Another Sour Solera Keg Build
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:11 am
After re-stumbling on Rubbertoe's old Solera thread from a few years back, I was motivated to build my own. The lack of sours in Halifax gave me the ambition to break my almost 1 year brewing hiatus.
I've got most of the parts, just waiting on a few kegs before I can build them. I'm going for a design similar to the one below - the main difference being that my racking cane will have a triclover fitting at the top so that it can be left in place and capped when not being used for a transfer. The side port can be used to attach a blowoff tube, or to attach a ball lock fitting for pressurized transfers.
Parts List (To build exactly what is shown in the bottom picture):
Qty 1 - 1.5" Triclover "T"
Qty 1 - 2" to 1.5" Triclover Reducer
Qty 1 - 1"/1.5" Tri Clover Compatible X 1/2" Compression Adapter (https://www.brewershardware.com/1-1-5-t ... apter.html)
Qty 1 - Triclover Ball Lock Fitting (https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/tc15blg.htm)
Qty 1 - 2" Triclover Clamp
Qty 1 - 2" O-Ring (To seal between keg & Triclover reducer)
Qty 1 - 36" Stainless Racking Cane w/1.5" Triclover (https://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com/ ... lover.html)
Qty 3 - 1.5" Triclover clamp
Qty 3 - 1.5" Triclover gasket
You'll also want to add one or two ball or butterfly valves to control air in/liquid out, triclover barbs to connect your liquid in/out to, etc.
This is the racking cane that I'll be using. 36" in length with triclover fitting for transfers/capping:
I've got most of the parts, just waiting on a few kegs before I can build them. I'm going for a design similar to the one below - the main difference being that my racking cane will have a triclover fitting at the top so that it can be left in place and capped when not being used for a transfer. The side port can be used to attach a blowoff tube, or to attach a ball lock fitting for pressurized transfers.
Parts List (To build exactly what is shown in the bottom picture):
Qty 1 - 1.5" Triclover "T"
Qty 1 - 2" to 1.5" Triclover Reducer
Qty 1 - 1"/1.5" Tri Clover Compatible X 1/2" Compression Adapter (https://www.brewershardware.com/1-1-5-t ... apter.html)
Qty 1 - Triclover Ball Lock Fitting (https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/tc15blg.htm)
Qty 1 - 2" Triclover Clamp
Qty 1 - 2" O-Ring (To seal between keg & Triclover reducer)
Qty 1 - 36" Stainless Racking Cane w/1.5" Triclover (https://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com/ ... lover.html)
Qty 3 - 1.5" Triclover clamp
Qty 3 - 1.5" Triclover gasket
You'll also want to add one or two ball or butterfly valves to control air in/liquid out, triclover barbs to connect your liquid in/out to, etc.
This is the racking cane that I'll be using. 36" in length with triclover fitting for transfers/capping: