Coor's Disposable Keg = Party Pig?

[GillandCo]

I can see putting your own beer in it being a good idea...I can't wrap my head around paying 20$ for one, and having to drink it before putting it to use.

I'd rather by the 2-3 gallon kegs they sell...a bit expensive but they will last forever

 

[bierhaus15]

I can see putting your own beer in it being a good idea...I can't wrap my head around paying 20$ for one, and having to drink it before putting it to use.

I'd rather by the 2-3 gallon kegs they sell...a bit expensive but they will last forever

The whole point of this thing is so you don't have invest in a whole kegging system, let alone find and pay for a 3 gallon keg, just to serve some homebrew on tap. This is much cheaper, convenient, and portable too.

Also, anyone find c02 cartridges that work best in this thing?

 

[RukusDM]

I may have missed this but has anyone found Nitrogen Cartridges? This would be really cool for a Guinness Clone.

I have one of the Coors light mini kegs. I'm going to put some of my first batch of Ale in it and bottle the rest. Just getting started in beer making and this is a great intermediate step for me rather than having to buy a keg system. When I progress further in brewing, I'll definitely have a keg system. I already have the bar in the basement, but I've never really used it.

Too bad some of the better beer company's don't do this. If Guinness made one of these, it would be in my fridge all the time.

 

[bgroins]

Ok so I received the ISI cartridges today. I was a little discouraged after comparing them to the OEM cartridge since the neck was a bit smaller. However I donated one to science and was happy to discover that it worked perfectly. Here's a picture of the sizing difference:

The ISI body is about the same width as the OEM cartridge and the neck is slightly smaller than the OEM. The Leland cartridges from Midwest Supplies are narrower on the neck and the body. The Leland cartridge fails for two reasons. The body is too narrow, causing it to wobble around in the plastic housing. I tried wrapping a little duct tape around it. It was snug but it still leaked because the neck is too narrow, causing the o-ring seal to fail.

So, the ISI Beer cartridge is the best replacement I've found and the Leland ones have almost all failed. I would recommend pulling out the hooded o-ring from the tap and mounting it on the ISI cartridge neck before screwing it in to the tap, as it can get folded over and cause a leak.

Here's a link to the Amazon page for the ISI carts. If anyone finds them cheaper (shipped) please let me know.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013O2956/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Hope this helps.

 

[JClinedinst]

where do you even get these things? I have never seen them, and a google search returns this picture on Flickr

Found mine at Walmart. Haven't been able to empty it yet... Part of me wants to dump it, another part of me wants to hold my nose and drink it

 

[GillandCo]

I guess it would be good time to find some BMC drinkers and invite them over for a cold one!

 

[KrayzieVanh]

Hmm... I've bottled and tapped twice and both times used the Leland CO2. No leaks for me. I even had some gas left over in the end. Maybe I'm just lucky? I have two more ready to "tap", I'll be using the same CO2 carts. It won't be until Thanksgiving though.

 

[Beerbeque]

I think that $20 each is not bad because a tap a draft system with 3 bottles and only one tap costs $65 but $60 will get you 3 Coors light bottles with 3 taps plus you get all the beer too. As an aside I discovered that WD-40 removes the label glue easily.

 

[Lilahblossom]

My idea is to get more bottles from Mid west. I have TAD already and this coors setup gives me another tap. I don't need more than two going at a time.

 

[beerdaddy]

Ok not to piss any1 off but i dont think some of you are beer drinkers? why might you ask is that in my 21 yeasrs of drinking beer i have yet and i mean yet to have a bad beer!!!! Yes some is better than others but all beer is good beer. and im am going to drink every drop of the coors keg i picked up 2nite . it shouldnt take to long as im over half way through it as i try and type this. lol.
so dont knock it, beer is beer just not what i make, but i will still drink it!

 

[Bottenbrew]

The key is to start with homebrew, and then a few (read 4ish) in, crappy beer doesn't taste so crappy.

 

[GillandCo]

I wont drink **** beer if I don't have to, but the choice is yours.

 

[HSM]

The whole point of this thing is so you don't have invest in a whole kegging system, let alone find and pay for a 3 gallon keg, just to serve some homebrew on tap. This is much cheaper, convenient, and portable too.

Also, anyone find c02 cartridges that work best in this thing?

I just ordered some 16g threaded cartridges. The threads won't do a thing but the neck on them is 3/8" which more closely matches the one shipped in the Miller system.

Won't know for sure until I get them. Decent prices here: http://www.redrockminnesota.com/servlet/StoreFront

 

[Beerbeque]

HSM- Good find! let us know soon how they work.
Beerbeque

 

[nchomebrew]

a buddy of mine gave me one that he emptied. looks like you could possibly unscrew the cartridge, and us a new one for homebrew.still would have to carb your beer normally, this would just keep it under pressure after opened so it wouldn't go flat. i think i'll give it a try next time i bottle. has anyone done this before
oops...just realized there are 20 pages to this thread. guess i have some reading to do.

 

[HSM]

HSM- Good find! let us know soon how they work.
Beerbeque

The diameter of the nozzle is a perfect fit to the o-ring and the threads don't get in the way.

The only downside is that the threaded version is a mm or 2 taller and wider. I was able to push the cartridge into the housing by hand but it's a tight fit. Since it's a little taller you can get to about a half turn of the green arrows touching. Neither is a show stopper. I carbed up some StarSan last night, no leaks and still under pressure today.

 

[wyzazz]

The diameter of the nozzle is a perfect fit to the o-ring and the threads don't get in the way.

The only downside is that the threaded version is a mm or 2 taller and wider. I was able to push the cartridge into the housing by hand but it's a tight fit. Since it's a little taller you can get to about a half turn of the green arrows touching. Neither is a show stopper. I carbed up some StarSan last night, no leaks and still under pressure today.

Got a link to the exact cartridge you purchased, or was it just the food-grade 16g threaded ones on there? Thanks!

 

[HSM]

Got a link to the exact cartridge you purchased, or was it just the food-grade 16g threaded ones on there? Thanks!

http://www.redrockminnesota.com/servlet/the-18/(12)-16-gram-Threaded/Detail

 

[wyzazz]

http://www.redrockminnesota.com/servlet/the-18/(12)-16-gram-Threaded/Detail

Thanks!

 

[sportscrazed2]

so does this thing work well? do they come with any good beers? if they had killians in one of these i would go for it

 

[sudsmcgee]

I tested it out today with some non-threaded 16 g cartridges and some small black rubber o-rings (all purchased at my LHBS). The neck of the cartridge was much narrower, so I thought the o-rings would help and they definitely did. I first installed two o-rings and it filled while leaking a slight amount. Once it was done leaking (cartridge was VERY cold BTW) I used a new cartridge and installed a third 0-ring. This time there was zero leakage and the bottle got rock hard immediately without opening the safety valve.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this works well with my IPA I'm about to bottle. So far so good.

 

[Tu13es]

The diameter of the nozzle is a perfect fit to the o-ring and the threads don't get in the way.

The only downside is that the threaded version is a mm or 2 taller and wider. I was able to push the cartridge into the housing by hand but it's a tight fit. Since it's a little taller you can get to about a half turn of the green arrows touching. Neither is a show stopper. I carbed up some StarSan last night, no leaks and still under pressure today.

How's this holding up?

 

[HSM]

How's this holding up?

The threaded cartridges work fine, but my tap sprung a lead and is worthless.

 

[Beerbeque]

Well my experiment is going fine so far. I refilled a Coors Light home draft bottle, primed it with corn sugar, let it sit for two weeks and it definitely carbed up and held pressure ok. I ordered 20 of the 16 gram threaded cartridges from redrockminnesota.com and then fit the little rubber coupler thing on and tightened it up.With considerable muscle, I was able to tighten it to the farthest point where the arrows come together. I could hear and feel that the CO2 cartridge punctured ok. If the CO2 holds till the bottle is empty then I will go buy another one of these things.

 

[raf1919]

i just got my miller lite keg. would the tap all fit the TAD bottles?

 

[raf1919]

Well my experiment is going fine so far. I refilled a Coors Light home draft bottle, primed it with corn sugar, let it sit for two weeks and it definitely carbed up and held pressure ok. I ordered 20 of the 16 gram threaded cartridges from redrockminnesota.com and then fit the little rubber coupler thing on and tightened it up.With considerable muscle, I was able to tighten it to the farthest point where the arrows come together. I could hear and feel that the CO2 cartridge punctured ok. If the CO2 holds till the bottle is empty then I will go buy another one of these things.

anyupdates? which CO2 did you use?

 

[imgroovin]

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[raf1919]

I just ordered some 16g threaded cartridges. The threads won't do a thing but the neck on them is 3/8" which more closely matches the one shipped in the Miller system.

Won't know for sure until I get them. Decent prices here: http://www.redrockminnesota.com/servlet/StoreFront

i went with these too.. so far so good. i'll see how it does over next few days

 

[bgroins]

i went with these too.. so far so good. i'll see how it does over next few days

I've been using the threaded carts almost exclusively now. They work great and you really can't beat the price. Great find. I've got 2 taps and about 12 bottles in rotation. So far no problems with these whatsoever. The fit perfectly in the fridge.

 

[geddster1]

Has anyone tried to prime using a co2 cart? (instead of the syrup?) Wondering if this would work? Prime it with one cart, then replace after 4 days, continue prime for 3 days, then enjoy??

Am I crazy? Did I miss this post?

Thanks!