New subject: ice how to

8 Sep 2003

BOTH my fittings are BLACK... What am I going to do NOW????   ;-D   I
presume by "Black" fitting you mean the "Liquid Out" fitting, and by
"White" you mean "Gas In", right?  It's basically
counter-pressure KEG
filling, right?   Very tricksy it is, my preciousssssss.......  ;-D
- Al
                      "Rick Oftel"
                      <Rick.Oftel@toro         To:      alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
                      .com>                    cc:
                                               Subject: Re: ice how to
                      09/08/2003 08:43
                      AM
Good catch Al, Use dual black fittings to prevent splashing on the
receiving container.  You can also use a little pressure on the receiving
container to control the flow.  Connect a party tap valve to a white
fitting and use it to slowly bleed off the C02.
Rick Oftel
...
 >> aboyce(a)mn.rr.com 09/08/03 08:36AM >>>
Rick-
Do you have an "out-to-out" fitting to do that, ie., the ice-beer goes out
and goes into the second keg through it's "out" fitting?
- Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Oftel" &lt;Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com&gt;
To: &lt;piatz(a)cray.com&gt;; &lt;fletty(a)umn.edu&gt;
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Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: ice how to
...
  The easiest way to proceed is to force the liquid out
of the ice with gentle C02 pressure.  The only problem is if the fittings freeze,
they take
a few minutes to open up.  In the beginning, the liquid will flow and the
ice will float on the top and remain in the first cornie.  If all the
liquid
and ice moves between cornies, the slush needs to be colder.
...

 >> Steve Piatz &lt;piatz(a)cray.com&gt;
08/27/03 12:04PM >>>  Steve,
 I think a number of people have made the ice beer (deliberately or
 accidently) in a corn keg.  After slushy, strain out the liquid by
 pouring off or whatever works best for you.
 Steve Fletty writes:
 >
 > So how does this work for an ice beer...?
 >
 > I froze  2 gallons in a carboy last night, thinking that the ice would float
...
  > to the top and I could rack off the beer beneath
the floating slush, but
I
...
  > had a big beer slushy instead.
 >
 > So, it looks like I should use a bucket rather than a carboy.
 >
 > Do I then just use a slotted spoon to scoop out the ice or some of the ice?
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