jmarshall
Well-Known Member
I've searched for info on this both on here and google and come up with a few leads, but most of them a year or two old at least. I've only bottled in the past, but I recently went on a trip to Scotland and fell in love with cask-conditioned ales. I think the creaminess is what did it. I've found some really cool DIY beer engines on here, but I don't go through my homebrew all that fast, so I would worry about spoilage with 5gallon or 2.5 gallon kegs. However, I could see myself going through a gallon in a weekend.
Anyway, my question is, has anyone on here come up with a small keg (1 gallon or so) system with a beer engine? If so, what kind of kegs do you use and from where are they sourced? I've seen these mini-keg things for pretty cheap (the 5 liter things from germany) and they are intriguing for this. I've noticed they have some sort of rubber stopper in the top. Has anyone come up with a fitting system or something that would allow a DIY beer engine to be fit? What I am really looking for is to be able to run through a sparkler to get that nice creaminess and long lasting head, so pouring out of the regular spout wouldn't really help me.
Thanks!
Anyway, my question is, has anyone on here come up with a small keg (1 gallon or so) system with a beer engine? If so, what kind of kegs do you use and from where are they sourced? I've seen these mini-keg things for pretty cheap (the 5 liter things from germany) and they are intriguing for this. I've noticed they have some sort of rubber stopper in the top. Has anyone come up with a fitting system or something that would allow a DIY beer engine to be fit? What I am really looking for is to be able to run through a sparkler to get that nice creaminess and long lasting head, so pouring out of the regular spout wouldn't really help me.
Thanks!
