black_labb
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A couple quick replies on the phone.
I bought it second hand on ebay. It cost more to ship than for the unit but i figure it is a tap, regulator, co2 bottle all in one. Also the bags are cheap and compatible with all different size fridges. All up it was about 230 landed. I bought 18 4L casks which were about 4$ each landed.
Currently the taps i was sent were the wrong size (22mm hose would be needed instead of the 12mm) . I've made a working solution by putting a bottling tube with a grommet through the lid which seals well, but means i need to change lids between conditioning and serving. Also i cannot simply shut the valve at the end of a session and drain the line (replacing wih water is ideal i believe). That might not be neccesary but in the summertime i dont like the idea of leaving beer in the line all day.
The beer is stored at atmospheric pressure, not 5psi which is why a bag is fine. I think if the tap is leaking at the tap the pressure is to high. This time was a bit premature for the beer as it had only been put into the bag 36 hours before the tapping. I primed he bag wih about 6 g of white sugar, about a teaspoon. He beer had started to carb up a touch and there was some aorspace filling with co2. I was excited and wanted to see how it worked. Surprisingly the red american rye ipa had reasonable condition and held head very well. That's probably partly due to so much rye and hops. I don't ever expect it to be very clear with 20% rye and a very frustrating brew due to stuck recirculation resulting in alot of stirring of the grain bed. Tastes good through the hand pump. I plan on leaving the other bag of the rripa until i can compare it to the bottled version, so about 4 weeks. To bad i don't have much else to put on until i ferment the cubes of english ales i have waiting. Might have to fill some up from bottles!
More details tonight when i'm not usinge the phone.
I bought it second hand on ebay. It cost more to ship than for the unit but i figure it is a tap, regulator, co2 bottle all in one. Also the bags are cheap and compatible with all different size fridges. All up it was about 230 landed. I bought 18 4L casks which were about 4$ each landed.
Currently the taps i was sent were the wrong size (22mm hose would be needed instead of the 12mm) . I've made a working solution by putting a bottling tube with a grommet through the lid which seals well, but means i need to change lids between conditioning and serving. Also i cannot simply shut the valve at the end of a session and drain the line (replacing wih water is ideal i believe). That might not be neccesary but in the summertime i dont like the idea of leaving beer in the line all day.
The beer is stored at atmospheric pressure, not 5psi which is why a bag is fine. I think if the tap is leaking at the tap the pressure is to high. This time was a bit premature for the beer as it had only been put into the bag 36 hours before the tapping. I primed he bag wih about 6 g of white sugar, about a teaspoon. He beer had started to carb up a touch and there was some aorspace filling with co2. I was excited and wanted to see how it worked. Surprisingly the red american rye ipa had reasonable condition and held head very well. That's probably partly due to so much rye and hops. I don't ever expect it to be very clear with 20% rye and a very frustrating brew due to stuck recirculation resulting in alot of stirring of the grain bed. Tastes good through the hand pump. I plan on leaving the other bag of the rripa until i can compare it to the bottled version, so about 4 weeks. To bad i don't have much else to put on until i ferment the cubes of english ales i have waiting. Might have to fill some up from bottles!
More details tonight when i'm not usinge the phone.
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