brewNdrink
Well-Known Member
Well, my tap-a-draft keg system arrived in Burnaby Canada a week ago and immediately put my Canadian blonde beer into them after 2 weeks in the secondary. I've waited a week for the dextrose to carb the 6 litre bottles and couldn't wait anymore to tap the damn thing and give it a try!
A few things I've found out...
[1] Carb these bottles like you would any other bottle. I used 12 flat teaspoons for each 6 litre bottle. I guess I'll use around 9 when I make a stout.
[2] Stand these bottles straight up like any other bottle. I've been told by a few that these bottles can leak if left on it's side under pressure.
[3] The tap-a-draft auto regulates the bottles to 15psi. I don't know if that's good or not, but that's it. Adjust with dextrose I guess if you want more or less carb.
[4] If you live outside the USA and you want to buy the 8 gram CO2 cartridges you'll have to find them in your own country. The tap-a-draft people can't ship these via air.
[5] If you live in Canada you can get the 8 gram CO2 and nitro cartridges at Canadian Supertore and London Drugs. Also on ebay.ca
[6] I haven't tried the nitro cartridges, but the folks at the tap-a-draft company told me to put one CO2 cartridge FIRST, let it shoot in, then put in the nitro cartridge in the other chamber. I'm also gonna try to rig a restrictor on the tap end to emulate a stout tap when I get around to making stout in the fall and see how it works out.
http://www.sturmanbg.com/products/beverage_dispenser.asp
This is the company website. They were great in answering all my questions.
I poured my first draft beer today, and although the beer was still green, it was great! The time saved from bottling alone is worth the investment. Also fits great in my fridge and doesn't hog up much space.
It's no professional draft system, but for someone with limited space and cash, this is the best one can get (to all I know).
Hopefully it will last a while
Anyone with experience and tips with this system please give some pointers on this new toy.
Cheers
A few things I've found out...
[1] Carb these bottles like you would any other bottle. I used 12 flat teaspoons for each 6 litre bottle. I guess I'll use around 9 when I make a stout.
[2] Stand these bottles straight up like any other bottle. I've been told by a few that these bottles can leak if left on it's side under pressure.
[3] The tap-a-draft auto regulates the bottles to 15psi. I don't know if that's good or not, but that's it. Adjust with dextrose I guess if you want more or less carb.
[4] If you live outside the USA and you want to buy the 8 gram CO2 cartridges you'll have to find them in your own country. The tap-a-draft people can't ship these via air.
[5] If you live in Canada you can get the 8 gram CO2 and nitro cartridges at Canadian Supertore and London Drugs. Also on ebay.ca
[6] I haven't tried the nitro cartridges, but the folks at the tap-a-draft company told me to put one CO2 cartridge FIRST, let it shoot in, then put in the nitro cartridge in the other chamber. I'm also gonna try to rig a restrictor on the tap end to emulate a stout tap when I get around to making stout in the fall and see how it works out.
http://www.sturmanbg.com/products/beverage_dispenser.asp
This is the company website. They were great in answering all my questions.
I poured my first draft beer today, and although the beer was still green, it was great! The time saved from bottling alone is worth the investment. Also fits great in my fridge and doesn't hog up much space.
It's no professional draft system, but for someone with limited space and cash, this is the best one can get (to all I know).
Hopefully it will last a while
Anyone with experience and tips with this system please give some pointers on this new toy.
Cheers