youngs 25ltr plastic keg

[xdaver]

HI just need a quick bit of advice, Ive just had a youngs 25ltr ltr plastic keg handed down to me and it has as far as I can tell a s30 valve on the 2" cap (it is too big a valve for the small co2 bulbs sold in wilkos).
Can I use this without gas as just a normal keg?, is it pressure release as well? and will I encounter any problems?
Thanks in advance for any help.



Fv1 coopers australian pale ale
Fv2 coopers mexican cerveza
Fv3 empty

conditioning
john bull IPA
+ various other beers conditioning/being drunk

DJ1 rubarb wine
DJ2 chardonay
DJ3 alcopop
Dj4 empty

 

[John_Henry]

You should be OK to use as a normal keg, though check the seals are all good. I think the wilko's ones will fit, but don't take my word on it, better check further to be sure. I'm sure you will be able to get one to fit if not.

 

[johnnyboy1965]

Is it a bottom fitted tap ?

 

[xdaver]

yea its a bottom tap

 

[johnnyboy1965]

Yes you can use it, but your beer wll not be carbonated, gavity will do the work. Get yourself a bottle of CO2 just to be on the safe side.

 

[xdaver]

cheers for the help just one last question.
If I prime the keg to carbonate it, will it be carbonated or will the pressure needed go out of the pressure relese?

 

[Andyhull]

It will carbonate it yes.
Only excess Co2 will go out of the PRV

 

[xdaver]

Thanks again for the help Il give it a go with priming until I get some gas

 

[johnnyboy1965]

As Andy says...It will carbonate itself...but once the CO2 has been used it wil rely on gravity to come out of the barrel.

 

[johnnyboy1965]

Which begs the question...Is there any need to prime a bottom tapped barrel ?

 

[olriley]

Only if ya want fizzy beer! And the protection of the CO2 layer which I believe helps keep the beer good as the level drops.

 

[Andyhull]

You have to prime them to carbonate them don't you.
The plastic barels cant hold the required pressure for force carbonation i don't think! :wha:

 

[johnnyboy1965]

With a bottom tap barrel the only carbonation of the beer is what has been absorbed, once this has been depleted, gravity takes over

 

[John_Henry]

You have to prime them to carbonate them don't you.
The plastic barels cant hold the required pressure for force carbonation i don't think! :wha:

I'd agree with that, though you might be able to ad a bit of fizzz!

 

[johnnyboy1965]

You have to prime them to carbonate them don't you.
The plastic barels cant hold the required pressure for force carbonation i don't think! :wha:

I'd agree with that, though you might be able to ad a bit of fizzz!

That is absorbed CO2

 

[fbsf]

Don't forget that there is always the chance that once about 1/2 the barrel has been drunk, the pressure will have depleted and the co2 will have diminished. This is fine, provided no oxygen gets in, but if the flow stops and air bubbles back through the tap, you're going to get oxidisation. A squirt of CO2 before this happens will help keep things slightly pressurised and co2 coated!

 

[johnnyboy1965]

^^^ Good advice