Titan Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Hey guys, just sitting here enjoying a nice sparkling shiraz and it got me thinking. Due to the premium pricing of sparkling wine, both white and especially red i was thinking of dropping 19l non sparkling into a keg and serving from the tap. Would be a winner with the ladies in the summer. Would i get the same carbonation effect and what should i set serving pressure at? hmmm did i just say i was going to give up a valuable beer tap for wine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Don't wines require different taps than beer due to the difference in pH or something? I'm sure I read somewhere that wine can ruin beer taps. Also read the same about running starsan through them which is one reason I don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 7 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Also read the same about running starsan through them which is one reason I don't do it. Where did you read that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I think it might have been on AHB before it became a pile of nonsense. It may have only been in relation to Perlicks, I can't remember now, but it was causing issues with the internals of the taps apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I can't find anything about it. Sours are quite acidic too, and i have seen plenty of those on tap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 7:33 PM, Titan said: Due to the premium pricing of sparkling wine, both white and especially red i was thinking of dropping 19l non sparkling into a keg and serving from the tap. Would be a winner with the ladies in the summer. Would i get the same carbonation effect and what should i set serving pressure at? This would be a first (in my world) serving sparkling wine from a keg, but sure it could be done. Saison's resemeble the same carbonation levels of sparkling wines so that is a level I would be aiming around if doing something like this. On 9/17/2018 at 9:56 PM, Otto Von Blotto said: Don't wines require different taps than beer due to the difference in pH or something? I'm sure I read somewhere that wine can ruin beer taps. Also read the same about running starsan through them which is one reason I don't do it. I'm not sure on the wine thing through beer taps scenario, but I run a weak solution of StarSan (as a final rinse) through my beer lines/taps prior to filling & attaching a new keg & have had no issues resulting in damaging my pouring taps. Not to say metal fitting taps couldn't or wouldn't be affected. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Are sours as acidic as diluted starsan? It's meant to be between pH 2 and 3. I've seen them on tap too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Well im going to give it a shot. Have a couple of empty kegs. Will report back how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 It'll work from a carbonation point of view. I've tried googling information about pouring wine through beer taps and all it comes up with is bloody irrelevant news articles about wine being on tap in pubs and shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Are sours as acidic as diluted starsan? One kettle sour I made cleaned my urn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 8 hours ago, Ben 10 said: One kettle sour I made cleaned my urn Ha ha haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirsty Jim Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I have found the answer ! Cheryl to the rescue... One of the funniest videos I have seen in a long time. I love this on so many levels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Dale Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Forgot about this. Talking to one of the local wine makers, he said a lot of the cheap sparkling wine is carbonated in line when it's bottled and some places in America do serve wine on tap just like beer. He wasn't sure of the carbonation levels needed for kegs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Prosecco is force carbonated. One of the differences between it and Champagne. A pub in Alexandra Vic had Moscato on tap, was very popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 11/27/2018 at 10:14 PM, James of Bayswater said: I have found the answer ! Cheryl to the rescue... One of the funniest videos I have seen in a long time. I love this on so many levels... ...a glass of Chateau D'Cardboard please! Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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