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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!
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 

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