Looking for some advice on kegs, pumps and c02

[Curcelli]

Hi guys, wasn't sure where else to ask this? And thought this was defo a place where people would know the answer.

Looking to get an 88 pint keg and a pump for it but what do I need for the Carbon? Or do I even need that?

And does the pump screw into the keg?

It will only be used for one day/night so not worried about longevity.


Thanks :)

 

[Fil]

#1 kegs feed taps and casks feed pumps,

to keep beer in a cask from oxidising with air drawn in as you pull pints a cask breather to feed in a low pressure level of co2 from a regulated co2 supply would be wise unless you plan of drinking it all in a day or two. but for a one nighter its not worth bothering with imho

to tap a cask you hammer a tap thru a wooden or plastic bung which can be fun if you dont whack it hard enough (beer fountain time ), and the beerline (generally 1/2" pvc) then feeds the pump..

if your buying from a place that usually sells to joe public they will have the taps hammers and breathing shives (different wooden/plastic wedges for the vent)
(2 holes in a cask, 1 for the tap and the 2nd for gas to get in to replace the volume of beer poured.)

 

[Gareth Davies]

Hi a simple solution is an all in one system it doesn't quite hold the quantity but you can get multiple kegs - we've been selling to a lot of happy punters

https://www.darkfarm.co.uk/product/10l-mini-beer-growler-keg-co2-dispenser/

 

[Fil]

Hi a simple solution is an all in one system it doesn't quite hold the quantity but you can get multiple kegs - we've been selling to a lot of happy punters

https://www.darkfarm.co.uk/product/10l-mini-beer-growler-keg-co2-dispenser/

OP is buying the beer not brewing it and without some form of restriction that tap is gonna pour nowt but foam if you serve at a condition retaining pressure.. those connect to keg taps(without flow control) are useless for anything but nominal pressure pours.. Nice try but Back to the drawing board perhaps....

 

[Curcelli]

Thanks for the replies, so we are okay to just use a tap and no c02? Will it still taste the same?

What tap do we need if the keg is metal? And whereabouts would we put it in? Near the bottom?

 

[Fil]

Thanks for the replies, so we are okay to just use a tap and no c02? Will it still taste the same?

What tap do we need if the keg is metal? And whereabouts would we put it in? Near the bottom?

with a pump, you attach beerline to the tap instead of a spout,,

 

[MickDundee]

OP is buying the beer not brewing it and without some form of restriction that tap is gonna pour nowt but foam if you serve at a condition retaining pressure.. those connect to keg taps(without flow control) are useless for anything but nominal pressure pours.. Nice try but Back to the drawing board perhaps....

The OP would also need to buy 5 of them to match the 88Pint keg he is after so would have to shell out almost £750!

 

[simon12]

I think you have a keg not a cask which means you will need a coupler (the correct type for the keg you have), beer line, a tap and CO2 plus some type of cooling but no pump. If you can confirm the type of keg you have we can advise you correctly.