Show Us Your Beer Engines

[vic45]

! In our little B.A.R group that makes 4 engines with possibly another 4 on the way B)





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Word on the street is there could be as many as 6 more on the way! :icon_chickcheers:

 

[Jase]

After missing out on several engines on ebay, I got chatting to one of the sellers, a couple of weeks later, he emailed me saying he had a brand new Angram engine. After a few emails back and forth, the engine was mine. The package was shipped Monday night, and I received it yesterday, only 4 day shipping. The seller, who shall remain nameless, threw in a few freebies, an aspirator and demand valve!!!!!

Anyway, you know what they say about a picture!








Cheers,
Jase

 

[wakkatoo]

Some of us from BAR were in talks with a local chap who brought back an old bank of beer engines in a shipment from the UK.

Long story short, he's a bit of a PITA trying to take us for a ride. He wanted $500 for the bank of 4 or individually for $150 (he ignored the fact one is missing a key piece). I'm walking away from it as I have a brand new angram that doens't get the use it really should!

If you want to try you luck, they are located out buninyong way near ballarat and I wouldn't pay more than $400 for the lot or $120ea.

Pic below of the bank and the missing part. I don't have any better of the bank sorry.

 

[Offline]

Having pulled apart and restored something similar, I would not recommend buying them individually.

You would need to mount them in a very similar fashion to how they are in the cabinet. Im not saying that it cant be done just that it would take a lot of work to get it all lined up and working properly, probably beyond my ability and/or patience

Offy

 

[mxd]

I keep looking at them for "display" occasional use, but the prices is generally exy, I've looked in the UK and most need 100 quid for postage.

 

[winkle]

Not bad for $100, needs driptray and seal kit.
I'll have to start brewing more bitters

 

[NickB]

Bastard! Where did you score that??!

 

[winkle]

Bastard! Where did you score that??!

Just up the road from your place
ebay

 

[NickB]

Damn!

 

[glennheinzel]

This isn't the greatest picture in the world, but I think you get the idea.

This beer engine was advertised as brand new and I managed to pick it up off ebay for 25 + 20 for postage (I'm in the UK). I was disappointed when it turned up as it was used and wasn't clean at all. Whilst I was prepared to wear the 8 for a new seal kit (www.barleybottom.com), I wasn't happy when I pulled the handle down and noticed a vinegary smell. In the end the person refunded both the cost of the item and the postage.

A quick polish has done wonders for the stainless steel and a soaking in PBW has cleaned up the vinegary smell. I've just ordered an oil filter strap off ebay so I should be able to open the beer engine cylinder soon for a further soak and replacement of seals etc.

I recently did my maiden UK brew (a TTLL clone) and I've got the ingredients for a SNPA clone. I should be right to serve the TTLL at my housewarming in a few weeks time.

Happy brewing all.

 

[NickB]

Really want one of these...

Anyone know where in Aus I can possibly acquire one....

Cheers

 

[Batz]

Really want one of these...

Anyone know where in Aus I can possibly acquire one....

Cheers

mmmmmmmmmm

Nope

 

[Rurik]

mmmmmmmmmm

Nope

Try MHB

 

[Innes]

I'm now the proud owner of a 4.5 Gal pin (cask). Can't wait till I can hook it up to my beer engine.



Does anyone know where I can purchase shives, spiles and keystones for it? I've found a few places in the UK and US but none will ship internationally.

 

[Batz]

I'm now the proud owner of a 4.5 Gal pin (cask). Can't wait till I can hook it up to my beer engine.

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Does anyone know where I can purchase shives, spiles and keystones for it? I've found a few places in the UK and US but none will ship internationally.

I watched that one on ebay, I'll be interested in what you do with it as I have one as well.

batz

 

[Rowy]

I have access to an empty one if I want it as well. Just can't come up with an idea for it.

 

[Malted]

Does anyone know where I can purchase shives, spiles and keystones for it? I've found a few places in the UK and US but none will ship internationally.

I have bought aspirators and **** from the UK no worries, just can't remember exactly where from atm; will have to check on the work computer tomorrow... <_<

 

[billygoat]

Try Barley Bottom in Keighley, the home town of Timothy Taylor.
I have bought off him a few times without any problems.

 

[Innes]

I watched that one on ebay, I'll be interested in what you do with it as I have one as well.

I purchased a book from the UK on cellarmanship and thought I'd give brewing and cellaring cask ale a try for myself.

I've done it several times with corny kegs but I wanted to get a proper cask, but its not exactly something you can just walk into your LHBS and buy every day. Getting one from the UK was going to cost far to much and when I saw this one, I thought I'd have a go.

I've seen several 8+ Gal casks available on ebay and other places, but I thought they were to big for what I want to do. Its just another part of the art of brewing I want to experiment with.

 

[Malted]

Does anyone know where I can purchase shives, spiles and keystones for it? I've found a few places in the UK and US but none will ship internationally.

http://www.barleybottom.com/menu/&cate...lar%20Equipment - I think i bought my stuff from these guys. Keystones, shives, pegs, cask taps etc on this page linked to. Probably need to email to confirm postage.

http://www.cfbsonline.co.uk/ - you can purchase using paypal & def ship internationally.

http://www.beerengines.com/products.htm these guys are actually 'Centriflow Services Ltd', I have had email dealings with them.

 

[winkle]

I'm now the proud owner of a 4.5 Gal pin (cask). Can't wait till I can hook it up to my beer engine.

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Does anyone know where I can purchase shives, spiles and keystones for it? I've found a few places in the UK and US but none will ship internationally.

Ring up Ross at Craftbrewer, or contact Big Fridge (NNL).

 

[Jez]

I've got stuff from Barley Bottom before as well. They were very good to deal with.

 

[winkle]

Reassembled my one today after stripping it back to clean, paint and polish it a bit earlier during the week.
before

after..


can't wait for the seal kit etc to arrive

 

[DKS]

Ready for July swap Winkle? Tried a beer or seven at Batz's for the first time some time back. Thought it was the ducks guts. I want one!
We need a local manufacturer. They'd sell like hot cakes I reckon.
Daz

 

[Bribie G]

Hey Winkle would you like me to bring a cube of finished, fined and as carbed as the cube will allow TTL style for your case swap?

When I was in Welly I noted that they serve most of their hand pumped ales out of polypins which are just collapsible cubes.

 

[winkle]

Hey Winkle would you like me to bring a cube of finished, fined and as carbed as the cube will allow TTL style for your case swap?

When I was in Welly I noted that they serve most of their hand pumped ales out of polypins which are just collapsible cubes.

Hmmm, I think Nick is bring a mild as well, and I'll have a strong bitter on, but if think we can go through 3 kegs then whynot

 

[white.grant]

Nice job on the refurb there Winkle. That's an interesting looking spout there too, quite short and flat. I have a homark which has a similar spout and I've been wondering why.

 

[winkle]

Nice job on the refurb there Winkle. That's an interesting looking spout there too, quite short and flat. I have a homark which has a similar spout and I've been wondering why.

Its cause, like me, they are bloody old

 

[bigfridge]

That's an interesting looking spout there too, quite short and flat. I have a homark which has a similar spout and I've been wondering why.

'Tis a Norf and Sowth ting 'guvnor I beleive ...

 

[white.grant]

'Tis a Norf and Sowth ting 'guvnor I beleive ...

And there I was thinking it was just sparklers .

I did a bit o googling and the difference can be explained as

"The effect of a swan neck isn't due to the extra distance the beer travels, it is due to the outlet being submerged. This causes the beer to exit at a higher speed (the Bernoulli principle apparently) thus causing a drop in pressure at the exit from the swan neck which in turn causes CO2 to break out of solution - these small bubbles rise up through the beer to form the tight head and draw aroma out. Details paraphrased from "Cellarmanship" by Patrick O'Neill."

The shorter spout will give you a looser head (ie southern style)

alternatively some are more passionate like the craft brewing association

It can't be emphasised enough that you should use the correct beer engine for the style of beer. Beer engines have two styles of neck, the swan neck and standard neck. Swan necks do untold damage to beers with a flowery hoppy aroma knocking the aroma out of the beer. The second feature which affects the beer is the sparkler. Sparklers force the beer through many small orifices producing a tight frothy head on the beer. Northern style beers (eg Tetley) should be dispensed through beer engines with a swan neck using a sparkler and produce an excellent pint that way. Southern style beers (eg Fuller's London Pride) should NOT be dispensed via a swan neck and certainly not through a sparkler. The result of this is of course, that Southern beers are not served with a head. Southern beers served in the northern manner are lifeless travesties of beers, whilst served in the proper manner they are a revelation, a wholly different beer. So the moral is get the beer engine appropriate to the style of beer you have brewed.

So its spouts for courses. Luckily you can get spout extensions!