Gov Reg

[carrisr]

At NHC last year there was a company showing a beer CO2 regulator that I found interesting. It lets you set the gas pressure on each gas line independently and elegantly. I bought a starter kit and set up 2 lines to test it out. I liked it enough that I bought 2 more of the regs so all 4 lines on my fridge are independently regulated. Anyway I recommend checking them out.

https://govreg.us/

You buy the starter kit which sets you up for 2 lines then add more regulators as needed. You'll also want the ball-lock adapters for each line (note: these do not come with the kit). The company has given me a code good for 30% off: HOMEBREW.

They designed these for bars who want to set pressure for each style of beer and to keep the bar staff from F-ing with the gas settings all the time. But they are also cool for home tap setups and are fairly decently priced (with the discount). If any of you are going to NHC this year they will probably be there again. If so you may be able to talk them into a few extras above the 30% off. I got a couple of the ball lock adapters free and they threw in a couple of other goodies for me. They were super friendly.

[Schwerkraftbrauer]

I glanced at the website and I could be missing the point entirely, but is this something that goes on in line after your regulator? Or something that replaces the regulator? Either way it's a neat concept being able to have dual pressures.

[Matt F]

For just running different pressures this is another alternative. Not like the one above but a cheap way to run different pressures in line after your standard regulator. Higher pressures are further up stream. Basically run higher to lower pressures.

https://www.williamsbrewing.com/IN-LINE ... P4404.aspx

[Schwerkraftbrauer]

For just running different pressures this is another alternative. Not like the one above but a cheap way to run different pressures in line after your standard regulator. Higher pressures are further up stream. Basically run higher to lower pressures.
https://www.williamsbrewing.com/IN-LINE ... P4404.aspx

Yeah, that is a lot cheaper way to do it. Bummer it doesn't have a gauge on it but that would also mean more money.
Matt, is that one difficult to set to serving pressure?
I assume it's something you have to be finicky with until you get it where you want and then never touch it again.

[Matt F]

I don't have any. Guessing you set pressure once and leave it. I have a spunding valve with pressure gauge I would use to check pressure on a keg if using something like that..

[Eric B]

I remember hearing about these awhile back. My buddy Josh at New Belgium uses them and said they work very well and are accurate. You guys may be surprised how many of your regulators are not accurate.

[carrisr]

I glanced at the website and I could be missing the point entirely, but is this something that goes on in line after your regulator? Or something that replaces the regulator? Either way it's a neat concept being able to have dual pressures.

Yes. Mine are on the ends of the gas lines right before the ball lock. They're very compact. I set my main regulator high, around 30 psi, then set these to whatever I want for each keg. Pretty easy to adjust and also very easy to test for leaks. They're submersible, so just dunk under water.

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[carrisr]

My lines are a tangled mess right now but you should be able make things out.

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[Josh_Jensen]

I think the GovReg is a great idea, and I could see it being very useful if force carbing one keg while serving others. The downside is, in that scenario, you would need Regs on all kegs, to keep pressure down on serving kegs while carbing a single keg.


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