Guinness surger

[Kinleycat]

Anyone tried them, I'm thinking of getting one to try instead of carbonating my bottled beers.
I wonder if it will work for fizzier lagers and ciders etc?

 

[calumscott]

What is one, KC?

 

[nobyipa]

make one out o a sonic tooth brush
i tried they don't work

you need to buy special packs of Guinness which, are only sold in Tescos
http://gizmodo.com/160488/guinness-surger

 

[Kinleycat]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness
A quick google or trip to eBay will give you more info too.
I'm not sure how it works though or whether the beer is treated in someway to react or just flat beer???

 

[GavH]

All it is is a vibrating plate. And they are designed to fit only the new Guinness pint glasses I believe. How will this achieve an effect in lieu of priming?

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Anyone tried them, I'm thinking of getting one to try instead of carbonating my bottled beers.
I wonder if it will work for fizzier lagers and ciders etc?

Surely you should carbonate in the bottle anyway, as its that which eats up all the little bits of oxygen in the bottle that stops the beer going stale.

 

[Kinleycat]

All it is is a vibrating plate. And they are designed to fit only the new Guinness pint glasses I believe. How will this achieve an effect in lieu of priming?

No idea, that's why I ask, I assume the Guinness that is surges is still??

 

[Kinleycat]

Anyone tried them, I'm thinking of getting one to try instead of carbonating my bottled beers.
I wonder if it will work for fizzier lagers and ciders etc?

Surely you should carbonate in the bottle anyway, as its that which eats up all the little bits of oxygen in the bottle that stops the beer going stale.

I don't with wine, still cider is another example.

 

[chrig]

it looks lightly carbonated, I've seen a review which suggests that putting a pint or can of lager on it is "entertaining"...it Sounds like using a syringe for the pocket beer engine .

I want one to play with now!

 

[GavH]

All it is is a vibrating plate. And they are designed to fit only the new Guinness pint glasses I believe. How will this achieve an effect in lieu of priming?

No idea, that's why I ask, I assume the Guinness that is surges is still??

You've got me thinking now. Just watched a YT clip from Guinness and they say the contents of the surger can are "identical" to the draught barrel stuff. No mention of Nitrogen widgets like the 'normal' Guinness Draught in a Can. The only time I tried it, the surger plate looked different (it had LEDs on it from what I recall and was black and plasticky looking) and I'm pretty sure it wasn't a special surger-type can the bar sold. I also didn't see any water being placed on the plate.

I notice Amazon are selling the plate and 24 of the cans for £40 whilst the surger units alone are going for between £10-20 on ebay.

 

[chrig]

I've just remembers I was offered one by a bar I used to work at a couple of years ago, it was a big thing that looked like it would fit in next to a font on the bar, they had been given it fir promotion and never used it... I should have taken it with hind hint.

I assume that because these is no widget in the can that the nitrogen/co2 stays in the solution until it is excited by the vibration.

 

[GavH]

I assume that because these is no widget in the can that the nitrogen/co2 stays in the solution until it is excited by the vibration.

Sounds about right. It seems from what I'm reading that the vibrations mimic what the restrictor plate in the end of a Guinness tap does to the N2. Am I right in thinking therefore that a Surger plate will do absolutely nothing for a homebrewed stout unless it has been force carbed with an N2/CO2 mix?

 

[LeeH]

These are really old now, I didn't think you could buy them or the tins anymore.


Is it a re launch?

I remember them to be OK but no better then a normal widget tin.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Wouldn't mind one of these, might be good for pouring homebrew without a top then giving it a blast on't surger. :hmm: :hmm:

Trying to get one on Freecycle.

BB :drink: