Cornie Stuff

[snail59]

Im looking into getting a couple of Cornies. Can someone please give me a list of the stuff im going to need to go with them please.

 

[Cussword]

If you get them from Norm, he will advise you on everything you need, & be able to provide most of it :thumb:

 

[31bb3]

my local hbs sells cornys with s30 fitting on lid and sparkler tap fitted little bit more than norm though
http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itmidx48.htm
look down the link

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Watch out with the cornies, they breed like F*ck.
I'm the proud father of 9.
BB

 

[Cussword]

Damn, I've only got two, but I have only just started

 

[Sean_Mc]

If you buy off Norm you'll get disconnects with the kegs.

Then its how you decide to gas them, so you'll need co2 in which ever method you chose
Norm's gas cylinders are small converted fire extinguisher bottle, which I found a bit pricey imho. Worth while pricing up a supplier near you. Also you'll need gas line and a regulator

For dispensing you'll need beer line and a tap of some sorts, I started with a party tap which connects straight to the keg, but their a bugger to get the psi at the correct level and not serve just foam

 

[Halite]

You'll also have to think about how you are going to cool your corny's. I built a keggerator, however you can serve at shed/garage temp if you don't want to do that, the only problem is that the beer might get a bit warm over the summer months.

 

[Parva]

I didn't have the room for a kegerator or anything and initially got by using damp towels over the cornie which helped but it was still warmer beer than I would have liked. I ended up buying a flash chiller so I can now store all of my kegs at room temperature and still serve the beer nice and cool without taking a huge chunk of kitchen space up with a fridge. :)

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

For dispensing you'll need beer line and a tap of some sorts, I started with a party tap which connects straight to the keg, but their a bugger to get the psi at the correct level and not serve just foam

I'll agree with that, mine was a waste of money.
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[Sean_Mc]

I'm thinking about camping and using a party tap, might experiment lengthening the tap hose and put a couple of feet of 5/8th line, should calm the foam down a little :wha:

 

[Parva]

I think you'll find that a couple of feet of 5/8th line is useless, far too wide. I use about 6ft of 3/16th line on my party tap and it's perfect. :)

 

[Sean_Mc]

Its 3/16th I have...no idea where 5/8ths came from

 

[retourrbx]

party taps are pretty **** - go for a dalec flow control - they come up on ebay cehaper than usual sometimes

 

[snail59]

Sorry for the slow reply but router/modem went down on tuesday only just got back on line.

Thanks for the advice chaps. Cornies will have to wait a while had an expensive week