Anyone know anything about beer kegs?

[Fluffy Bunny Feet]

Wildly off topic I know, but I seem to have ermmm.. "acquired" a 75 litre keg of Carling black label.

Now I have the keg, and also have a distillers CO2 bottle and regulator that I use for welding.

Now I have seen the whatyamacallit that goes on the top but ne have one, so how does that work, could I lash something together to get said beer out of keg using the co2? or am I likely to decorate my garden with body parts, keg and beer?

Any budding beer cellar types out there?

[Lt. Sex Machine]

If you mean the widget that fits to the top of the barrel then yeah you do need one, I doubt very much you could knock one together yourself.

Try hunting around the sorts of places that sell homebrew kits, they used to be surprisingly easy to come by, complete with the hand pump itself and the CO2 regulator but dont seem to be so much these days.

Basic way it works IIRC is the CO2 presurises the barrel which forces the booze up into the pump, along with a certain amount of the gas depending on how you operate the lever.

If you get bored swap the CO2 for argoshield :D

(On second thoughts, don't)

[Fluffy Bunny Feet]

So I presume it has some sort of gizmo that goes to the bottom of the barrel, bloody annoying having 75 litres of beer and no way of getting it out.

[Enema]

Can I be your "special" friend?

[Flomotion]

Christ, I can't even work out how to open this sodding 5 Alive carton in front of me :{

[ezt]

its ok flo archers bottles are a lot easier to open.

[Ronaldo]

If you are drinking Archers Aqua, thank me :D

[Flomotion]

Nothing wrong with Archers Aqua, although personally I prefer Lemon and Lime Reef, it's just soooooooooo easy to drink :D

[ezt]

the cranberry flavour is nice but theyre all bit too sweet and sugary :P

[Ronaldo]

All your alcoholic outer packaging are belong to us.

[Eric]

Just get a hammer, tonk a nail into the barrel, and catch the spray :E

*BOOM*

[El-Syd]

No idea, sorry but eric's "catch the spray" had me cackling like a madman :p

[Ronaldo]

Eric = Ron Jeremy

[Eric]

FYI: I've uh, never caught spray in my life :laugh:

[Lt. Sex Machine]

YOU WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BLOW THE BLADDY CORK OFF !

[Flomotion]

Imagine the head on a pint if you used Eric's technique :D

[Gwil]

Originally posted by Flomotion
Nothing wrong with Archers Aqua, although personally I prefer Lemon and Lime Reef, it's just soooooooooo easy to drink :D

L&L L&L reef c'est minging - we have abou 10 bottles from a party at my house and no ****ers touching it! ewwwwwwwww!

[Eric]

Imagine the spray, ooh right in your face, dripping and getting you all we..erm...

:o

[-IST-Jobabob]

My father owns 7 pubs, so I know that you should NOT be messing around with kegs! Be very VERY careful when handling and setting them up, they can take your head off easily if you accidentaly screw the top off when taking the pipe out.

You will need a pressure regulator attached to a CO2 cylinder to put the gas required for the lager into the pint (for head and to draw it thru). The pipes will need to be regularly cleaned if you wish to keep the keg for long (beerline will do the job here, be careful and ALWAYS read the instructions unless u want to poison yourself).

Yes most home kits will do the job, but their are usually set up for simple plastic kegs with the hops (basically, the 'head' of the beer) already in the keg, or your typical cask ale.

A lot of fun can be had with a keg o beer, as long as your careful!

/father talk :P

[Jiveman]

No :E

[Mr Soft]

Seriously, Eric Jiveman(E.T) and Bitty(:D:D:D:D:D:DI WUBZ BITTY) are about as cool as the sun

DO NOT LISTEN

[Jiveman]

Well if I was being truthful, you get beer from a keg, if its bitter don't move it a few hours before opening it and clean the taps before you start a different line...

[Refugee]

Quite surprised Pack hasn't replied to this yet :o

[Fluffy Bunny Feet]

Got the CO2 and the regulator, about 12-15 psi is needed from what I gather, all I need is the gadget that goes on the keg with the tap, keeping the lines clean is not a problem as it won't last long with the party animals I know (be lucky if it lasts a day).

Can't seem to find a webby that sells or rents them, got some peeps looking out and asking some friendly pub types.

Got to do something soon as it won't keep forever:(

[Shimsham]

Take it to a pub and sell it - then use the cash to buy bottles.

[Crash Happy]

Both LSM and Job's are correct for what it's worth. beer's are easy to piss about with but lagers are a different kettle. Care with anything pressurized is very much advised and that includes both drinks and ex-girlfriends.

[Dr.Octogon]

Back in "the day" i used to "aquire" """" a beer keg a week. The best place to get them was from hotels. Just roll up to a hotel, jump out with some m8's and hump it into the boot :)

We could get whatever- Lowenbrau and Krony were favourite.

Here was the trick:

Get the keg back to your gaff, f*ck it into the bath. Next, put on a rain mac (or other suitable waterproof jackt).

Next, get a fork/knife and with the handle, push down on the centre bit of the keg. This will release a ton of gasses, and very likely spill some beer (hence rain mac)

Next, get a hammer and tap the centre ring out until finger loose. It is now possible to remove the whole of the centre of the keg bit (marvel at my knowledge of technical gubbins)

We used to tip the beer into saucepans/sinks/baths anything that could hold it :)


Tip: If you have a "soda stream" , take the plastic housing off it, and then once you have poured your beer, put the soda nozzle in and give it a couple of blasts. Voila-just right with a head on it :)


HTH's m8. Happy drinking :)



(before any of us could drive, we used to use a wheel barrow without the barrow :) )

[-IST-Jobabob]

I dont wanna be pedantic but..

Originally posted by Crash Happy
[B]Both LSM and Job'sB]
Why the ' ? Theres only one of me!

Oh dear please put away the knife crash..


as for DocOc, you are officially insane to stick a knife in a keg. If this is your typical 10 gallon lager, you could have your head off no problem :eek:

[Lt. Sex Machine]

I think we should all be thankful that Docca didn't strap it to his bike and puncture it at full speed as a booster rocket to get away from the law :P

[Tatarna]

:laugh:

Now that would be a waste of good larger.

[-IST-Jobabob]

plus I dont think having an extra 150lb+ weight on the back with minimal force compared to that of the bikes engine, would make that much difference in the bikes velocity

:dork: