Plumby wrote:ultrasuede wrote:Sent it off to get braised.. They gave it back with the elbows on the wrong way :angry-banghead: I also went against all advice and am getting the condenser braised to the keg screw, he said "It's impossible to braise copper to ss" :angry-banghead:
May I ask why you didn't do it yourself, and why you are wanting to join the condensed to the keg coupling? You realise you are going to have to turn the whole thing to attach it to the keg and how are you going to make the coupling leak proof?
bluc wrote:You soldered the rest why not the condenser?
Zak Griffin wrote:How do you go about sealing the original screw-in connection?
ultrasuede wrote:Zak Griffin wrote:How do you go about sealing the original screw-in connection?
It has a rubber O ring, which is designed to hold beer under pressure, so isn't a problem
ultrasuede wrote:bluc wrote:You soldered the rest why not the condenser?
The whole unit needs to screw in, that would be a pain with the condenser attached. Also makes for easy transport and storage
Plumby wrote:ultrasuede wrote:Zak Griffin wrote:How do you go about sealing the original screw-in connection?
It has a rubber O ring, which is designed to hold beer under pressure, so isn't a problem
Is that alcohol safe rubber, high % alc will dissolve rubber and then you get rubber infused alcohol. :puke-huge: :puke-huge: :puke-huge:
Plumby wrote:ultrasuede wrote:Zak Griffin wrote:How do you go about sealing the original screw-in connection?
It has a rubber O ring, which is designed to hold beer under pressure, so isn't a problem
Is that alcohol safe rubber, high % alc will dissolve rubber and then you get rubber infused alcohol. :puke-huge: :puke-huge: :puke-huge:
bluc wrote:ultrasuede wrote:bluc wrote:You soldered the rest why not the condenser?
The whole unit needs to screw in, that would be a pain with the condenser attached. Also makes for easy transport and storage
No i mean why not solder copper jacket over copper inner rather than pvc pipe and jbweld..
Plumby wrote:That's your choice man but remembered alcohol is a solvent. 5% abv beer is around 12-14 times weaker than the 60-70% abv spirit you will be making. Good chance that bit of mass produced rubber won't stand up to 60-70% abv too long, and it is up to your liver to process that rubber infused alcohol. Will you happily give the rubber infused alcohol to your family and friends?
ultrasuede wrote:You all got me worried, turns out it's silicone. I held it to the blow torch, and it didn't lose any structural integrity, it just got hot. I might soak it in the foreshots of my sac run just to be sure. Thanks people!
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