Kegland Oxebar kegs/dispense

[Clint]

Hello all!
My plans for getting a brew on in the next few days are on course!
The bottling of said brew still isn't appealing but will if I need to!
This brings me to the above mentioned Oxebar stuff I've just noticed from Malt Miller...I'm probably late to the party on this!
So...anyone using them? I'm interested in the 20l size and to start would gas them with the 16oz c02 cartridges for convenience. What would be the preferred/best/easiest pressurising method for these kegs? Also...cleaning etc,considering they've got tubes and stuff! Ideally I'd like to get them filled and gassed then this time of year can be stored in the shed and used as required.
Thanks!

 

[Laner]

I’m new to this so probably not best placed to advise, but I’ve got 2 new 8ltr oxebar kegs with cider in them and a party tap for dispensing. They are great!

I use the soda stream for gassing

 

[Larse]

Not sure how these are any advance on the Corny keg, other than the price differential. Slightly taller and larger diameter than the newer cornys (640 x 235 against 630 x 215). The diameter matters more when trying to squeeze them into a fridge or kegerator.

And the price is decent alright, but I'd weigh that against the proliferation of parts and seals for cornys.

 

[Larse]

BKT are selling what looks to me like the exact same unit (may be missing some accessories?) for £30.95.

Edit: I see there's a regulator, picnic tap and ball lock disconnect included in the MM offer.

Makes it a much cheaper alternative to a corny though.

 

[Clint]

As with cornies I suspect...what sort of dealing with do they need to gas up? I'm thinking the 16g cartridges may take a few?

 

[YeastFace]

I have 3 of the 8l ones. Usually for soda, hard seltzer, or smaller batch sizes when my cornies are in use.

I've just bought a 4l to try out some post packaging additions.

They work well, not noticed any oxidation, but I've not left anything in for an extended time. Just make sure the PRV is seated right, as I had a bit of a leak through one.

Edit - design on the 20l looks much more robust.

 

[goffski]

I have 3 of the 8L ones, purely so I can fit one in my under counter fridge along side a corny (it wont fit 2 conries). I've had beer stored in them for a few months with no issues. All my kegs are hooked up to a 6kg cylinder. Before getting the 6kg I used a soda stream cylinder which was fine but really last too long. I'd imagine you'll get through quite a few 16oz cartridges tho.

As for cleaning, I clean them out pretty much as soon as they're empty with oxy, good rinse and in with the sanitiser ready for the next batch.

 

[.Tom.]

I've got 4 of the 8L ones, 3 work well but1 is slightly temperamental (so I keep that one as a reserve for short term storage).

Mainly posting re the Gas enquiry - I'm getting through at least 2, if not 3, 16 gram CO2 bulbs each time I use one of the 8L versions (including cleaning & rinsing the dip tubes, purging the air & replacing with CO2 after filling, carbonating, then serving). Based on that experience, I don't think relying on 16g CO2 bulbs for the 20L would be the best way to go, better getting a SodaStream set up.

 

[LeeH]

Meh, corni all the way. You’ll only buy it once.

 

[Leon103]

Just get a 6kg co2 cylinder. I pay £24 Inc vat, past about 16 months

 

[Clint]

Yeah...sense says corni x 6kg...

 

[Rakey]

Hello all!
My plans for getting a brew on in the next few days are on course!
The bottling of said brew still isn't appealing but will if I need to!
This brings me to the above mentioned Oxebar stuff I've just noticed from Malt Miller...I'm probably late to the party on this!
So...anyone using them? I'm interested in the 20l size and to start would gas them with the 16oz c02 cartridges for convenience. What would be the preferred/best/easiest pressurising method for these kegs? Also...cleaning etc,considering they've got tubes and stuff! Ideally I'd like to get them filled and gassed then this time of year can be stored in the shed and used as required.
Thanks!

Great thing about the Oxebars is that they have a floating dip tube, so you could even consider adding sugar to carbonate the beer as it will always serve from the top, then just use bulbs to replace the liquid.

I've got a couple of the 8ltr ones which I have used for beer and taken to friends, nice and light for this purpose.

 

[LeeH]

Great thing about the Oxebars is that they have a floating dip tube, so you could even consider adding sugar to carbonate the beer as it will always serve from the top, then just use bulbs to replace the liquid.

I've got a couple of the 8ltr ones which I have used for beer and taken to friends, nice and light for this purpose.

So do my cask cornies.

 

[fluketamer]

oxebars are the best. i have two.

i been running them for a few months now.

i have a seperate 4.2 fridge with inkbird that i use to ferment in. then i just transfer the keg to my kegerator for conditioning/serving. i use them as ferment and serves. once its kicked, i do an oxy soak for several hours then rinse and starsan and then i send it back to the ferm chamber for another round . lol and then i just keep rotating the tow to keep me in beer all the time.

you wont get very far withh those little 16 gm (not oz) dog dicks. they are useless except for the occasional growler service. your options for pressurizing/ serving are three
1) prime with sugar then use gas to serve
2 ) sodastream with regulator plus or minus priming.
3) shank tank for serving gas after priming.



he talks about using a shank tank to make gas in the above videa. he uses the gas to purge kegs but it can be used to serve beer also. . i have done this and it works. (basically just a co2 generator using yeast and sugar )

oxebars have some advantages over traditional kegs. see through kegging rocks. i can see how full they are when filling and i can see how close i am to kicking. etc. also , PET kegs are much lighter and easier to handle. and cheaper .

the major flaw in these is the narrow neck makes it impossible to get in there. but so what theres plenty of places i cant get to in my brewery. ( growlers, inside tubing, pumps etc) and i still use them without issues.

stuck on kreusen grime from fermenting in them was my biggest fear but oxy can handle that no problem.

floating dip tube included so no mods needed. they really are great. if i already had cornies i wouldnt switch but if was just getting in i would stick with these. they are the future of kegging.

 

[YeastFace]

So cute. Didn't have a banana for scale.

 

[MashBag]

I have a plan that includes a shank tank setup.

 

[MashBag]

So cute. Didn't have a banana for scale.

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I have to say I find the red and yellow fittings mildly offensive. V strange but true.

 

[YeastFace]

Not a fan of rhubarb and custard sweets?

 

[Wrh]

I've been thinking of getting a couple of the 20 ltr ones and storing them in my shed over the winter , I'm using bottles at the moment but I'm going thru a brew about every 2 weeks and am thinking these would be a lot easier and I'd lose less beer than using the bottles , apart from c02 and a tap is there anything else I need to be considering ? If I get on with them I'd probably buy a fancy kegorater . Any advice on a usable not too expensive tap would be appreciated . Thanks in advance for any tips and or advice

 

[Wrh]

Ps this place has been extremely helpful to me as a new ish beer brewer I'm amazed at how much information there is on here