Anyone use Aqua Lux water jugs with taps?

[JackBeer]

Looking for thoughts - new to brewing, using corny kegs, but found these online:

Reliance Aqua-Lux Cleanable Water Container - 7 Gallon (Camping & Outdoor Equipment / Reliance Hydration)

Seems kind of close to what a british friend of mine uses, simple plastic barrel with a tap on the bottom, small CO2 cartridge at the top, gravity feed for the most part. I can;t seem to find these barrels here in the US, and the cornys are cheap enough, but these jugs look like they;d be easy to clean, food safe, and I could easily fit a small CO2 intake into the top - pressure is pretty low in my corny, only 15-20 psi max.

Is this crazy? Just a thought...

jackbeer

 

[wildwest450]

Is this crazy?

1 vote for crazy.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Doesn't seem like a good idea to me. Cornies are only about $5 more expensive.

 

[bsay]

Make that two votes for crazy.

Unless you want oxidized, under-carbonated beer....

 

[JackBeer]

Well, the cornys around me (MA) run about $35 bucks. Suggestions for cheaper?

Why oxidized/flat? If you keep the headspace filled with CO2 via valve at the top, should act like a regular corny - simple valve would do the trick, could easily retrofit through the existing release valve - when the outflow pressure drops down, add another squirt of CO2 to keep the headspace pressure up.

Now I might be boxing myself into trying this arguable cheapskate/moron idea.

 

[MoRoToRiUm]

My biggest concern is most plastics, especially when cleaned with a brush, scratch easy. This is just asking for bacterial growth. Plus, a corny you don't have to worry about light. I was planning on ordering a few more here-

Five 5 Gallon Soda Keg Tank Corny Ball Lock Stainless

Sale, 19.99. Add some new rings, possibly some starsan/oxi clean to ensure clean and remove labels (or they have reconditioned for like 39.99)