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Re: Purging Keg
« Reply #45 on: July 05, 2015, 02:28:01 pm »
With a closed off keg, how do you guys know when it's full?

Calibrated volume markings on the buckets.

Or beer shooting out of the PRV.
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Re: Purging Keg
« Reply #46 on: July 05, 2015, 03:05:46 pm »
I usually tip my better bottles up sideways prior to racking so marks wouldn't help.

They would if you tip the fermenter 90° to the markings.
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Re: Purging Keg
« Reply #47 on: July 06, 2015, 03:51:50 pm »
Well I tried the method with the scale today but it would help to have a scale that doesn't automatically shut off after a certain amount of time.  :P

It worked out fine just following the condensation and coldness as it krept up the side of the keg.

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Re: Purging Keg
« Reply #48 on: July 06, 2015, 06:02:48 pm »
Condensation is an easy way to tell how full your keg is as long as you crash cool before transferring (and don't live in the desert?).

If you don't want to fill above the gas in, you can connect a gas QD with some tubing on it and use that as the vent instead of the pressure relief valve.  Also works if you have some kegs with non-removable PRVs.

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Re: Purging Keg
« Reply #49 on: July 06, 2015, 06:54:51 pm »
With a closed off keg, how do you guys know when it's full?

Calibrated volume markings on the buckets.

Or beer shooting out of the PRV.
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