5l Mini keg/ Newcastle keg DIY Mini Draft system, user supported step by step.
Also i hope i am following the rules of this forum Please pm me if i made any mistake!
This thread is for the most part a way to help us the community to put this 5l mini keg mystery to bed. A quick search on this forum will show u many different threads and many different types of mini kegs, even some rough ways to set them up for home brew.This is not the purpose, i would like to do a step by step photo shoot on how this is done, with tips from u folks, how it will be done is i will be posting shots of the work from comments in the forum. I have access to many of these and would like to set them up for home brew.
OK folks first of all I will hopefully, with help from u folks be dismantling and demystifying the metal Newcastle 5l mini keg. (and the look likes)
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First off Getting this bugger fully discharged! So as not to get impaled by the bung and spear inside.
Heres the view of the top of the mini:
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Heres how to fully depressurize the keg:
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And a vid if ur interested:
http://yfrog.com/mqmovieoz
"Well now, how should i go about removing the bung?"
Also i hope i am following the rules of this forum Please pm me if i made any mistake!
FAQ.
1. Newcastle kegs have no spout no air bled or anything else a normal little mini keg has they do however resemble a sanke keg and hopefully will be able to get this bugger filled with home brew and get it to work nicely.
2.They come with a 2 part tap system and with my own reaserch shows there's probably a co2 cylinder inside no problem, with help form u folks will get it out!
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3. These kegs aren't like the Heineken mini kegs, due in part to the fact of no extra co2 port or anything just a metal bung sanke style(i believe) even though they look like them however i will be positing pics of step by step dismantling with help from u folks.:rockin:
Conclusion keep sending me ideas u can pm me if u wish or just post here!
And if your wondering what the next step should be :
"Well now, how should i go about removing the bung?"
Also i hope i am following the rules of this forum Please pm me if i made any mistake!
This thread is for the most part a way to help us the community to put this 5l mini keg mystery to bed. A quick search on this forum will show u many different threads and many different types of mini kegs, even some rough ways to set them up for home brew.This is not the purpose, i would like to do a step by step photo shoot on how this is done, with tips from u folks, how it will be done is i will be posting shots of the work from comments in the forum. I have access to many of these and would like to set them up for home brew.
OK folks first of all I will hopefully, with help from u folks be dismantling and demystifying the metal Newcastle 5l mini keg. (and the look likes)
First off Getting this bugger fully discharged! So as not to get impaled by the bung and spear inside.
Heres the view of the top of the mini:
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Heres how to fully depressurize the keg:
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
And a vid if ur interested:
http://yfrog.com/mqmovieoz
"Well now, how should i go about removing the bung?"
Also i hope i am following the rules of this forum Please pm me if i made any mistake!
FAQ.
1. Newcastle kegs have no spout no air bled or anything else a normal little mini keg has they do however resemble a sanke keg and hopefully will be able to get this bugger filled with home brew and get it to work nicely.
2.They come with a 2 part tap system and with my own reaserch shows there's probably a co2 cylinder inside no problem, with help form u folks will get it out!
3. These kegs aren't like the Heineken mini kegs, due in part to the fact of no extra co2 port or anything just a metal bung sanke style(i believe) even though they look like them however i will be positing pics of step by step dismantling with help from u folks.:rockin:
Conclusion keep sending me ideas u can pm me if u wish or just post here!
And if your wondering what the next step should be :
"Well now, how should i go about removing the bung?"