A break from all the brew stand & keeper builds - Homemade Margarita Machine.

[nutty_gnome]

When I first got my kegs, I had no beer to put in them. So I took one and mixed up 2.5 gallons of bourbon and coke. The mix stayed 'mixed' for the whole time I used that which was several weeks.

On the other hand, I have tried the sodastream heavy syrup mixes added to a keg of water and got mixed results. You have to mix that stuff very well or it will stratify over time.

 

[bemerritt]

Any extra cleaning of the kegs, keg components or lines after putting these cocktails on draft?

 

[heckels]

That was my concern. I didn't know of if the mix would stay consistent while drinking.

This. Wouldn't the solution stratify at some point if you weren't constantly agitating the keg?


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[nutty_gnome]

Any extra cleaning of the kegs, keg components or lines after putting these cocktails on draft?

Nope. Nothing other than soaking the metal keg with oxyclean free and hot water. I flushed the lines with hot water and then ran starsan through the keg. I didn't use root beer syrups at all.

I would do it again, premixed booze on tap is Amazing!


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[edmondsonm]

You bet
I use
2 full 750Ml bottles of Tequila I have used many different kinds over the years and I think THIS Is my favorite when I put them on tap. The last time (in the picture) we used Kirkland brand and something else. They were good but not as good as the Margaritaville Gold Tequila.
1 bottle of Hiram Walker Triple-sec
5 bottles of margarita mix (I use 3 reg and 2 light to keep the SWMBO happy)
3 2L bottles of Squirt soda (This is the MAGIC IMHO)
and then I juice 2 limes sometimes 3 depending on the size of the limes.

Dump all in a clean and sanitized keg, chill and carbonate to a much higher level than beer! I go about 30+PSI for several days. I really like to make this several days ahead of the party. I like them bright, on the rocks in a salted glass..

Cheers
Jay

For those who find this mix may be a little too sweet for their taste or if you are in a hurry to carbonate, toss in about one to 1.5 quarts of cheap yellow fizzy beer. Works wonders and keeps the alcohol content up.

Also on the "triple sec"... look for some top shelf orange liqueur that goes 40 proof, not the well 15 proof crap in the plastic bottle for $6-7. Pay $12-$16 and get 40 proof.

Doing the math on the above recipe and changing to 40 proof Cointreau from triple sec and throwing 32 ounces of 4.2% beer into the mix, I calculate 26.7 ounces of grain alcohol in about 600 total ounces for an ABV of 4.45% per serving. Very reasonable.

Cheers!