Golddiggie
Well-Known Member
About two weeks I scored a 1 gallon Taylor syrup keg off of ebray... It arrived last week and I proceeded to go through it and get it ready for use with homebrew. :rockin:
First thing I had to do was install a gas post in the lid (where the normal gas in fitting was, for it). This involved removing the fitting that was in the lid, installing a 1/8" NPT to 1/4" MFL fitting. Then installing one of the 1/4" FFL to 19/32"-18 fittings that accepts a gas corny post.
Once that was completed, I proceeded to pressure test it. Mother leaked out of the liquid post (it was damaged from an impact on one side of the top of it). So, I started hunting for a replacement post. Ordered one from Northern Brewer over the weekend (along with a few other things), which shipped out on Monday. That arrived today.
Installed the replacement liquid side post and proceeded to pressure test again. SUCCESS!! Holds pressure and doesn't leak. So, I pushed out the PBW solution I had it sitting with, followed by some rinse water, and then some Star San solution. Got it sitting now with 12psi of pressure in it, to test it to make sure there are no slow leaks in it.
Stoked about having a 1 gallon beer keg now. Especially with having some strong brews going to keg. I might fill it with my 12% wee heavy, so that I can take it with me on xmas to enjoy. Or maybe on Chanuka. I have a Leland regulator, with the paintball CO2 bottle adapter and paintball bottles filled with just CO2 (no lubricants/junk added). It would be pretty easy to take the 1 gallon keg with me, along with the small CO2 setup (might even get some of the Leland CO2 bottles) with me to places, along with a picnic tap setup and be able to serve up great homebrew easily.
Anyone else got some of these kegs? What do YOU use them for?
First thing I had to do was install a gas post in the lid (where the normal gas in fitting was, for it). This involved removing the fitting that was in the lid, installing a 1/8" NPT to 1/4" MFL fitting. Then installing one of the 1/4" FFL to 19/32"-18 fittings that accepts a gas corny post.
Once that was completed, I proceeded to pressure test it. Mother leaked out of the liquid post (it was damaged from an impact on one side of the top of it). So, I started hunting for a replacement post. Ordered one from Northern Brewer over the weekend (along with a few other things), which shipped out on Monday. That arrived today.
Installed the replacement liquid side post and proceeded to pressure test again. SUCCESS!! Holds pressure and doesn't leak. So, I pushed out the PBW solution I had it sitting with, followed by some rinse water, and then some Star San solution. Got it sitting now with 12psi of pressure in it, to test it to make sure there are no slow leaks in it.
Stoked about having a 1 gallon beer keg now. Especially with having some strong brews going to keg. I might fill it with my 12% wee heavy, so that I can take it with me on xmas to enjoy. Or maybe on Chanuka. I have a Leland regulator, with the paintball CO2 bottle adapter and paintball bottles filled with just CO2 (no lubricants/junk added). It would be pretty easy to take the 1 gallon keg with me, along with the small CO2 setup (might even get some of the Leland CO2 bottles) with me to places, along with a picnic tap setup and be able to serve up great homebrew easily.
Anyone else got some of these kegs? What do YOU use them for?