Home Brewing & Quick Disconnect Fittings

Though there are many uses for a quick disconnect fitting for plastic tubing, there are few applications nobler than the brewing of homemade beer. Home brewing is an increasingly popular hobby, and any device that makes the process faster and easier is sure to be welcomed with open arms. A quick disconnect can be applied in multiple ways to assist in the homebrew process. Perhaps the most obvious is in the extraction of beer from the brew vessel to the glass, bottle, or pitcher. With a quick disconnect installed on the out spout of the vessel, a tap can be attached with minimal effort, making dispensing easy. Detaching the tap is just as simple, and, by removing the tap, there will be no potentially troublesome tubing hanging off the vessel, making storage that much easier.

 
Another useful application for home brewing quick disconnect fittings is in the carbonation process. Not every home brew is self-carbonating, and so must have pressurized CO2 infused into the mix as it pours to give it the sparkling bubbliness most drinkers expect from their beer. A quick disconnect on the CO2 canister obviously allows the tubing to be attached and detached with ease, and it can also help prevent the contents from leaking—even when the spout of a tube is closed, there's still the potential for some pressure loss. Take off the tube, and this problem is solved. A quick disconnect fitting at the other end of the carbonation line does little more than keep one's home brewing system free of unneeded clutter, but that alone can be more than worth the trouble. No matter how experienced in the process you are or how “perfect” your setup is, if you're crafting your own special homebrew, you need quick disconnects in your system. They will only make the home brewing process—and drinking that delicious brew—easier, cleaner, and faster. You can buy quick disconnect fittings for home brewing or any other application from Colder Products Company.