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Similar stuff that was in my bike bottles removed after a soak.
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Similar stuff that was in my bike bottles removed after a soak.
Mungri
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I’ve had the same thing in my bike bottles. Caused by the sugary hi 5 energy drinks I assume.
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Yeah And I am lazy and only give them a soak in water, usually a few days after use
BassoonBrew
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Anyone want a dozen or more used (but clean) mini kegs (ex-Ghost Ship, etc)? North West London, free to pick up.
Tony Tiler
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Are all of these mini kegs from supermarkets reusable?
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Tony Tiler
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So how would I know which are reusable? I'm confused!!
Reading the earlier posts I thought they were, how would a new comer know??
Reading the earlier posts I thought they were, how would a new comer know??
Mungri
Landlord.
If the bung in the top of the keg is made of a rubber like material with a
Red centre piece for releasing pressure, it should be reusable.
A lot of them nowadays are coming with a rigid plastic bung which is difficult to
remove without damaging the metal of the keg.
The one in the photo is the style you want
Tony Tiler
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Very helpful, thank you sir...
Also. a number of the pre-filled kegs have a CO2 cylinder inside that allows the beer to be delivered from a tap fitted to the top of the keg.
- It can't be removed without virtually destroying the keg.
- They are becoming much more popular for some reason!
Tony Tiler
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Look whats on offer at tesco's... £13, 
Hopefully reusable, thanks for all your help guys..:cheers7:
Hopefully reusable, thanks for all your help guys..:cheers7:
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Look whats on offer at tesco's... £13,
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Hopefully reusable, thanks for all your help guys..:cheers7:
Those vents are a bugger to remove.
braziliain
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Look whats on offer at tesco's... £13,
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Hopefully reusable, thanks for all your help guys..:cheers7:
It's a subtle difference, but that's the one with the black plastic centre that is a b*tch to remove without damaging the keg. The one in the photo above has the softer red centre. It can be done but it requires a good deal of swearing.
Mungri
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I never managed to get one of that type off without destroying the bung.
Gave up with that style in the end.
Gave up with that style in the end.
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Bungs are cheap.
I have removed them but require a bit of work and for £13 you can get two empty kegs.
Use a hack saw blade and made several cuts then use pliers to remove
Mungri
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Bungs are cheap yes. I bought 80 last week from Leyland home brew @ 50p each.
That should last me a while.
I think @Tony Tiler might be thinking he can reuse the speck hen keg bung.
I drilled lots of small holes in them on an angle until they could be pulled out.
Took ages though and as you said, £6.00 odd now for the easy kegs made to be reused.
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80!! How many kegs do you have. Surely you only need one per keg
Mungri
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I know. Went a bit mad. I’ve had a problem reusing the Huber style ones lately.
They’re all on their third or fourth use and some are starting to leak gas. Lost confidence in reusing, so I bought a load. A big load.
I’ve got 10 kegs. 6 easy kegs and 4 that had Jaipur in.
The last one I did was nibble it with side cutters and managed to twist it out with pliers, took about 5 min. Replaced with some old rubber ones I've got from older kegs that went rusty as just use with built in tap so can vent pressure
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Tony Tiler
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Right guys, bung successfully removed in around 30 seconds, seems to be intact but we'll see if it pressurises.
I used something similar to a large double ended Allen key, fed it through the hole and rotated then pulled upwards, as you can see no damage at all to the keg. I think Mungri must have cleared Leyland out as I can't locate any anywhere...
I used something similar to a large double ended Allen key, fed it through the hole and rotated then pulled upwards, as you can see no damage at all to the keg. I think Mungri must have cleared Leyland out as I can't locate any anywhere...
