Priming kegs

wild bill · Post by **wild bill** » Monday Jul 18, 2005 5:50 pm

I have just acquired a 9 litre keg and am looking into any possible ways to avoid the CO2 bottle, regulator etc....so my question is

Is it possible to prime the keg with dextrose (say at 8gm per litre) and use a smaller portable gas setup (picture attached hopefully) to dispense beer?

Cheers

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Monday Jul 18, 2005 9:00 pm

Yes,

You can bulk prime it in the keg and wait two weeks. The first glass will pull all the sediment.

DOgger

tommo · Post by **tommo** » Thursday Jul 21, 2005 2:48 pm

g'day wild bill,
just a couple of qs on the setup as it would be ideal for a camping trip i'm thinking.

how exactly does it work ?
how much $$$
where do i find one ?

sorry about the brain pick.

tommo

wild bill · Post by **wild bill** » Friday Jul 22, 2005 12:54 pm

Tommo,

I found the device on eBay - it uses the smallish bulbs also used for soda water, whipping cream etc. Sells for around $50 from memory. Do a search on beer on eBay and you should find it there. Would probably be ideal for a camping trip....

Wild Bill

tommo · Post by **tommo** » Friday Jul 22, 2005 7:15 pm

cheers champ.

will do.

has anyone else used this setup with success

2 or 3 primed kegs, some dry ice, a few gas bombs, a tent, fishing rod, cast net.

leave er indoors umm... indoors

anyone ?

grabman · Post by **grabman** » Saturday Jul 23, 2005 12:48 am

if you leave her at home tommo who cleans the fish and carries the kegs

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Saturday Jul 23, 2005 2:21 am

Sometimes its just worth doing it yourself Grab.

Dogger

Shaun · Post by **Shaun** » Saturday Jul 23, 2005 4:57 pm

Be careful buying this system from ebay as they are sold there without bulbs. You can mail order them from HBS in Oz with bulbs for the same price or cheaper than ebay.

From Grain and Grape http://www.grainandgrape.com.au/brewingsystems_info.htm

CO2 Injector Assembly $39.95
Pack of 12 CO2 Cartriges $14.95

Dispense from your Post Mix kegs with this lightweight device. Uses 2-5 12g cartridges to push out your beer. Includes one cartridge. Not designed to carbonate beer but great for a party or when you don't want to take your gas bottle.

You can also purchase nitrogen bulbs for this system from the US so if you have a stout you want to give that creamy head to you can use this system with a nitrogen bulb to pour (you need the correct tap/gun to do this)

http://www.morebeer.com/browse.html?cat ... =4#results towards the bottom of the page.