Aldi Cooler

[mmmyummybeer]

Hi found these for sale in Aldi and thought the forum might be interested. A corny keg fits in nicely, put a bit of ice around and makes a good portable keg holder.



Cheers

:icon_chickcheers:

 

[MarkBastard]

Wow, a 9L keg would fit nicely in that.

 

[argon]

Bugger! was just in an Aldi yesterday... didn't see any. That would have been real nice.

 

[Ross]

Price??

 

[pokolbinguy]

Wow, a 9L keg would fit nicely in that.

I'm glad you mentioned that because I hadnt thought of that. I might just have to check them out now.

 

[Florian]

Just bought one, down from $37 to $19.99!

Can't argue at that price, saves me messing around with broccoli boxes.

 

[pokolbinguy]

Damn at $20 that is a steal. Might have to check out my local store tomorrow

 

[winkle]

That sounds great :icon_cheers:

 

[pokolbinguy]

dropped into Aldi today and picked one of these coolers up. They were $29.99 here but I figured I couldnt be bothered looking around anymore and that price was reasonable.

The original tap easily comes off by unscrewing the back nut of it so no modification needed to fit the tap I had. I will put something in the bottom to sit the keg on and put my beer line at the bottom. Will either buy a little charger or drill a hole in the top of it and mount my sodastream bottle and reg to the back of the cooler.

For now here is some photos. Keg is a 9L keg.

Pok

 

[tallie]

The original tap easily comes off by unscrewing the back nut of it so no modification needed to fit the tap I had. I will put something in the bottom to sit the keg on and put my beer line at the bottom. Will either buy a little charger or drill a hole in the top of it and mount my sodastream bottle and reg to the back of the cooler.

For now here is some photos. Keg is a 9L keg.

Pok

Nice one! :beerbang:

With the tap under the level of the keg, you could even go "cask-mode" and just use gravity to get the beer out. Obviously you'd need the beer line primed and you'd want to be consuming the whole keg in one sitting, but it's a gas-less option for the right circumstances.

Cheers,
tallie

 

[jayse]

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For now here is some photos. Keg is a 9L keg.

Cool, we don't have aldi here in S.A though.

 

[DU99]

check my stores tomorrow..

 

[Northside Novice]

Just bought one, down from $37 to $19.99!

Can't argue at that price, saves me messing around with broccoli boxes.

what store did you get it from mate ? chermside?

i think i need one or two of these

 

[woodwormm]

damn you eastern states, german owned supermarket chains... does Aldi ship?

 

[Florian]

what store did you get it from mate ? chermside?

i think i need one or two of these

Bit further down from you, Toombul. They had about 8 left yesterday. But you might get lucky in Chermside too, they usually have more stock than Toombul.
Give them a call, they can put them on hold for you too, just make sure you get them on the discounted price.

 

[Lecterfan]

Still $36 in Ballarat...I was all fired up too... went up the road and bought a$15 fermenter from the big green shed instead.

 

[Northside Novice]

sweet as ! thanks mate just bagged one for $19.95 !

looking at it now and wondering the mash tun qualities it has aswell?!

 

[Batz]

None in the Gympie store today.
I get get some of that yummy smoked chicken though.


Batz

 

[Rowy]

sweet as ! thanks mate just bagged one for $19.95 !

looking at it now and wondering the mash tun qualities it has aswell?!

How many litres mate? Also what do its insulation qualities look like or is it just a plastic bucket?

 

[Florian]

23 litres, so a bit small for a mash tun.
There's some kind of foam in there, you can see it when you take the tap out.

EDIT: could be alright for single batches with single infusion + batch sparge actually.

 

[Rowy]

23 litres, so a bit small for a mash tun.
There's some kind of foam in there, you can see it when you take the tap out.

EDIT: could be alright for single batches with single infusion + batch sparge actually.

Thanks Florian. A bit small for what I'll probably do down the track. Its the bag for me for a while yet.

 

[mmmyummybeer]

Wow that looks awesome with the tap on the bottom. The insulation properties seam to be pretty good, we took it out camping and it held ice and water for drinking for days. Any way glad my post was useful.

Cheers

dropped into Aldi today and picked one of these coolers up. They were $29.99 here but I figured I couldnt be bothered looking around anymore and that price was reasonable.

The original tap easily comes off by unscrewing the back nut of it so no modification needed to fit the tap I had. I will put something in the bottom to sit the keg on and put my beer line at the bottom. Will either buy a little charger or drill a hole in the top of it and mount my sodastream bottle and reg to the back of the cooler.

For now here is some photos. Keg is a 9L keg.

Pok

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[quack.sawbones]

Just grabbed one for $26 at the Kippax Aldi in Canberra. They still had HEAPS left (at least 12 from what I could see).

I got a BLUE one (yes, colour matters. It has to match the rest of the esky decor)

Now to work out the best way of keeping the pluto gun and beer lines cool...

 

[tallie]

Had one picked up for me from the Tingalpa store yesterday for $25. It was a red one - does that mean it goes faster? :unsure:

Cheers,
tallie

 

[tallie]

Now to work out the best way of keeping the pluto gun and beer lines cool...

Depending on the length, I'd try wrapping the beer line around the body of the keg to keep it cool and just have a minimal length of line coming out of the cooler.

Cheers,
tallie

 

[yum beer]

Had one picked up for me from the Tingalpa store yesterday for $25. It was a red one - does that mean it goes faster? :unsure:

Cheers,
tallie

YES and you will need to brew more often now....

 

[pokolbinguy]

Here is a few photos of my Aldi cooler setup and ready to pour beer.

The front of the cooler, with swing tap.


The rear of the cooler with my reg and gas bottle installed.


The inside with a keg inside.


The inside without the keg, the keg sits on the two pieces of timber to lift it off the back of the tap shank and hose.


Now to give it a whirl over easter while camping.

Cheers, Pok

 

[tallie]

With new taps from keifer33 and inspiration from pokolbinguy, I now have a classier portable setup:



Should be able to give it a test run at the next BABBs meeting - can't wait! :icon_chickcheers:

Cheers,
tallie

 

[pokolbinguy]

Nice tap.

 

[keifer33]

Nice tap.

Indeed