Morning,
) as I usually pay about £10 for a pack of 10 and get discounts for buying more than 1 at a time. You can also buy sodastream adaptors for the regulators so you can use sodastream bottles instead of bulbs or adaptors to use a big gas bottle which is the cheapest option.
. I was also using much more gas if I kept the regulator on when serving.
Your welcome with the linkI agree with Fireside.
I use the Dark Farm style 5 litre mini kegs and I batch prime the beer in a bottling bucket then bottle half and keg half. I leave the keg for 2 to 3 weeks (as you would with a bottle) and only use the CO2 bulbs for dispensing. I manage to use 1 16g bulb for each 5l keg but I am still learning the best way to use the kegs/regulator etc. Sometimes the beer is over carbonated at the beginning of the keg so I have to play around with the regulator to get the right serving pressure but the bulb usually is running out or has just run out by the time the keg is emptying.
Fireside's link for CO2 bulbs is cheap (thanks for the link, Fireside
I have not had a problem with this. The way that the kegs are formed at the bottom, a bit like a wine bottle, with an indentation (called the Punt on a wine bottle) I find the sediment, if any, settles around the indentation. When I naturally carb, again it depends on the beer that I have brewed. I use about 50grams sugar for 10litres, less if I want less carbonation. Not sure what PSI this would give me. Probably around 15 I would say. I dispense each time at 10 psi. I have a flow regulator on my tap though, so I tend to use that to dial the head back a bit so I don’t get a pint of foam.
No such thing as stupid questions here mate when you are learning.
The check valve is a good thing to have. I have never had this happen, but the check valve stops beer from coming up the gas line and trashing your regulator.
Nice one thanks for that! Mini keg, here I come! Just need to decide which one...I do like the Dark Farm double walled ones, but their bundle is sold out at the moment!No such thing as stupid questions here mate when you are learning.
Firstly, I don’t connect the tap and regulator until I am ready to serve that Keg. The disconnects are clever enough to allow you to connect and disconnect taps and gas lines without loosing pressure in the keg. So no worries there.
Second, again you can remove a regulator without this effecting the internal pressure of the keg. A spunding valve carefully controls the release of CO2 This is often used on pressure fermenters too.
You will love a mini keg they do just what you are wanting
No problem.
I think they are the same kegs as the supermarket beer kegs aren't they?
No link just a too small image
