wilkos pressure keg

[ChrisRedWills]

hi brewers

just bought one of these in the big wilkos sale but I haven't got a clue how they work I've always bottled my beers any help will be appreciated :

 

[mikeyjay84]

i just posted in the sale thread that i was pondering buying one, but dont know how good they are. did you buy the additional screw top for the co2 cells?

 

[ChrisRedWills]

hello mikey

no I didn't buy the additional thingy please elaborate :

 

[mikeyjay84]

its like the screw top lid you get with the keg, except there you can pump co2 into the keg to keep the beer pressurized.
http://www.wilko.com/home-brewing/wilko ... vt/0022563

 

[ChrisRedWills]

: mikey

will check in store tomorrow nice one

 

[Sandimas]

i just posted in the sale thread that i was pondering buying one, but dont know how good they are.

I love my Wilco barrel and prefer it to my much more expensive King Keg :thumb:

 

i just posted in the sale thread that i was pondering buying one, but dont know how good they are.

I love my Wilco barrel and prefer it to my much more expensive King Keg :thumb:

hi darrellm ... :
when i was looking for a pressure keg ...

i asked on here about these wilko ones...

and was told dont get one .. :nono: .
but to get a king keg instead ...

so i did and its been great .. :clap: .

but you say you have both ...
and prefer it to my much more expensive King Keg...

im interested in why you prefer the wilko one ...

as i might get one if there that good... :thumb:

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Rhys]

Too late looks like they are sold out!!!

 

Too late looks like they are sold out!!!

not in kingswood there not. :thumb: ..
there were 4 in there yesturday ...

take no notice of the internet...

go to the shop nearest you ...
or ring them ...

there may well be more there than you think....

i agree some shops will be right out of stock....

but you never no if you dont go ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Sone]

Also picked a keg up too, for just over £20 including the co2 injector it seemed worth a go.

 

[Sandimas]

im interested in why you prefer the wilko one ...

King Keg was great to start with - then after 6-9 months started losing pressure and spoiling beer. Replaced the seals but it's never been right since.

The good thing with the Wilco keg is that it deforms as it gasses up so you know when you have pressure. No way of telling with the King Keg, I thought I had pressure as was able to draw off some beer but after 1/2 pint that was it. I spent ages and ages trying to fix the King Keg, even took it into my LHBS a few times. I think I tried 4 or 5 brews in the re-sealed King Keg, it's better than it was but still not 100% right, I've kinda lost patience now as I've spent over 6 months trying to track down the problem.

 

[Sone]

Forgot to ask but do you need to inject the keg with co2 straight after transferring the beer or is adding the priming sugar enough?

 

[redhousebrewing]

Forgot to ask but do you need to inject the keg with co2 straight after transferring the beer or is adding the priming sugar enough?

No need to inject to start with - just start with priming sugar.
When the flow through the tap drops (IE almost stops and hopefully before it glugs a bubble of air through the tap) then inject a canister of CO2.

HTH
Stuart

 

im interested in why you prefer the wilko one ...

King Keg was great to start with - then after 6-9 months started losing pressure and spoiling beer. Replaced the seals but it's never been right since.

The good thing with the Wilco keg is that it deforms as it gasses up so you know when you have pressure. No way of telling with the King Keg, I thought I had pressure as was able to draw off some beer but after 1/2 pint that was it. I spent ages and ages trying to fix the King Keg, even took it into my LHBS a few times. I think I tried 4 or 5 brews in the re-sealed King Keg, it's better than it was but still not 100% right, I've kinda lost patience now as I've spent over 6 months trying to track down the problem.

i see thats a damn good reason why not to like them ...
i have heard before there bad on leaks...
fingers x mine stays ok ...

but i think ill get a wilko one for back up ...
me and my big mouth saying they had four of them up wilkingsons ...
i looked up there today and there was none ...
typical... :whistle:

 

[rozza2010]

Hi,

I have a wilkos pressure barrel, ive used it before but only with the sealed lid for still wine. (i used it for clearing)

I am thinking of doing a few ciders and beers but I want to bottle them. Is it possiable to carbonate the keg and then bottle it keeping the carbonation???

Perhaps using a little bottler? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Complete-...pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item51ad62021e


Cheers

 

[Pinchy]

I just use my Wilkos keg with a bit of siphon tube attached to the tap to reach the bottom of my bottles as a bottling bucket.

Put my sugar solution (sugar dissolved in water) into the bottom of the barrel, siphon out of the FV into the barrel. This leaves the sediment behind and gives me a nice easy tap to bottle with. Then just condition the bottles as normal :thumb: .

I'm sure one day I will fill the keg properly but until then its getting some use at least :

 

[danb]

I just use my Wilkos keg with a bit of siphon tube attached to the tap to reach the bottom of my bottles as a bottling bucket.

Put my sugar solution (sugar dissolved in water) into the bottom of the barrel, siphon out of the FV into the barrel. This leaves the sediment behind and gives me a nice easy tap to bottle with. Then just condition the bottles as normal :thumb: .

I'm sure one day I will fill the keg properly but until then its getting some use at least :

this sounds a good idea as at the moment I don't have the spare cash to get a bottler and have a pressure barrel that I don't use. what size is the hose you used mate? will make bottling a little less messy. thanks

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Hi guys with these plastic kegs you cannot force carbonate.
The only way to get carbonation is to prime with sugar and then use the co2 injectors to keep the carbonation up.
The release valve in the cap will not allow the pressures needed for force carbonation.
You end up with frothy beer which has no bite like bottle carbonation.
Sugar priming allows the time needed under lower pressure for carbonation of the beer but even then it's not as good as a Cornelius keg which can take over 100 psi as opposed around 7 psi in the plastic.

 

[rozza2010]

That makes sence, also explains why the Cornelius kegs are so expensive... Looks like a minimum setup would be around £200??

Think I will stick to just adding sugar for the time being...

I have seen a youtube video on these http://sedexbrewing.com/. Look a good idea although far too expensive to buy from the UK. Does anyone know of anything similar but cheaper?

 

[Pinchy]

I just use my Wilkos keg with a bit of siphon tube attached to the tap to reach the bottom of my bottles as a bottling bucket.

Put my sugar solution (sugar dissolved in water) into the bottom of the barrel, siphon out of the FV into the barrel. This leaves the sediment behind and gives me a nice easy tap to bottle with. Then just condition the bottles as normal :thumb: .

I'm sure one day I will fill the keg properly but until then its getting some use at least :

this sounds a good idea as at the moment I don't have the spare cash to get a bottler and have a pressure barrel that I don't use. what size is the hose you used mate? will make bottling a little less messy. thanks

Not sure on the exact size but its a standard siphon hose (from wilkos). It was a bit of a bitch to get on the tap but onced warmed up and a bit of perseverance it was easy enough lol.