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I have been playing around with the new King Kegs, while it is a commercial throw-away keg it has an excellent use for home brewers who don't want to go to the expense of purchasing a beer engine, best of all for the home brewer there is no need to ditch the keg.
How it works, if needed the keg can accommodate a bag insert, the bag insert is for the beer, and the beer is forced out by air. Either from an air pump or picnic tap, therefore pouring a low-carbonated cask ale through the keg tap.
The bags are replaceable at a low cost so saves on any cleaning as well. I initially tried it with an Extra Stout so after a couple of weeks of conditioning was very pleased with the first pour. Now this was without any priming at 2C I figured there would be enough carbonation from the dissolved CO2.
Filling the keg from the Apollo.
The first pour after 27 days in the keg conditioning. The final pour just short of 3 months in the King Keg
The bag. Also a cheap low low-profile coupler is available
The keg and pump. Tried an English Bitter to see how that would pour and for clarity, the bag comes with a spear.
The Bitter was a little cloudy but not too bad, with nice lacing to the end.
For anyone with corny kegs I believe the bags are going to be available in the not-too-distant future.
How it works, if needed the keg can accommodate a bag insert, the bag insert is for the beer, and the beer is forced out by air. Either from an air pump or picnic tap, therefore pouring a low-carbonated cask ale through the keg tap.
The bags are replaceable at a low cost so saves on any cleaning as well. I initially tried it with an Extra Stout so after a couple of weeks of conditioning was very pleased with the first pour. Now this was without any priming at 2C I figured there would be enough carbonation from the dissolved CO2.
Filling the keg from the Apollo.
The first pour after 27 days in the keg conditioning. The final pour just short of 3 months in the King Keg
The bag. Also a cheap low low-profile coupler is available
The keg and pump. Tried an English Bitter to see how that would pour and for clarity, the bag comes with a spear.
The Bitter was a little cloudy but not too bad, with nice lacing to the end.
For anyone with corny kegs I believe the bags are going to be available in the not-too-distant future.