Cool draft line length calculator

[jason.loxton]

Just stumbled across this cool Excel tool, and thought I'd pass it on: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f84/beer-li ... ndex2.html

Post 15 has the link to the updated version, and later in the thread he adds a metric one for those interested (a couple of pages later). There are drop down menus for changing to different style, etc. Very handy.

Jason

[mr x]

I tend to agree with this guy, and I told BB the same thing a few years back in the old thread:

Is it just me, or does anyone else find that these calculators drastically under-calculate the required length? I use the standard 8.9 cf ft whirlpool keezer at 38 degrees, and keep my regular brews at 10 psi. All these calculators call for anything from 4 to 6 feet (depending on which one you use) of 3/16 inch tubing. But in practice anything less than 10 feet isn't usuable. I'd suspect that my regulator is off or something, but the beer is perfectly carbed.

I just keep all my lines at 10 ft.

That's been my experience anyway.

[NASH]

There's a decent online calculator here: https://www.kegman.net/tap_info.htm#pressuredrop

I agree with X to a certain extent, when it comes to a short run and rise it's pretty forgiving stuff for the most part. Not the case when you get into 30 or 40 foot long runs.