KegLand Questions and Answers

[Grmblz]

Any plans to stock the 8mm push in fitting MFL (KL02424) again? All I see is the duotight push in fitting at double the price.

Check out then ask yourself if C02 at $10 a kilo or your beer which is priceless leaks, how long before that $4 fitting becomes gold. cheers.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

If it is a soda stream type bottle can you still use the same mini reg as the c02 one?

The mini-regs that we sell are rated for 1800psi at the moment but we are doing some engineering on these at the moment to confirm the suitability for higher pressures.

If the engineering goes well then it might be a simple option of changing the burst disk on these regulators:

https://www.kegland.com.au/mini-all-in-one-regulator-charger-with-prv.html

So on the back of this model you can unscrew the 1800 burst disk and swap with the 3000psi burst disk and then it will be good to use with nitrogen. So we will have to get back to you to confirm this.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Option 1 for me. Also are we talking pure nitrogen or beergas? My preference would be for beergas.

We would be talking about 100% nitrogen not cellar mix.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

My preference for nitrogen cylinders is Option 1. Nice and convenient to have a couple on hand at all times, and not over the top price. I already have the soda stream adapters which helps, but would still go option 1 and purchase the adapters to suit if I didn't. Like altone above, I always prefer reusable over throw away items and at under $60 to have a couple on hand (plus a regulator), it seems like a pretty reasonable entry point for anyone like me that's never run nitrogen.

Having said all that, I'm in QLD, so I'd need to make sure I could get them refilled locally.

Yes if you are using the Sodastream adaptor then you will be able to use some of the CO2 regulators that are rated to the correct pressure. Our MKIII regulator will be suitable to take this type of pressure:
https://www.kegland.com.au/mk-ii-dual-gauge-multi-gas-regulator.html

But not all CO2 regulators are suitable for nitrogen so you really need to check.

 

[sbowler]

We would be talking about 100% nitrogen not cellar mix.

Ahh, thanks for clarifying. Just wondering what the demand/use case is for pure nitrogen? Is it just for nitro coffee?

If it's for beer, my understanding is that you need the nitrogen + CO2 mix, or the beer ends up going flat. No way an expert in this area though, so there's a good chance I've got the wrong end of the stick!

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Any chance on an ETA for your PBW Cleaner? Simply says out of stock...

We do have this product in stock now which I know a lot of people use:
https://www.kegland.com.au/stellaroxy-100-sodium-percarbonate.html
I know a lot of people use 100% Sodium percarbonate as a single product cleaner but it has it's limitations and is not effective against things like oils. So some people find that if they continue to use this product over and over again that they start to get some residue build up in the fermenter. It's also not particularly good if you have hard water. So if you are in Adelaide or some parts of QLD, or you use ground water then Sodium Percarbonate is probably not as good an option.

For this reason we thought we should stock this:
https://www.kegland.com.au/stellarc...ewery-cleaner-beer-line-cleaner-keg-wash.html

This cleaner is almost identical to another similar cleaner from America but it's half the cost. It comes with water softening agents, surfactants, chelating agents and is specifically formulated to work on all types of stains within a brewery. So this is really a far better option that pure sodium percarbonate as it works on a much wider range of stains/soiling/oils/proteins/tannin/beer stone etc. To be quite honest I think you will find it difficult to find a better cleaner at anywhere near this price for a 1kg jar. The Powerful brewing wash will be in stock at the end of the week.

 

[bbqzookeeper]

...The Powerful brewing wash will be in stock at the end of the week.

Thanks! I have bought Sodium Percarbonate from you, but would've gotten PBW if it was in stock. This is all that I was after, but great opportunity to inform others about the differences!

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Since I've been trawling your website anyway - is there an option to combine your two separate aeration products for say ~$30?

https://www.kegland.com.au/2-micron-oxygenation-aeration-wand-kit.html
https://www.kegland.com.au/wort-aerator-air-pump-kit.html

I don't really need to double up on hose and a 2nd aeration stone...

Thanks for that. At the moment we don't have the pump available on it's own at the moment but I will talk to the others here and see what they think about making a kit with the pump and wand.

In the near future we will have disposable oxygen cylinders and I assume most people getting the wand will get the disposable oxygen cylinder.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Ahh, thanks for clarifying. Just wondering what the demand/use case is for pure nitrogen? Is it just for nitro coffee?

If it's for beer, my understanding is that you need the nitrogen + CO2 mix, or the beer ends up going flat. No way an expert in this area though, so there's a good chance I've got the wrong end of the stick!

Yes you can use 100% nitrogen to dispense beer as well however you will eventually get a small amount of CO2 come out of solution and into the head space of the keg meaning your beer will be a bit less carbonated. With that said this takes quite a while so provided you had a reasonable amount of pressure with your nitrogen you could use it to dispense ordinary beer too, it would just be more expensive than CO2 so not that much point to do this.

 

[KegLand-com-au]

Ahh, thanks for clarifying. Just wondering what the demand/use case is for pure nitrogen? Is it just for nitro coffee?

If it's for beer, my understanding is that you need the nitrogen + CO2 mix, or the beer ends up going flat. No way an expert in this area though, so there's a good chance I've got the wrong end of the stick!

You can use pure nitrogen to dispense coffee, stout, or other beverages that you want elevated pressures for to push the beverage through a nitro spout.

Also it can be used for wine dispensing. We have been looking to eventually make a wine bottle dispenser but have not got round to finishing this product yet. You to get a very small amount of nitrogen dissolve into the wine but it's so small that it's not noticeable at low dispense pressures. For the real wine snobs we will also offer argon but this is double the price and the difference is not noticeable from our perspective.

 

[fdsaasdf]

I'm certainly interested in pure nitrogen. Easy enough to add a little CO2 to a beer if needed but I am planning for proper nitro pours (beer and coffee)

 

[Nullnvoid]

@KegLand-com-au, I'm trying to get the Minister of Finance to approve a purchase. Do you know the power usage or cost to run one of these:

KL00147: KEG MASTER SERIES 4 KEGERATOR WITH DOUBLE INTERTAP SS TAPS

Even betterer if I was the winner of one in the upcoming comp! That would be insane

 

[KegLand-com-au]

@KegLand-com-au, I'm trying to get the Minister of Finance to approve a purchase. Do you know the power usage or cost to run one of these:

KL00147: KEG MASTER SERIES 4 KEGERATOR WITH DOUBLE INTERTAP SS TAPS

Even betterer if I was the winner of one in the upcoming comp! That would be insane

With the ambient temp at about 25C the kegerator should under 200kwh per year. So if you are charged $0.25 per kwh it will cost you about $50 per year to run the fridge. You will notice if you put the font fan tube up the font the power consumption will increase by about 15-20%. So you can decide if you want to safe that power or not. We do recommend running the fan all the time though as you get more efficient cooling this way.

 

[Nullnvoid]

With the ambient temp at about 25C the kegerator should under 200kwh per year. So if you are charged $0.25 per kwh it will cost you about $50 per year to run the fridge. You will notice if you put the font fan tube up the font the power consumption will increase by about 15-20%. So you can decide if you want to safe that power or not. We do recommend running the fan all the time though as you get more efficient cooling this way.

Thank you for this information.

Once again you guys are quick to respond with accurate information.

 

[RobB]

Are the stated volumes of the new Fermentasauri a sensible batch size with some head space or the total volume, filled to the rim?

 

[fishingbrad]

The stock of the KL07696 will arrive next week then we will put up on the website.

The current units that we have been testing have the incorrect scale so we didn't want to put them on the website as the photos would be misleading. So these will be photographed and put up by the end of next week I think.

Hello Kegland, can we get an update on these units (KL07696) please. have already purchased 2 blow tie valves and awaiting delivery. cheers.

 

[Silverfox]

Any plans on making/supplying keg posts for different threads? I just discovered my keg has a 9/16"-18 gas post thread and a 5/8"-18 liquid post thread.

 

[Thomas Wood]

Hey guys how much does the 2.6kg gas bottle weigh when empty? I couldn't find the weight on the bottle at all.

 

[altone]

Hey guys how much does the 2.6kg gas bottle weigh when empty? I couldn't find the weight on the bottle at all.

Well mine is 8.1Kg empty if that helps.
It's pre Kegland but the same bottle.

cheers

 

[altone]

Hey guys how much does the 2.6kg gas bottle weigh when empty? I couldn't find the weight on the bottle at all.

Sorry for double post but there should be a TARE weight stamped usually near the top of the bottle.
That's the actual empty bottle weight without the valve etc. I believe.

 

[pirateagenda]

any eta on the 65W 3/4" mag drive pumps?

my march has officially **** itself. if it's going to a long wait I might rejig my plumbing and run 2 of the normal pumps.

 

[Nullnvoid]

That is a load of bollocks - who the hell has ambient of 25 daily. You need to do a lot more analysis than that to get anything that resembles a real situation. Cannot believe how simplistic this answer is and someone believes it.

Firstly you are right. Unless it's the middle of summer it never gets above 22 in our house. Well done!

Secondly, have you got anything helpful to add? I myself can think of two things you could say to be helpful. Now I'm not going to lead the witness so will keep these to myself.

You have my attention and the floor.
Proceed...

 

[Thomas Wood]

That is a load of bollocks - who the hell has ambient of 25 daily.

In summer, in the shed where my kegerator lives, would be ambient of low 30's quite easily during the day...

 

[Nullnvoid]

In summer, in the shed where my kegerator lives, would be ambient of low 30's quite easily during the day...

You have a shed?? Stop boasting

 

[Fro-Daddy]

Perhaps 25°C is an average...mind blown.

 

[Grmblz]

A SHED!!! "sheer luxury" my hole in the ground has an average of cold in the winter and hot in the summer, sorry I can't be more specific. Thinks? "maybe I should buy a thermometer, I wonder if KL sells em"

 

[Nullnvoid]

A SHED!!! "sheer luxury" my hole in the ground has an average of cold in the winter and hot in the summer, sorry I can't be more specific. Thinks? "maybe I should buy a thermometer, I wonder if KL sells em"

Hole in the ground? Luxury!! We dream of havin' a 'ole in the ground!

 

[bbqzookeeper]

@KegLand-com-au Loving the new website menu / interface!

 

[bbqzookeeper]

Will buy a beersmith licence through you, once available (and avoid AUD -> USD conv. too)

 

[altone]

Hole in the ground? Luxury!! We dream of havin' a 'ole in the ground!

Dreams? lucky bugger we can't afford those.


edit: sorry - on topic. When is this half price cleaner/sanitizer promo going to hit?