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Priming kegs
Posted: Monday Jul 18, 2005 5:50 pm
by wild bill
I have just acquired a 9 litre keg and am looking into any possible ways to avoid the CO2 bottle, regulator etc....so my question is
Is it possible to prime the keg with dextrose (say at 8gm per litre) and use a smaller portable gas setup (picture attached hopefully) to dispense beer?
Cheers
Posted: Monday Jul 18, 2005 9:00 pm
by Dogger Dan
Yes,
You can bulk prime it in the keg and wait two weeks. The first glass will pull all the sediment.
DOgger
Posted: Thursday Jul 21, 2005 2:48 pm
by tommo
g'day wild bill,
just a couple of qs on the setup as it would be ideal for a camping trip i'm thinking.
how exactly does it work ?
how much $$$
where do i find one ?
sorry about the brain pick.
tommo
Posted: Friday Jul 22, 2005 12:54 pm
by wild bill
Tommo,
I found the device on eBay - it uses the smallish bulbs also used for soda water, whipping cream etc. Sells for around $50 from memory. Do a search on beer on eBay and you should find it there. Would probably be ideal for a camping trip....
Wild Bill
Posted: Friday Jul 22, 2005 7:15 pm
by tommo
cheers champ.
will do.
has anyone else used this setup with success
2 or 3 primed kegs, some dry ice, a few gas bombs, a tent, fishing rod, cast net.
leave
er indoors umm... indoors
anyone ?
Posted: Saturday Jul 23, 2005 12:48 am
by grabman
if you leave her at home tommo who cleans the fish and carries the kegs
Posted: Saturday Jul 23, 2005 2:21 am
by Dogger Dan
Sometimes its just worth doing it yourself Grab.
Dogger
Posted: Saturday Jul 23, 2005 4:57 pm
by Shaun
Be careful buying this system from ebay as they are sold there without bulbs. You can mail order them from HBS in Oz with bulbs for the same price or cheaper than ebay.
From Grain and Grape
http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/brewingsystems_info.htm
CO2 Injector Assembly $39.95
Pack of 12 CO2 Cartriges $14.95
Dispense from your Post Mix kegs with this lightweight device. Uses 2-5 12g cartridges to push out your beer. Includes one cartridge. Not designed to carbonate beer but great for a party or when you don't want to take your gas bottle.
You can also purchase nitrogen bulbs for this system from the US so if you have a stout you want to give that creamy head to you can use this system with a nitrogen bulb to pour (you need the correct tap/gun to do this)
http://www.morebeer.com/browse.html?cat ... =4#results towards the bottom of the page.