzBrewer]

When you say 'nitro', are you referring to beer gas, or to pure N2?

I'm not sure. He hasnt given me the bottle and reg yet. He would let me have it if I bought a stout faucet. The fridge already has one regular faucet on it. I think its a perlick. Cheers,Rich

[ANUSTART]

I carb with 100% Nitro and serve with Nitro and all my Nitro beers have the perfect cascade and creamy foam that lasts until the pint is gone. Everything expected of a Nitro beer. Not sure why you need a blend in your house?

I didnt think this was possible. Are you sure you're getting 100% nitrogen? What PSI do you have your regulator set to?I use beer gas, but it's the only way I can do it without spending extra money. I have it in a CO2 tank (local bev supply place does swaps for me), and I use a CO2 regulator. I usually carb with my normal CO2 tank to conserve beer gas. If I don't over carb with the other tank, I get a perfect cascade. I usually screw it up though.

[BlKtRe]

I didnt think this was possible. Are you sure you're getting 100% nitrogen? What PSI do you have your regulator set to?I use beer gas, but it's the only way I can do it without spending extra money. I have it in a CO2 tank (local bev supply place does swaps for me), and I use a CO2 regulator. I usually carb with my normal CO2 tank to conserve beer gas. If I don't over carb with the other tank, I get a perfect cascade. I usually screw it up though.

When I got my Nitro tank filled my gas man said it was 100% Nitro. There is no indication on the tank that it is a mix.My practice is to carb bottom up, 40psi/36hrs/38* serve at 20psi. Ive never screwed one up yet. My Nitro tank has lasted a few years. But I only do a Nitro beer a few times per year.

[lowendfrequency]

When I got my Nitro tank filled my gas man said it was 100% Nitro. There is no indication on the tank that it is a mix.My practice is to carb bottom up, 40psi/36hrs/38* serve at 20psi. Ive never screwed one up yet. My Nitro tank has lasted a few years. But I only do a Nitro beer a few times per year.

Nitrogen isn't dissolvable into beer, it is used purely to push beer through beverage lines. If you were serving a beer with 100% nitro, it would pour with no head. By using a blend of beergas (typically 70/30 or 75/25), the nitro will push the beer through your stout faucet (at a higher than typical psi) where the restrictor plate will cause the small amount of co2 to come out of solution and form that thick cream head. No co2, no head. So, does your beer have that nice "Guinness" effect and whipped cream head? Or does it pour flat ?

[BlKtRe]

So, does your beer have that nice "Guinness" effect and whipped cream head? Or does it pour flat ?

As i said its a perfect cascade. So it must be a blend of some type. Wish I knew what it was according to this.