Easy Keg 5L

[Clydebrewer]

Filled two kegs with Canadian Blonde and bottled the rest tonight.
Now comes the difficult bit, waiting to give it a try.
Wish me luck

 

[cheapbrew]

Thanks for posting up about the different colours on the bungs,

maybe this should be included in Rob's mini keg how to guide

 

[Labowner]

Tell you what Mark I'll give it a go as my first attempt with the minikeg failed to carb (my fault didn't dissolve the sugar before adding, bottles of same batch are the same) and I have a keg of it left to play with.
Will be a week or so before I get to it as quite busy and work has a zero alcohol policy. Fingers crossed it will work.

Well I gave it a go and it wasn't remotely successful unfortunately.

Thinking of getting a sodastream to rescue uncarbonated beer with. Anyone had any success doing this or is it a bad idea?

Sorry bit of topic but it is to rescue a minikeg that I screwed up the priming off

 

[Spapro]

Well I gave it a go and it wasn't remotely successful unfortunately.

Thinking of getting a sodastream to rescue uncarbonated beer with. Anyone had any success doing this or is it a bad idea?

Sorry bit of topic but it is to rescue a minikeg that I screwed up the priming off

Did you tip the keg on its side before injecting CO2 ?

I've read you need to tip the minikeg on its side (so the added gas is going into the beer) and rock it backwards/forwards while slowly adding CO2 bit by bit over 20 mins - NOT DONE THIS MYSELF !!!

If you have added CO2 already you may need to relieve the pressure in the minikeg before trying again - otherwise you risk distorting the keg. Probably easiest way to do that is turn upside down and open the built in tap - should get mostly gas (and a little froth) I think coming out until pressure relieved.

 

[Labowner]

Hmm, I added co2 upright them tipped and shook gently for a couple of minutes then repeated for a period of about 20mins.
If I get time later I'll see how much has I've got left to play with.

 

[MyQul]

Came across this when mooching. Looks like a LME kit. Bit odd though as I think your supposed to use the mini keg as an FV

http://www.gifts.co.uk/brew-your-ow...=2655&ef_id=VjDt3gAABRbhqinw:20160116165816:s

 

[Halfacrem]

Came across this when mooching. Looks like a LME kit. Bit odd though as I think your supposed to use the mini keg as an FV

http://www.gifts.co.uk/brew-your-ow...=2655&ef_id=VjDt3gAABRbhqinw:20160116165816:s

I don't imagine it's particularly decent beer. Here's a video review of it

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0iIGvMox5M"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0iIGvMox5M[/ame]

 

[Labowner]

Did you tip the keg on its side before injecting CO2 ?

I've read you need to tip the minikeg on its side (so the added gas is going into the beer) and rock it backwards/forwards while slowly adding CO2 bit by bit over 20 mins - NOT DONE THIS MYSELF !!!

If you have added CO2 already you may need to relieve the pressure in the minikeg before trying again - otherwise you risk distorting the keg. Probably easiest way to do that is turn upside down and open the built in tap - should get mostly gas (and a little froth) I think coming out until pressure relieved.

Ok I had a little success I now have a drinkable pint not overly carbed by any means but a lot more pleasant than it was flat.

I did the inject a bit at a time rocking for twenty minutes on its side venting a little now and again to bubble more through. Left it overnight and then rocked it a few times during the day yesterday and injected more each time, did the same again today and poured a pint tonight. Certainly wouldn't recommend this as a solo method to carbonate but if necessary to rescue a keg then its worth the hassle. (Still thinking about getting a soda stream though lol)

 

[Spapro]

Ok I had a little success I now have a drinkable pint not overly carbed by any means but a lot more pleasant than it was flat.

I did the inject a bit at a time rocking for twenty minutes on its side venting a little now and again to bubble more through. Left it overnight and then rocked it a few times during the day yesterday and injected more each time, did the same again today and poured a pint tonight. Certainly wouldn't recommend this as a solo method to carbonate but if necessary to rescue a keg then its worth the hassle. (Still thinking about getting a soda stream though lol)

Pleased you improved the beer to a point of drinkability, as you say probably not a 'proper' long term solution to carbing beer in a minikeg but useful to know if a brew is flat once tapped.

 

[Leon103]

Do people store empty kegs with neat star sun or diluted?

 

[MyQul]

Diluted. Neat would be pretty strong. Burn a hole in the keg :lol:

 

[Leon103]

Excellent. Never used star sun before this weekend.

 

[Halfacrem]

This thread is getting too big to nip through and pick out information!!

How are people finding carbonation levels with a Party Star tap? My first batch of Kolsch was primed with 14g of dextrose to give 1.5 volumes of CO2. I bottled a batch of the same brew, with a higher level of priming.

I'm finding the bottles to be really nicely carbonated, with a nice mouth feel, however the mini-kegged Kolsch is very different. I'm finding the mouth feel to be lacking, with the CO2 head sitting on top, if that makes sense? To put it another way, the nice frothy head from the CO2 sits on top of a disappointingly flat beer, which I don't like much?

There are natural constraints to how much priming sugar can be used in these mini kegs, but just wondered if anyone has pushed the priming to higher volume levels?

 

[Bevvied]

Gents, quick note to say I've not abandoned the thread or the site, just been incredibly busy. Daughter-in-law has been very ill, so all my time has been spent juggling work with son along with babysitting, so drinking and brewing out the window.
On a positive note, I'll have lots of nicely matured laughing gravy to get my gobbler around when time permits!

 

[MyQul]

Gents, quick note to say I've not abandoned the thread or the site, just been incredibly busy. Daughter-in-law has been very ill, so all my time has been spent juggling work with son along with babysitting, so drinking and brewing out the window.
On a positive note, I'll have lots of nicely matured laughing gravy to get my gobbler around when time permits!

Get well soon to the daugher in law from the forum. :thumb:

I bet your didn't expect your baby to turn into such a monster, 455 posts and counting!

 

[GlentoranMark]

This thread is getting too big to nip through and pick out information!!

How are people finding carbonation levels with a Party Star tap? My first batch of Kolsch was primed with 14g of dextrose to give 1.5 volumes of CO2. I bottled a batch of the same brew, with a higher level of priming.

I'm finding the bottles to be really nicely carbonated, with a nice mouth feel, however the mini-kegged Kolsch is very different. I'm finding the mouth feel to be lacking, with the CO2 head sitting on top, if that makes sense? To put it another way, the nice frothy head from the CO2 sits on top of a disappointingly flat beer, which I don't like much?

There are natural constraints to how much priming sugar can be used in these mini kegs, but just wondered if anyone has pushed the priming to higher volume levels?

Are you sure you don't have a leak? Make sure the release valve is closed, I keep forgetting to close it after a session and end up with a flat beer the following week.

 

[Halfacrem]

Are you sure you don't have a leak? Make sure the release valve is closed, I keep forgetting to close it after a session and end up with a flat beer the following week.

Ahhh. Therein may lie my problem! Although the beer is coming out very frothy, so perhaps not? I did not shut the CO2 valve off last weekend, so shall remember to do that. In honesty I struggled to work out what was shut and what was open :-?

I might have to finish this lot of sharpish and remember to shut the valve in future!!

 

[GlentoranMark]

Are these the correct bungs for the top of a mini keg?

http://www.brewsmarter.co.uk/rubber-plug-for-mini-keg-5-litre-1527-p.asp

They don't look the same as the bungs I already have, that's why I ask. I need 2 for supermarket bought kegs.

 

[Halfacrem]

Are these the correct bungs for the top of a mini keg?

http://www.brewsmarter.co.uk/rubber-plug-for-mini-keg-5-litre-1527-p.asp

They don't look the same as the bungs I already have, that's why I ask. I need 2 for supermarket bought kegs.

They are the ones for use with the Party Star tap. If you're using the built in keg tap, you need the red and black ones.

 

[GlentoranMark]

They are the ones for use with the Party Star tap. If you're using the built in keg tap, you need the red and black ones.

That's what I thought as they idn't look the same. Any idea where to buy the red and black ones?