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Herb

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Hi All,

Been a while since I visited this forum! But I'm hoping I can get some advice....

Next September I am getting married.

I want to brew at least some of the beer for it. Probably a middle of the road IPA and something more to my taste like a Porter.

But I really don't want to have to bottle the beers, I'm thinking more along the lines of serving it from a cask/keg. The problem I have is I have no idea where to start with working out what equipment I will need for this. Has anyone done similar?

I went to a friends wedding in USA last year, and they bought in the beer from a local brewery, and that had a barrel that you pumped by hand to increase the pressure then a hose to fill your glass - that would be perfect - but I just can't find the equipment (don't know what to search for!).

Any thoughts?
 
Theoretically you would be able to use a carboy which would be relatively cheap (a reinforced one that can take some pressure). All you need is a cap with a hose (+draft) and a decent valve to pump air/carbondioxide in (depending on what you decide up on brewing). I'm aware a carboy doesn't look pretty, but you don't need to put it on the table. Just focus on the aesthetics of the draft and put the carboy behind a curtain under the table.
 
Bit of a how long is a piece of string question.

Cheapest, easiest answer would just be to bottle it.

Could go with mini kegs, could just use a standard pressure barrel, Rolls Royce solution would be Cornelius kegs with gas, refrigeration or a flash chiller, proper taps etc.
 
I would suggest mini kegs. They're really just like 5L bottles. So not very complicated. But much faster and easier to fill than normal 330ml/500ml bottles. You wouldn't need a party star tap either as I imagine all the beer would be drunk on the wedding day. Also the beer tastes like it's proper cask beer like in a pub (that's kept it's beer well).

Also poly pins might be an option too. I know very little about these tbh but I think they work in a similar way to mini kegs but are cheaper to buy
 
Thanks guys.

I do have a small budget for this, so don't mind if it costs a little to get the equipment. I definitely don't want to use bottles.

Mini kegs might be an idea. We're not having individual tables, hoping for two long tables - beer hall style. But they still might work.

I've been pointed in the direction of these party pumps but I'm not sure what I need to attach them to (corny kegs?)
 
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Party pumps usually attach to pub style kegs but you need to get the type that matches the spear on the keg. It does mean that, although you will have to carbonate/condition them prior, you will not need gas to disperse them, although because you will introduce oxygen into the keg any beer left will not last for long past the day. There are also key kegs ( https://www.keykegshop.eu ) that can be used in a similar way (can be primed or artificially carbonated) but because the party pump is only adding in air outside the beer bag any left over beer will keep; they have proprietary but similar connectors/fillers so might only be worthwhile if you can flog the needed bits after. A few people have also used cornies for weddings but I believe you will definitely need a gas setup for them, although you can get mini regs and 16g co2 canisters for very cheap in order to dispense (they will still need to be primed/carbonated before and as with all solutions preferably stored at a constant temperature.
 

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