Co2 regulators,
for your keg beer refrigerator, are the devices on
your kegerator that read how much Co2 pressure is
in your system. Typically two gauges make up the regulator,
an output pressure gauge and a tank pressure gauge,
are used to identify how much pressure is in your
system. The output pressure gauge, on the Co2 regulator,
tells you how much pressure is on in the keg itself
(see picture) and the tank pressure gauge tells you
how much pressure is left in the Co2 bottle.
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This
picture shows a tank pressure gauge only. A
tank pressure gauge will only indicate how much
pressure is on the Keg; NOT in the Co2 cylinder.
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Having
only a output pressure gauge Co2 for your
keg beer refrigerator can create some problems if
you do not have a back up bottle of Co2. Since the
output pressure gauge is only associated with the
pressure in the keg you are not given any warning
to when the Co2 in the bottle has depleted. Thus,
if you only have one output presure gauge and NO tank
presure gauge, it is wise to have a second Co2 bottle
as a back up when the pressure is lost on the beer
and you have to quickly make the change before the
beer goes flat. Pressure lost on the beer can lead
to bad flavor and pouring problems. Output presure
gauges should read, at most 60psi. Gauges that read
higher than this are difficult to adjust accurately
and may not read the precise pressure you need. So
be careful and keep a secondary Co2 cylinder on hand.
On the other hand some keg beer refrigerators
have two Co2 gauges, and besides an output
pressure gauge regulator they also have a high pressure
tank gauge to read the amount of gas in the bottle.
This high pressure gauge should be used in systems
that do not have a back up bottle of Co2 so there
will be enough warning to get a new bottle. Always
replace the bottle once the pressure on the tank pressure
gauge begins to drop and nears the red area of the
high pressure gauge. When this happens replace the
bottles with a recharged one and you will not lose
Co2 if the bottle is changed before it is empty and
you will prevent pouring problems that waste beer.
So be careful and keep pressure on that keg beer refrigerator
!
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