KegLand Questions and Answers

[bennyjsa]

I know this isn't a KL thing but is there a definitive list of genuine Dr Smurto all grain recipes anywhere?

A few are in the DB here. GA, Landlord to name a couple

 

[KegLand-com-au]

I know this isn't a KL thing but is there a definitive list of genuine Dr Smurto all grain recipes anywhere?

Is that something you want us to talk to Dr Smurto about? We could ask him about some all grain recopies if that's something you guys want us to do. We are going to start saving some recopies into the BrewFather software. This is really the best software we have found for the job. We used to use Beer Smith and still sell the licences but I think that BrewFather makes the whole process even easier. Do any of you guys get your recopies from this software at the moment?

 

[JDB]

We have been using the MaltZilla here for some time now. It draws grains, corn, and other materials far better than any other Mill that we have made but largely the reason it works so well is the surface finish on the rollers. At the moment the surface finish is really quite expensive and we want the mill to be priced so its competitive with other mills available. The roller diameter is also really quite large and this was one of the other reasons why the grain mill gives a much better crush. The same issue also applies. The large diameter adds a lot of cost to the rollers and we are making more moulds and changing the way the mill is manufactured so we can still have these important design features but be very price competitive.

Originally we were going to introduce a traditional knurled roller first and then release the new surface treated roller at a later date but honestly I think the knurled rollers will be a product of the past once the new rollers are available.

In summary, we have some new units that will be the first out of our new moulds and these will arrive to us for testing in 4 weeks and we will need about 5-6 weeks to thoroughly test these samples. Fingers crossed this is the last variation that we make on this product. If everything goes well we will then produce the first shipment and we will have the stock arrive about 4 more weeks after that. So I would say most likely 12-15 weeks. I wish it was sooner but we are just trying to be as realistic as possible.

Any update on these mills? Must be 12 weeks since this last post. A mill is top of my Christmas wish list at the moment, and you have made these new ones sound so good, I don't want to settle for something inferior.

 

[Bothe337]

Any update on these mills? Must be 12 weeks since this last post. A mill is top of my Christmas wish list at the moment, and you have made these new ones sound so good, I don't want to settle for something inferior.

Yea I'm super keen to hear as well.

 

[mashmonkey]

Will these replacement keg posts work with genuine Cornelius poppets?
I've got universal poppets in some atm but they restrict the beer flow terribly. I'm using flow control disconnects and i've had to wind them fully open and replace my 4mm beer line with only 1m(!) of 5mm line and i still can't get a good pour at 10-12psi. The combination of flow control disconnects and universal poppets is just not working out for me.

 

[beer gut]

I'm using flow control disconnects and i've had to wind them fully open and replace my 4mm beer line with only 1m(!) of 5mm line and i still can't get a good pour at 10-12psi.

I was using he flow control disconnects and had problems with slow pours (using kegland kegs) with 1.5m of 4mm evabarrier that came with my series 4 KL kegerator , I changed to 5mm evabarrier at about 90cm’s long with not much better results. I’ve gone back to the plastic disconnects with 1.5m of 4mm and getting good pours again

 

[DaveGillespie]

What do @KegLand-com-au recommend as a heat source for the Fermzilla for those of us outside Australia who can't buy the recommended heat wrap? Will not be using the unit inside a fridge, but will have the insulating jacket.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

What do @KegLand-com-au recommend as a heat source for the Fermzilla for those of us outside Australia who can't buy the recommended heat wrap? Will not be using the unit inside a fridge, but will have the insulating jacket.

Basically I would recommend anything with a low watt density. If it's coming in contact with the fermenter body the silicone heat belts have too hot surface temperature making them not as good for this application.

With that said if you are using an insulating jacket the heater doesn't even need to be in contact with the FermZilla. You can just place it on the floor of the bag and the heat will gently rise up into the unit.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

I was using he flow control disconnects and had problems with slow pours (using kegland kegs) with 1.5m of 4mm evabarrier that came with my series 4 KL kegerator , I changed to 5mm evabarrier at about 90cm’s long with not much better results. I’ve gone back to the plastic disconnects with 1.5m of 4mm and getting good pours again

The current design have some inherent flow restriction which is part of the design. Most customers using these would not use the 4mm ID tubing as the tubing already gives you quite a lot of flow resistance so you are kinda doubling up on the flow resistance if you do that. If you are going to use the FC disconnect you can use about 1-2 meters of the 5mm or 6mm ID.

With that said we have had some other customers request that the FC disconnects in the fully open position to have less flow resistance so we are going to make a G2 model so that when this is in the fully open position it will have similar flow resistance as a regular stainless or plastic ball lock disconnect. The only problem with the new G2 design is it has a few more mechanical components which means the price to manufacture is a couple dollars extra.

 

[mashmonkey]

I was using he flow control disconnects and had problems with slow pours (using kegland kegs) with 1.5m of 4mm evabarrier that came with my series 4 KL kegerator , I changed to 5mm evabarrier at about 90cm’s long with not much better results. I’ve gone back to the plastic disconnects with 1.5m of 4mm and getting good pours again

I really want the FC disconnects to work. I've invested in three GovReg regulators for my fridge and the idea is to have the pressure settable individually on each keg and then just dial in the pour rate with the FC disconnects.

The current design have some inherent flow restriction which is part of the design. Most customers using these would not use the 4mm ID tubing as the tubing already gives you quite a lot of flow resistance so you are kinda doubling up on the flow resistance if you do that. If you are going to use the FC disconnect you can use about 1-2 meters of the 5mm or 6mm ID.

With that said we have had some other customers request that the FC disconnects in the fully open position to have less flow resistance so we are going to make a G2 model so that when this is in the fully open position it will have similar flow resistance as a regular stainless or plastic ball lock disconnect. The only problem with the new G2 design is it has a few more mechanical components which means the price to manufacture is a couple dollars extra.

I'd definitely look at upgrading once these are available.

I think it's a combination of the universal poppets and the FC disconnects making it worse. Interestingly, I pulled apart a post on my KL mini keg tapping head and while it uses a universal style poppet the spring is shorter and has one less turn than the springs in the bag of KL poppets i have. I will try cutting down the springs once the kegs are empty, still not ideal tho.

@KegLand-com-au can i try genuine Cornelius poppets in your posts? will they fit?

 

[KegLand-com-au]

I really want the FC disconnects to work. I've invested in three GovReg regulators for my fridge and the idea is to have the pressure settable individually on each keg and then just dial in the pour rate with the FC disconnects.



I'd definitely look at upgrading once these are available.

I think it's a combination of the universal poppets and the FC disconnects making it worse. Interestingly, I pulled apart a post on my KL mini keg tapping head and while it uses a universal style poppet the spring is shorter and has one less turn than the springs in the bag of KL poppets i have. I will try cutting down the springs once the kegs are empty, still not ideal tho.

@KegLand-com-au can i try genuine Cornelius poppets in your posts? will they fit?

We did look at the GovReg but it was expensive not particularly accurate and you were unable to see the pressure unless you take it apart and attach the setting tool. We ended up selling the samples on ebay and they only sold for $12.10 and they cost us about $170 to purchase and airmail over to us.

For setting multiple gas pressures have you considered this new product:
https://www.kegland.com.au/duotight...-gauge-for-water-or-gas-8mm-5-16-push-in.html

The injection moulds for this new secondary regulator were only just finished. The units are quite compact. If you have poor eyesight you might find these small gauges are not suitable for you but if you want a reliable, inexpensive solution I think these secondary regulators are a good option for someone wanting to make a multi pressure system.

If you can please email us some photos of your poppet and FC disconnect and I am sure we will find you a solution for you.

 

[Lorenzo99]

Hey, kegland it appears your website has a virus trying to install trojons on my pc when i try to access it.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Hey, kegland it appears your website has a virus trying to install trojan on my pc when i try to access it.
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Thanks for letting us know about this. We seem to have all security patches up to date and can't seem to find any such issued on our end so far but I will also confirm this with our web designer and confirm what is going on. As far as I am aware we do not have any issues.

What virus scanner are you using?

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Hey, kegland it appears your website has a virus trying to install trojons on my pc when i try to access it.
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We have just heard back from the web designer who has run some diagnostic tools over the website and we can't identify any malicious JavaScript. Would you be able to let us know what was the actual page you tried to visit when you got the error on your computer and also is you have any other particular security software installed on your machine.

It is possible to sometimes get a false positive detected. We will look into the particular software that you are using to try and find the incompatibility.

Also can you try using a different browser. Which browser were you using when you had the error?

 

[KegLand-com-au]

I really want the FC disconnects to work. I've invested in three GovReg regulators for my fridge and the idea is to have the pressure settable individually on each keg and then just dial in the pour rate with the FC disconnects.



I'd definitely look at upgrading once these are available.

I think it's a combination of the universal poppets and the FC disconnects making it worse. Interestingly, I pulled apart a post on my KL mini keg tapping head and while it uses a universal style poppet the spring is shorter and has one less turn than the springs in the bag of KL poppets i have. I will try cutting down the springs once the kegs are empty, still not ideal tho.

@KegLand-com-au can i try genuine Cornelius poppets in your posts? will they fit?

It no so much to do with the number of turns in the spring but rather the actual spring tension. Itself. You could try using the Cornelius poppet in your post but I think the best solution is to contact our support guys and if you can send them some photos I am sure they will work out a solution for you. If you can send a video that would be even better.

 

[Meddo]

Hey @KegLand-com-au, do you recommend using lubricant on the seals of your A-type kegs and couplers?

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Hey @KegLand-com-au, do you recommend using lubricant on the seals of your A-type kegs and couplers?

The probe seals are really the ones that really need to be lubricated the most. If you look at this diagram here:
https://www.micromatic.com/sites/5/images/schemas/10.png

The part number 3 are the probe o-rings. It's really important that these are lubricated in particular.

 

[huez]

Hey, kegland it appears your website has a virus trying to install trojons on my pc when i try to access it.
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Chrome will always redirect you to an error page, it never gives you an error message overlaid on the website, or a popup. It's probably a virus already installed on your computer trying to get you to follow a link to install another virus. If it was @KegLand-com-au website everyone who uses chrome would be getting the error.

 

[Schikitar]

Hey, kegland it appears your website has a virus trying to install trojons on my pc when i try to access it.

Site looks clean here - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/...8866b9798fca00629d537058869196df82f/detection

You might want to thoroughly check out your device;
Free Online scan with ESET - https://www.eset.com/au/home/online-scanner/
Free malware detection software - https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/
Chrome Cleanup - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2765944

If you've got a Mac don't be one of 'those guys' that thinks Macs don't get malware!

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Chrome will always redirect you to an error page, it never gives you an error message overlaid on the website, or a popup. It's probably a virus already installed on your computer trying to get you to follow a link to install another virus. If it was @KegLand-com-au website everyone who uses chrome would be getting the error.

Yes our web designer said the same thing to us. The Chrome browser is pretty good at picking this type of thing up. We are doing further testing today but we can't find any malicious code so we are running out of things we can check at our end.

 

[Engibeer]

https://www.kegland.com.au/soda-carbonator-keg-reactor-lid-continuous-soda-water-solution.html

Saw these go up, but out of stock... did the first lot sell out? Any ETA on another batch?

Cheers

 

[KegLand-com-au]

https://www.kegland.com.au/soda-carbonator-keg-reactor-lid-continuous-soda-water-solution.html

Saw these go up, but out of stock... did the first lot sell out? Any ETA on another batch?

Cheers

It's actually a product we have been using at our office and I have been using one at home for a long time. We only just started production of these last week. So it will still be about 6 weeks before the mass produced stock will arrive. Sorry about the wait. We did get a few of the air mailed over but the main lot of stock will be shipped on the boat.

Here is a video on how to set the product up:

 

[fdsaasdf]

It's actually a product we have been using at our office and I have been using one at home for a long time. We only just started production of these last week. So it will still be about 6 weeks before the mass produced stock will arrive. Sorry about the wait. We did get a few of the air mailed over but the main lot of stock will be shipped on the boat.

Here is a video on how to set the product up:

Thanks, I'm certainly keen to get one of these as soda water seems to evaporate here.

Will you be planning to make any similar continuously-carbonating adaptors for either mini-kegs or A/D-types? I have a 50L keg I use for soda water and a spare 30L that is also used for soda water occasionally.

Once again it would be great if you allowed preorders so I could just order the product now and have it shipped whenever you get it in!

 

[dkril]

Thanks, I'm certainly keen to get one of these as soda water seems to evaporate here.

Will you be planning to make any similar continuously-carbonating adaptors for either mini-kegs or A/D-types? I have a 50L keg I use for soda water and a spare 30L that is also used for soda water occasionally.

Very limited market, and it would also be nigh on impossible to fit all that paraphernalia through the much smaller holes in the top of the 50L and mini kegs.

Still as it's a continuous system, you could probably downsize to a corny and free up the 50L for beer! Unless you have some really serious continuous flow requirements for your soda water.

 

[Engibeer]

Thanks, I'm certainly keen to get one of these as soda water seems to evaporate here.

Will you be planning to make any similar continuously-carbonating adaptors for either mini-kegs or A/D-types? I have a 50L keg I use for soda water and a spare 30L that is also used for soda water occasionally.

Once again it would be great if you allowed preorders so I could just order the product now and have it shipped whenever you get it in!

+1 for the pre-order

 

[IR44]

Hi Kegland.

What the progress with the Malt-zilla, still on scheduled for late Oct release?

Also, whats the ETA on the new inline regulators (with the gauge) being in stock?

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Thanks, I'm certainly keen to get one of these as soda water seems to evaporate here.

Will you be planning to make any similar continuously-carbonating adaptors for either mini-kegs or A/D-types? I have a 50L keg I use for soda water and a spare 30L that is also used for soda water occasionally.

Once again it would be great if you allowed preorders so I could just order the product now and have it shipped whenever you get it in!

The problem is the opening size on the A-D types and also the mini kegs are too small. So we can't get the float to fit into the neck of the keg. So it's really not likely that we will make this attachment for A-D kegs or mini-kegs any time soon.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

+1 for the pre-order

We are really reluctant to have a pre-order feature especially for new product. It's possible with new products that arrival dates change. Also even when we do get the new product arrive we generally like to check the first batch more thoroughly once it does arrive. If we pick up on any issues we will delay the product release.

So the issue is if we have already taken customers money in a pre-order it could lead to even more disappointment if the product is delayed. So we would prefer to only take a customers money once we already have the stock here in the warehouse, it's been unloaded, and also double checked. I know this is a pain for you guys and often the first batch sells out quickly which then makes it even more frustrating but we still feel that this is the safest thing for us to avoid disappointment.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Very limited market, and it would also be nigh on impossible to fit all that paraphernalia through the much smaller holes in the top of the 50L and mini kegs.

Still as it's a continuous system, you could probably downsize to a corny and free up the 50L for beer! Unless you have some really serious continuous flow requirements for your soda water.

Yes we would agree with this. Even quite high turn over customers will not need a 50L size keg. You are really want output rates I really think better to have 2 x 19L corny kegs then have the first keg as a pre-chilled water that feeds into the second keg so you can tee the water from the first keg and also sever pre-chilled water as well as sparkling.

 

[Meddo]

Hi @KegLand-com-au, can you please provide an update regarding the high-temp Fermzilla bodies? And also whether you've progressed any potential tri clamp adapters?

Thank you,