ben 10 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: It has been sitting in my shed for 100 days. thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 FLICK this FLICKING hobby! Those who've read me on here for awhile know I was initially against getting into kegs. I was happy bottling away but then Kegland came out with these cheap 8 litre PET kegs which made a keg set up more than affordable. I thought, "Why not?" Then I discover 8 litre kegs empty fairly quickly and maintaining a supply of carbonated beer is a bit trickier than I anticipated, even though I bought 12 of the suckers. Problem was solved inexpensively when I discovered Keg King 20 litre PET kegs ($50 each). I bought two. 20 litre kegs take longer to empty, giving me more time to get the next keg carbonated. Sweet. The solution turned out to be a temporary fix only. With the success of a couple of brews I served the family over Christmas, one a hard cider the girls really liked, orders have been placed for my son's upcoming engagement. He wants Malter's Coopers extract lager with harvested CCA yeast and she's ordered the apple blackcurrant cider that I fermented with the Coopers sachet from the lager tin. So I'm doing 2 x 20l beer and 2 x 8l ciders for their party plus my wife and daughter want some cider for home. This is going to leave me juggling cats to keep my own kegged beer stocks at a decent level. Hence I've just ordered another 2 x 19l steel cornies from Kegland today. FLICK this FLICKING hobby! FLICK the FLICKING rabbit hole. It's got me in it's grip. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheap Charlie Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, Malter White said: FLICK this FLICKING hobby! Those who've read me on here for awhile know I was initially against getting into kegs. I was happy bottling away but then Kegland came out with these cheap 8 litre PET kegs which made a keg set up more than affordable. I thought, "Why not?" Then I discover 8 litre kegs empty fairly quickly and maintaining a supply of carbonated beer is a bit trickier than I anticipated, even though I bought 12 of the suckers. Problem was solved inexpensively when I discovered Keg King 20 litre PET kegs ($50 each). I bought two. 20 litre kegs take longer to empty, giving me more time to get the next keg carbonated. Sweet. The solution turned out to be a temporary fix only. With the success of a couple of brews I served the family over Christmas, one a hard cider the girls really liked, orders have been placed for my son's upcoming engagement. He wants Malter's Coopers extract lager with harvested CCA yeast and she's ordered the apple blackcurrant cider that I fermented with the Coopers sachet from the lager tin. So I'm doing 2 x 20l beer and 2 x 8l ciders for their party plus my wife and daughter want some cider for home. This is going to leave me juggling cats to keep my own kegged beer stocks at a decent level. Hence I've just ordered another 2 x 19l steel cornies from Kegland today. FLICK this FLICKING hobby! FLICK the FLICKING rabbit hole. It's got me in it's grip. The old saying, if it's got t1ts or tyres it's gonna cost ya money. I guess we can add brewing to that 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, Malter White said: FLICK this FLICKING hobby! Those who've read me on here for awhile know I was initially against getting into kegs. I was happy bottling away but then Kegland came out with these cheap 8 litre PET kegs which made a keg set up more than affordable. I thought, "Why not?" Then I discover 8 litre kegs empty fairly quickly and maintaining a supply of carbonated beer is a bit trickier than I anticipated, even though I bought 12 of the suckers. Problem was solved inexpensively when I discovered Keg King 20 litre PET kegs ($50 each). I bought two. 20 litre kegs take longer to empty, giving me more time to get the next keg carbonated. Sweet. The solution turned out to be a temporary fix only. With the success of a couple of brews I served the family over Christmas, one a hard cider the girls really liked, orders have been placed for my son's upcoming engagement. He wants Malter's Coopers extract lager with harvested CCA yeast and she's ordered the apple blackcurrant cider that I fermented with the Coopers sachet from the lager tin. So I'm doing 2 x 20l beer and 2 x 8l ciders for their party plus my wife and daughter want some cider for home. This is going to leave me juggling cats to keep my own kegged beer stocks at a decent level. Hence I've just ordered another 2 x 19l steel cornies from Kegland today. FLICK this FLICKING hobby! FLICK the FLICKING rabbit hole. It's got me in it's grip. I was wondering how long it would be till you succumbed to the corny path @Malter White!!! I think that you will find that path good, the SS cornies are far more durable than the PET versions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 42 minutes ago, Malter White said: FLICK this FLICKING hobby! Those who've read me on here for awhile know I was initially against getting into kegs. I was happy bottling away but then Kegland came out with these cheap 8 litre PET kegs which made a keg set up more than affordable. I thought, "Why not?" Then I discover 8 litre kegs empty fairly quickly and maintaining a supply of carbonated beer is a bit trickier than I anticipated, even though I bought 12 of the suckers. Problem was solved inexpensively when I discovered Keg King 20 litre PET kegs ($50 each). I bought two. 20 litre kegs take longer to empty, giving me more time to get the next keg carbonated. Sweet. The solution turned out to be a temporary fix only. With the success of a couple of brews I served the family over Christmas, one a hard cider the girls really liked, orders have been placed for my son's upcoming engagement. He wants Malter's Coopers extract lager with harvested CCA yeast and she's ordered the apple blackcurrant cider that I fermented with the Coopers sachet from the lager tin. So I'm doing 2 x 20l beer and 2 x 8l ciders for their party plus my wife and daughter want some cider for home. This is going to leave me juggling cats to keep my own kegged beer stocks at a decent level. Hence I've just ordered another 2 x 19l steel cornies from Kegland today. FLICK this FLICKING hobby! FLICK the FLICKING rabbit hole. It's got me in it's grip. As a fellow "Tight *ss" I feel your pain but after all this crap over a party, You are going to end up with a few extra Steel Cornies for your Use. And the world will be back on it's normal axis 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Malter White said: 2 x 19l steel cornies from Kegland today. You won't be sorry with the Cornies Malter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Malter White said: FLICK this FLICKING hobby! Those who've read me on here for awhile know I was initially against getting into kegs. I was happy bottling away but then Kegland came out with these cheap 8 litre PET kegs which made a keg set up more than affordable. I thought, "Why not?" Then I discover 8 litre kegs empty fairly quickly and maintaining a supply of carbonated beer is a bit trickier than I anticipated, even though I bought 12 of the suckers. Problem was solved inexpensively when I discovered Keg King 20 litre PET kegs ($50 each). I bought two. 20 litre kegs take longer to empty, giving me more time to get the next keg carbonated. Sweet. The solution turned out to be a temporary fix only. With the success of a couple of brews I served the family over Christmas, one a hard cider the girls really liked, orders have been placed for my son's upcoming engagement. He wants Malter's Coopers extract lager with harvested CCA yeast and she's ordered the apple blackcurrant cider that I fermented with the Coopers sachet from the lager tin. So I'm doing 2 x 20l beer and 2 x 8l ciders for their party plus my wife and daughter want some cider for home. This is going to leave me juggling cats to keep my own kegged beer stocks at a decent level. Hence I've just ordered another 2 x 19l steel cornies from Kegland today. FLICK this FLICKING hobby! FLICK the FLICKING rabbit hole. It's got me in it's grip. Keep hanging on mate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Malter White said: FLICK this FLICKING hobby! Those who've read me on here for awhile know I was initially against getting into kegs. I was happy bottling away but then Kegland came out with these cheap 8 litre PET kegs which made a keg set up more than affordable. I thought, "Why not?" Then I discover 8 litre kegs empty fairly quickly and maintaining a supply of carbonated beer is a bit trickier than I anticipated, even though I bought 12 of the suckers. Problem was solved inexpensively when I discovered Keg King 20 litre PET kegs ($50 each). I bought two. 20 litre kegs take longer to empty, giving me more time to get the next keg carbonated. Sweet. The solution turned out to be a temporary fix only. With the success of a couple of brews I served the family over Christmas, one a hard cider the girls really liked, orders have been placed for my son's upcoming engagement. He wants Malter's Coopers extract lager with harvested CCA yeast and she's ordered the apple blackcurrant cider that I fermented with the Coopers sachet from the lager tin. So I'm doing 2 x 20l beer and 2 x 8l ciders for their party plus my wife and daughter want some cider for home. This is going to leave me juggling cats to keep my own kegged beer stocks at a decent level. Hence I've just ordered another 2 x 19l steel cornies from Kegland today. FLICK this FLICKING hobby! FLICK the FLICKING rabbit hole. It's got me in it's grip. Hahahahahahahahahaha, love it mate, cheers 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, DavidM said: As a fellow "Tight *ss" I feel your pain but after all this crap over a party, You are going to end up with a few extra Steel Cornies for your Use. And the world will be back on it's normal axis The steel cornies are for ME, Dave. The plastics are going to the party but I don't think I could keep up production for myself and now the others if I didn't get the extra kegs. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 12 hours ago, Malter White said: The steel cornies are for ME, Dave. The plastics are going to the party but I don't think I could keep up production for myself and now the others if I didn't get the extra kegs. Hey Malter, with all of those kegs, have considered a backup bottle? I have a 2.6kg & a 6kg & I am about to order another 6kg bottle, to be sure ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Hey Malter, with all of those kegs, have considered a backup bottle? I have a 2.6kg & a 6kg & I am about to order another 6kg bottle, to be sure ... I have 2 x 2.6kg bottles, Phil. I considered a 6kg but I keep my gas in the fridge and the 6 would be too tall. I don't like the idea of drilling holes in the fridge and a gas bottle outside the fridge looks a bit untidy to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Malter White said: I have 2 x 2.6kg bottles, Phil. I considered a 6kg but I keep my gas in the fridge and the 6 would be too tall. I don't like the idea of drilling holes in the fridge and a gas bottle outside the fridge looks a bit untidy to me. Fair enough, I can understand that mine is outside, but it sort of gives the Bar Romm a retro look - Ha Ha as if it's not retro looking anyway. I just want to always have gas on hand, I know I can go to Beer Belly 25km's away & get re-fills 2.6kg $39, 6kg $49 but I still want peace of mind with a full 6kg bottle as back-up. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 6:24 PM, beach_life said: Need to get a shed built. A cassowary coop no doubt. I wonder what they taste like? A young one that is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 18 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Fair enough, I can understand that mine is outside, but it sort of gives the Bar Romm a retro look - Ha Ha as if it's not retro looking anyway. I just want to always have gas on hand, I know I can go to Beer Belly 25km's away & get re-fills 2.6kg $39, 6kg $49 but I still want peace of mind with a full 6kg bottle as back-up. phil , i would use the 6kg as your main supply and use the 2.6kg to get you out of the tight spot as your more then likely going to run out when the gas shop is closed like a Friday night and ya have to wait till Monday to fill the buggas again lol. but either way works thou i reckon i have an overkill of co2 2x6kg 1x 2.6kg 1xsodastream bottles and 2 boxes of bulbs i do think i have peace of mind there 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, ozdevil said: phil , i would use the 6kg as your main supply and use the 2.6kg to get you out of the tight spot as your more then likely going to run out when the gas shop is closed like a Friday night and ya have to wait till Monday to fill the buggas again lol. but either way works thou i reckon i have an overkill of co2 2x6kg 1x 2.6kg 1xsodastream bottles and 2 boxes of bulbs i do think i have peace of mind there I have got the 6kg hooked up as the main supply, the 2.6kg is back-up but I am getting another 6kg then I know I will be right. Down the track I have plans for the 2.6kg bottle as I am looking in to get something transportable like a Jockey Box. https://www.kegland.com.au/double-tap-cooler-jockey-magic-box-with-aluminium-cold-plate.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I have got the 6kg hooked up as the main supply, the 2.6kg is back-up but I am getting another 6kg then I know I will be right. Down the track I have plans for the 2.6kg bottle as I am looking in to get something transportable like a Jockey Box. https://www.kegland.com.au/double-tap-cooler-jockey-magic-box-with-aluminium-cold-plate.html I sooooooo want one of these rippers. It's definitely front and center on my wish list to Santa. ......(What has happened to our emoji's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just now, Mickep said: I sooooooo want one of these rippers. It's definitely front and center on my wish list to Santa. ......(What has happened to our emoji's) I was waiting to see if others were getting these little critters, could be a hiccup in the software, they definitely are a nuisance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just now, Classic Brewing Co said: I sooooooo want one of these rippers. It's definitely front and center on my wish list to Santa. These Jockey Boxes are great but after reading in to it, there is a lot of mucking about to get it set up. I would think if you were catering for an all-day event, they could be a winner. I may have to re-think this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I have got the 6kg hooked up as the main supply, the 2.6kg is back-up but I am getting another 6kg then I know I will be right. Down the track I have plans for the 2.6kg bottle as I am looking in to get something transportable like a Jockey Box. https://www.kegland.com.au/double-tap-cooler-jockey-magic-box-with-aluminium-cold-plate.html Not for $445, I could build one myself for $150 out of my esky 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 8 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I was waiting to see if others were getting these little critters 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Red devil 44 said: Not for $445, I could build one myself for $150 out of my esky Yeah, I am having second thoughts, they look great & well-made but you are right there are cheaper options. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 15 hours ago, Red devil 44 said: Not for $445, I could build one myself for $150 out of my esky @Red devil 44 Red, Curiosity - what chilling option would you use ie chill plate or coils etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 34 minutes ago, Mickep said: @Red devil 44 Red, Curiosity - what chilling option would you use ie chill plate or coils etc? I’ve modified one esky, don’t use it that often, but when I do mainly just pack ice around the keg inside the esky. ‘The one I modified is more upright so can fit either a 9L or 19L in there, with enough space for ice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 15 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Yeah, I am having second thoughts, they look great & well-made but you are right there are cheaper options. I use growlers when I go out somewhere! I have 2 x 2 litre growlers I fill from the tap with some food grade hose! Just have make sure everything is chilled before filling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, RDT2 said: I use growlers when I go out somewhere! I have 2 x 2 litre growlers I fill from the tap with some food grade hose! Just have make sure everything is chilled before filling! Yeah, I have a glass 2l Growler & I will be getting another soon at the end of the day if you put them on ice in a container/Esky - next best thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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