Show Us Your Beer Engines

[Hefty]

Another OT question:
Can someone tell me what CPC stands for? I did a search and couldn't find anything (even in the acronyms article)
Eg CPC bulkhead female fitting

Cheers!
Jono.

 

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Another OT question:
Can someone tell me what CPC stands for? I did a search and couldn't find anything (even in the acronyms article)
Eg CPC bulkhead female fitting

Cheers!
Jono.

CPC Colder Products Company

Regards

Graeme

 

[Vlad the Pale Aler]

Keg modification:
I have the polysulfone disconnect, on crafctbrewer,, they say it seales shut when you pull them apart, however mine doesnt..?

is the type of tubing you use for the new diptube critical, ie is there a particular type I should use, vlad?

I don't think its critical, as long as its food grade and flexible enough to wangle in through the top of the keg and it nearly reaches the bottom.

 

[Rurik]

This came by TNT yesterday. Had to share the Photo.

Rurik

 

[peas_and_corn]

Just running some peracetic acid through the keg, new lines and the engine.

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A few crappy phone pics showing aspirator fitted along with new handle and pump clip.



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...OK, since I know nothing about hand pumps... what are you guys doing? Specifically, what is connected to what and why?

 

[raven19]

This came by TNT yesterday. Had to share the Photo.

Rurik

Soooo jealous.... :icon_drool2:

Me wants one!!!!

Look forward to seeing some pics fully setup Rurik.

 

[Rurik]

Soooo jealous.... :icon_drool2:

Me wants one!!!!

Look forward to seeing some pics fully setup Rurik.

Will do. Hame to work out how to set it up. The white thing on the tray is a check/demand valve. I am hoping that I can use this to run the beer up the line under presure then despence from there. This way I dont have to modify a keg and I can just continue kegging as i allways have.

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

I know Ross sells these fittings and I am not trying to steal his thunder but I need some of the female bulkhead fittings with a valve so that I can seal the keg(Ross currently has the ones without the valve).

I am ordering some through a dealer in Australia so if you are interested please let me know by next Wednesday.

This main bulkhead will be $35.45 + tax and the insert will be $10.95 + tax. Postage will obviously be extra.

C&B
TDA

 

[AndrewQLD]

I know Ross sells these fittings and I am not trying to steal his thunder but I need some of the female bulkhead fittings with a valve so that I can seal the keg(Ross currently has the ones without the valve).

I am ordering some through a dealer in Australia so if you are interested please let me know by next Wednesday.

This main bulkhead will be $35.45 + tax and the insert will be $10.95 + tax. Postage will obviously be extra.

C&B
TDA

Put me down for one TDA, I have one of those useless ones from Ross before it was realised they don't seal.

Andrew

 

[Cortez The Killer]

IBU Beer Engines from Real Ale Fest 3

Mine is the not so shiny one of the right

You'll also note that my engine has an external check valve installed as it didn't come with the internal one intact - it must have had an inline one installed when mounted in the pub it was in

Before I realised what the issue was the engine was pulling air back through the spout on the return stroke as there wasn't any back pressure on the piston

This is the check valve I went for http://www.caravansplus.com.au/catalog/pro...roducts_id=5611 it does the job well

John Guest do one as well but in 12mm OD which is a bit fiddly to install the 1/2"ID tube required at the engine, cube and keg post ends

On the day we dispensed from 16L cubes which had been primed with sugar and also from kegs

Several different styles of beer went through the engines including bitters, milds, irish reds, stouts, wits and a couple of lagers

The latter non typical styles received some mixed reviews

Cheers

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

IBU Beer Engines from Real Ale Fest 3

Mine is the not so shiny one of the right

You'll also note that my engine has an external check valve installed as it didn't come with the internal one intact - it must have had an inline one installed when mounted in the pub it was in

Before I realised what the issue was the engine was pulling air back through the spout on the return stroke as there wasn't any back pressure on the piston

This is the check valve I went for http://www.caravansplus.com.au/catalog/pro...roducts_id=5611 it does the job well

John Guest do one as well but in 12mm OD which is a bit fiddly to install the 1/2"ID tube required at the engine, cube and keg post ends

On the day we dispensed from 16L cubes which had been primed with sugar and also from kegs

Several different styles of beer went through the engines including bitters, milds, irish reds, stouts, wits and a couple of lagers

The latter non typical styles received some mixed reviews

Cheers

Good stuff Cortez. Sounds like it would have been a cracking day.

C&B
TDA

 

[drsmurto]

So jealous Cortez!

Would happily swap my 3 tap font for a row of handpumps :icon_drool2: :icon_drunk:

 

[chucke]

OK, this is as low tech is it comes, but this is what I use for a beer engine.


$25 from a camping store- it's a liquid soap dispenser.

Now I guess I need a couple hose clamps and an end doo-dad to rig up a sparkler?? :huh:

 

[Offline]

Picked this up today
I will get a chance to go right over during the school holidays

 

[BOG]

Offline,

That looks great. Where did you get it and for how much?



BOG

 

[Cocko]

Picked this up today
I will get a chance to go right over during the school holidays

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Can I have it, please?

 

[Offline]

I got it off eBay, but I had to drive to Port Stephens to pick it up. And of course I just had to stop at Murrays brewery on the way, and I just had to sample their beers while there.

The gentlemen I purchased the engine off says that he brought it over from the UK when he moved here about 5 years ago and that it had been removed from an English pub for renovations.

This beer engine has made by H.Mason stamped on it.

Nobody else placed bid on it so I got it for the reserve price of $300

 

[Offline]

Ok I got a chance today to do a water test and the results were;

Both pumps are pint in size

One leaking pump, from where the shaft enters the pump. Im guessing that a new seal kit will fix this?

One leaking check valve, I pulled it apart to have a look and the diaphragm is perished. It sucked air while pumping and leaked water while not.

The taps on the end of the goose necks both leak, but Im assuming that they only do a similar job to the check valves, only manually? If I have to order seal kits for the pumps from the UK Ill probably get a couple of these taps too.

Anyway I have enough good bits to get one pump working straight away and I have an aspirator on the way.

 

[Jez]

my beer engine leaked from the same spot. I pulled apart that bit, seal looked ok so I just lubed it up a bit, put it back together and it no longer leaked.

might just need to be lubed and tightened?

Jez

 

[mwd]

Ok I got a chance today to do a water test and the results were;

Both pumps are pint in size

Yes that's normal for British pumps one full pull gives a half, 2 for a pint.

Memories of working in a pub many years ago.

:icon_offtopic: the biggest load of bull was the handpump handle on the bar that activated a microswitch that pumped an exact measure by electric motor.
looked authentic though.