"Cask" Question

[Airborneguy]

I'm trying to design a system to use my regular kegs to dispense real ale. Would I be able to use this cask breather spigot:

http://www.ukbrewing.com/sundries.cfm#anchor1116990

Connected to the gas-in post to draw air into the keg? Has anyone else designed a real ale dispensing system for corny kegs without using a cask breather?

 

[marzsit]

yes, the cask breather regulator will work but not the spigots (they are designed to connect to wood or plastic bungs) you would connect the regulator to standard corny gas-in disconnects.

i have read about people using propane gas regulators as cask breathers, since they operate at very low pressure and are much cheaper than a real british cask breather.

 

[Jaysus]

Some decent info in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/beer-engine-arrived-155571/

 

[commonlaw]

Also check out this thread, which is where I got my ideas from.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/fellow-homebrewers-meet-my-new-beer-engine-10529/

I am using a propane regulator as a ghetto cask breather and it is working very well. Just hook up a co2 from a manifold into the propane regulator, and the out from the regulator to a corny quick disconnect. I have 3 kegs (2 regular, 1 cask) and I can pump up the pressure to force carbonate or dispense from the regular kegs, and the hand pump stays fresh and no beer pours out.

 

[Airborneguy]

Thanks guys. Lots of info.