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Brewing Discussions => Equipment & Chemicals => Topic started by: onemanorthree on December 01, 2015, 04:33:44 PM

Title: Minikeg systems
Post by: onemanorthree on December 01, 2015, 04:33:44 PM
So I sed this last Xmas as I ran out of bottles and I found it difficult to control.
Overall it was just ok.  But I couldn't really figure out how to get a decent pour out of it.

So my questions.

Anybody else used one & how did you find it?
Does it need the standard 4 weeks to mature/carbonate as you do with bottles?
Do you put the same amount of brewing sugar in as for bottles?
How much headroom do you need?

TIA
Title: Re: Minikeg systems
Post by: darren996 on December 01, 2015, 11:36:55 PM
Hi

Yeah had 5 mini kegs but got rid of them as it was too easy to pour another glass😉. I found it hard to pour as well with a lot of wastage.

To get a decent pour i pierced the keg with the tap and let out all the pressure.  I then put in a little co2 and would pour until it started to tricke off, then gave it a little more co2.

Use half the sugar you would use to prime bottles.

You need about an inch head room.
Title: Re: Minikeg systems
Post by: molc on December 02, 2015, 08:42:56 AM
I got rid of mine, as they were tricky to clean and took up a lot of room in the fridge. Also everything comes out with the same carb level which can be a pain.