reusing coors light home draft system

OHIOSTEVE · Jan 22, 2011

IT WORKS!!! Just pulled the first glass of home brew from it. Finding the CO2 was not as easy as I was led to believe but I found a bike shop close that has em. PLUS the owner does paintball stuff and wants to see the keg to see if he can hook a small tank to it cheaper.

eljefe · Jan 22, 2011

OHIOSTEVE said:
IT WORKS!!! Just pulled the first glass of home brew from it. Finding the CO2 was not as easy as I was led to believe but I found a bike shop close that has em. PLUS the owner does paintball stuff and wants to see the keg to see if he can hook a small tank to it cheaper.

Great job! Did you alter anything or just replace the CO2? I have not seen the Coors light dispenser so I am not sure how it is set up. How much does it hold?

Thanks

Skyforger · Jan 22, 2011

That's awesome! The only problem is that you have to drink a minikeg of Coor's before you can do this....

eljefe · Jan 22, 2011

Skyforger said:
That's awesome! The only problem is that you have to drink a minikeg of Coor's before you can do this....

No pain, no gain??!!?? Your post gave me a good laugh though.

thamessenjah · Jan 22, 2011

A buddy of mine just decided to give it a try and found too that it worked really nice. He has been commissioning everyone he knows for the coors light ones or worse yet.....miller lite

Ziggybrew · Jan 22, 2011

thamessenjah said:
A buddy of mine just decided to give it a try and found too that it worked really nice. He has been commissioning everyone he knows for the coors light ones or worse yet.....miller lite

There ya go... get other people to drink that crap for ya.

duckmanco · Jan 22, 2011

What's the how to on this? I have seen these show up in my grocery store and was wondering how it would fly.

... Would it be a sin to dump the coors light? ... Hate that sh*t....

jiggs_casey · Jan 22, 2011

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/my-experience-coors-lite-home-draft-video-190731/

Great thread here, with videos...

I've been using the Miller Lite systems with pretty good results.

eljefe · Jan 22, 2011

jiggs_casey said:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/my-experience-coors-lite-home-draft-video-190731/

Great thread here, with videos... I've been using the Miller Lite systems with pretty good results.

I seem to be out of the loop but I don't buy much beer anymore and when I do it is not Coor or Miller. However I am curious again how big this keg is. Is it similar to the the Heineken one? How many would I need for a 5 g batch?

Thanks

Skyforger · Jan 22, 2011

Quick google search reveals that it's 1.5 gallons. So you'd need 3 1/3.

Also costs about $20. And lasts 30 days. Serve it to undiscerning friends.

Kaz · Jan 22, 2011

thamessenjah said:
A buddy of mine just decided to give it a try and found too that it worked really nice. He has been commissioning everyone he knows for the coors light ones or worse yet.....miller lite

But Miller is the champagne of beers!

Scubbastv · Jan 22, 2011

Just my 2 cents worth, I have bought a homedraft and thought it was so great but... After I filled the bottle just twice it was so wrinkled that I dare not use it again in fear of the bottle bursting.

smokewater · Jan 23, 2011

Scubbastv said:
Just my 2 cents worth, I have bought a homedraft and thought it was so great but... After I filled the bottle just twice it was so wrinkled that I dare not use it again in fear of the bottle bursting.

Not sure but I believe I read that the cap size is the same as 3 liter soda bottles. Might be able to use the tap on them if you keep them away from sunlight or paint them a dark color.

brew2enjoy · Jan 23, 2011

I have some of my IPA carbing / conditioning in one now. It has definitely swelled up quite a bit. It has been 3 weeks today so I am going to throw it in the fridge soon and try it in a couple days. Hope it works!

RM-MN · Jan 23, 2011

Kaz said:
But Miller is the champagne of beers!

I'm not a fan of champagne either.

jbsg02 · Jan 23, 2011

Aren't you supposed to use food grade CO2, and not the ones for tires/etc

OHIOSTEVE · Jan 23, 2011

jbsg02 said:
Aren't you supposed to use food grade CO2, and not the ones for tires/etc

probably yes....However I used what I could find.

Pick · Jan 23, 2011

Does tire CO2 have rubber gas in it?

RukusDM · Jan 23, 2011

OHIOSTEVE said:
IT WORKS!!! Just pulled the first glass of home brew from it. Finding the CO2 was not as easy as I was led to believe but I found a bike shop close that has em. PLUS the owner does paintball stuff and wants to see the keg to see if he can hook a small tank to it cheaper.

I started using these a few months back to put my Hard Cider in. They work great. The local brew shop carries the 16gram co2 cartridges.

The wife bought me a TAD system for my birthday. That works good too, but I like the tap on these better.

OHIOSTEVE · Jan 23, 2011

I have zero proof other than there is no off taste at all. I would wager the CO2 cartridges are the same thing.

michigator04 · Jan 23, 2011

Pick said:
Does tire CO2 have rubber gas in it?

This one on Amazon is sold by a bike shop and claims to have "food grade gas and can be used in the Cornelius Keg Charger."

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Q5JUJQ/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Though it does appear to be cheaper at Morebeer.com

http://morebeer.com/view_product/18322/beerwinecoffee/16g_CO2_Cartridge_6

hillrunner100 · Mar 29, 2011

Can anyone tell me if it makes a difference if the 16g CO2 cartridge is threaded or non-threaded?

OHIOSTEVE · Mar 30, 2011

hillrunner100 said:
Can anyone tell me if it makes a difference if the 16g CO2 cartridge is threaded or non-threaded?

has to be non threaded

brew2enjoy · Mar 30, 2011

OHIOSTEVE said:
has to be non threaded

Not true. Many people (including myself) use the threaded ones because they have a wider neck and fit better.

OHIOSTEVE · Mar 31, 2011

brew2enjoy said:
Not true. Many people (including myself) use the threaded ones because they have a wider neck and fit better.

What about the extra length of the cartridge? It didn't even look like it would fit in the plastic " holder"

brew2enjoy · Mar 31, 2011

OHIOSTEVE said:
What about the extra length of the cartridge? It didn't even look like it would fit in the plastic " holder"

They fit fine. I didn't have to use any o-rings or anything. I just used the original rubber gasket that was on the cartridge.

Here is a good (long) thread that goes into more detail.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/my-experience-coors-lite-home-draft-video-190731/

hillrunner100 · Apr 2, 2011

Thanks for the info and link to the videos. I will try this out on my latest batch.

Dahoov · Apr 2, 2011

Just an FYI. I put together a Home Draft mini Kegerator.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/home-draft-mini-kegerator-231800/

I do 3 gallon batches, so 2 of the bottles per batch. I have 4 different things "on tap" in my mini fridge.

papajuan · May 4, 2012

The biggest mistake I made when I salvaged the Coors Lite Home Brew was to removed the Coors label from the bottle. Most of my friends and family would never touch anything with a Coors label on it.

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