5L mini kegs - anyone using them?

[fletcher]

so i've seen these in previous older threads but wanted to get any updated info.

long story short, i don't have the space, the money or a spare fridge i can keep larger kegs in. these, at the moment, are my only option and one i'm considering to get out of having to bottle 20L of beer for every brew. even if i have 10L in mini kegs and 10L of bottles would be preferable.

questions:

1. i usually carbonate with carb drops - what's the best way to work out how many per 5L minikeg? just some sort of priming guide? i've read you need less for kegging than for smaller bottles.
2. the guide below shows the co2 attachments for pouring - anyone use those with ease?
3. and vaseline? does that not give a strange taste when dunked into the brew?

any other tips and help would be great.

attachment below from a company who sells them.

View attachment minikeg guide.pdf

 

[fletcher]

guess not. all good will email the company

 

[Yob]

bulk priming calculator that should help with one of the questions.. (ed: this is for bottles.. .5 the amount for kegs)

dunking vaseline? I wouldnt.. isnt that petrolium jelly or some such?

 

[fletcher]

bulk priming calculator that should help with one of the questions.. (ed: this is for bottles.. .5 the amount for kegs)

dunking vaseline? I wouldnt.. isnt that petrolium jelly or some such?

yeah mate. the PDF shows to add vaseline or p jelly to the co2 pouring device - to lube it into the keg i'm assuming?

 

[Yob]

KY gel or keg lube is better..

Food grade

 

[law-of-ohms]

Banana flavored KY for a keged Hefe?

 

[fletcher]

KY gel or keg lube is better..

Food grade

thanks mate

 

[jaypes]

vaseline is petroleum based and will erode and harden any type of rubber long term.

 

[Dan Pratt]

Hi fletcher.

I recently used one and for 5lts I added just one measured tablespoon of dextrose and it carbonated perfect.

 

[fletcher]

Hi fletcher. I recently used one and for 5lts I added just one measured tablespoon of dextrose and it carbonated perfect.

thanks mate. what beer was this? pale ale of some sort??
do you serve it via gravity feed or do you use a c02 dispenser?

 

[Dan Pratt]

Yeah it was a American pale ale. I had to use the co2 to get it out. The family that were over at the time thought it was a neat way to serve beer insteaf of at the bar in the shed.

 

[NewtownClown]

Use co2 to dispense if not finishing the entire keg in one sitting, otherwise gravity is fine

 

[NewtownClown]

Why not fill your your ten litre aldi water containers and use the dispenser/regulator thingy from mini-keg in a drilled rubber bung that fits into the opening? Save yourself $100 to spend on your mill

 

[fletcher]

Why not fill your your ten litre aldi water containers and use the dispenser/regulator thingy from mini-keg in a drilled rubber bung that fits into the opening? Save yourself $100 to spend on your mill

sounds good!!!

(also sounds like another job for my handyman - newtownclown - to help me with...with beer payment of course) hahahaha

 

[Moad]

I've just gone and grabbed a garden sprayer from bunnings. You can stick some 5mm hose through the hose side and seal it up and then use the pump to server (assuming all consumed in a day). This one will be my single day keg

In a second one I've put a car valve on the hose side and it fits perfectly. Planning on doing the lid with a JG bulkhead and using this for multiple day and serve with a bike co2 inflator and bulbs

If you already have the keg ignore this.