Can I......?

[Spiderwebster]

Getting well ahead of myself here ,starter kit is in the post , ....But will I be able to connect a traditional beer pump to a king keg and hand pull it .

 

[Dutto]

I would imagine that it depends on:

1. The connections to the pump.
2. The connections to the King Keg.
3. Whether or not you have rigged up a carbonation system to the King Keg.

It's a bit of a "How long is a piece of string?" question where "It all depends!" is the answer.

The top of my King Keg (a Top-Tap version) looks like this ...

... so that I can carbonate the brew via the Schrader Valve when the natural CO2 runs out.

I could leave the connection attached and connect a beer pump (if I had one) to the outlet, knowing that as I removed beer from the barrel the CO2 connection would replace the lost volume in the keg.

So, the answer is "Yes, but depending on what King Keg you have and what modifications you make."

Hope this helps.

 

[Bigjas]

Yes you can. I have this set up in my home bar as well as a corny set up. My old king keg has the tap replaced with a ball valve (although you can use the original tap and a jubilee clip on the hose) and it then goes to a Check or Demand Valve (I use this one https://rlbs.ltd.uk/check-valve-high-performance-cask-ale-demand-valve.html ) before going to my beer engine. You need this valve or the pressure from the keg just pushes the beer through the beer engine. It works really well, but you need to keep an eye on the pressure in the keg. I have fitted a pressure gauge to the lid of my keg and I just top up with CO2 as and when needed, no different to dispensing straight from the tap.

 

[Spiderwebster]

Cheers Men ......I have only just joined and the support and knowledge is Fantastic .

 

[Spiderwebster]

They will be earning their keep soon......Bar Fit....lol

 

[Spiderwebster]

I would imagine that it depends on:

1. The connections to the pump.
2. The connections to the King Keg.
3. Whether or not you have rigged up a carbonation system to the King Keg.

It's a bit of a "How long is a piece of string?" question where "It all depends!" is the answer.

The top of my King Keg (a Top-Tap version) looks like this ...

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... so that I can carbonate the brew via the Schrader Valve when the natural CO2 runs out.

I could leave the connection attached and connect a beer pump (if I had one) to the outlet, knowing that as I removed beer from the barrel the CO2 connection would replace the lost volume in the keg.

So, the answer is "Yes, but depending on what King Keg you have and what modifications you make."

Hope this helps.

It will be a king keg ...top valve , also looking at the Korny kegs .

 

[Bigjas]

A home bar is great fun. I have moved on to a corny set up with 2 cornys so far and will add to that. They are much better than King Kegs. This is my home bar