Cornies + camping

[crypt0]

I got a friend into brewing and after about 2 batches, like me, he soon realized the value of kegging and bought his own cornies.

We've had talks of each bringing a keg to his cottage this year, but I've transported bottle carbed beer before and managed to kick up all the sediment. Would the same thing happen in a corny if it was in a secondary for two weeks or so then cold crashed then force carbed?

 

[ahave]

as long as you racked to your serving keg after cold crashing you should be fine.

 

[crypt0]

Cool. I'm also considering picking up one of those CO2 charger converters for dispensing instead of lugging around my 5# + regulator. I would just hope a cartrige will last long enough to dispense 5 gallons or this idea could get pricey

 

[ahave]

You will need more than 1. I have read that most people need 2-3 (depending on size). Yes, it is quite pricey.

 

[bh10]

http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=16

Decent option

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

I use a paintball bottle, with adapter and regulator, for my portable kegerator. Works great for camping.

 

[Brewing Clamper]

http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=16

Decent option

I use a setup like this, but it was no where near that expensive when I bought it. Most people have all the other parts so you could just get the charger. Check this one from AHS.

 

[BadgerBrewer]

Cpt Kirks... I would love to see inside that portable cooler of yours! I have been searching for ideas to build one and I like the way your looks.

What size cooler is that? And how large of a paintball bottle do you use (I am not familiar with those)

 

[mosquitocontrol]

My understanding of the small co2 cartridges is that they only pressurize to 2-3 psi. I was thinking about getting a few of these but was concerned the beer would go flat after a few days. I'd be using them probably to last anywhere between 3-6 days. Any experience with loss of carbonation?

 

[v2comp]

Cpt Kirks... I would love to see inside that portable cooler of yours! I have been searching for ideas to build one and I like the way your looks.

What size cooler is that? And how large of a paintball bottle do you use (I am not familiar with those)

Ebay item number: 160429727365

http://cgi.ebay.com/COLD-PLATE-BEVE...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255a5b5e85

its probably like this or a coil.
if you ever buy one, get the most passages you can afford. you will thank me later.

 

[BadgerBrewer]

Yeah, so that I see that I bet you are right. I had seen someone design a portable cooler where he actually cut a circle in the top of the cooler and a full 5 gallon corny stuck out the top. He then attached a portable faucet and CO2 cartridge and was able to roll it around. I thought maybe that a 3 gallon corny might fit into this rig and then the tower was used fort serving.

Nice price on that chill plate! wonder if it really works though. Those are usually really expensive I thought

 

[v2comp]

it will work fine, they have dropped in price considerably over the last couple of years. I have six of them in different coolers for my brewery.
you can get some neoprene on a roll and make your own keg jackets that will keep the keg cool for a long time. they make commercial ones but they cost like 50 bucks each.

 

[Brewing Clamper]

Ebay item number: 160429727365

http://cgi.ebay.com/COLD-PLATE-BEVERAGE-COOLER-NEW-3-LINES-FITTINGS-/160429727365?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255a5b5e85

its probably like this or a coil.
if you ever buy one, get the most passages you can afford. you will thank me later.

So basically, this is a 3 line plate that one should just use as one line? That makes sense. I've never seen such good price on it though... nice!

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Cpt Kirks... I would love to see inside that portable cooler of yours! I have been searching for ideas to build one and I like the way your looks.

What size cooler is that? And how large of a paintball bottle do you use (I am not familiar with those)

Really not a lot to see. I have a bicycle water bottle holder mounted in one corner to hold the 20oz paintball bottle, it keeps the bottle from rattling around.

The cooler is a 70qt cube. The tower is 3" PVC, with a pass through mount and an end cap. Regular faucets with tower shanks. I drilled a 1" hole through the lid for the beer lines. Two 3 gallon kegs, the paintball bottle with regulator, lines and 20lbs of ice fit in the cooler, with room left over for a few bottles.

I left the tower end cap loose on purpose. When I'm ready to pour, I put a large ziplock bag of ice in the tower to keep the lines and shanks cold. Every pour is nice and chilled.

 

[BadgerBrewer]

Thanks for the info! I was looiking for something just like this for taking tailgating, camping, the lake, etc. How did you attach the tower to the cooler top?

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Thanks for the info! I was looiking for something just like this for taking tailgating, camping, the lake, etc. How did you attach the tower to the cooler top?

I just drilled holes and used SS bolts. The end piece has mounting holes.

 

[Beerrific]

Back to sediment issue...my process is 2-3 week primary then straight into the keg to clear. After a couple weeks cold in the keg, I get 1-2 murky pints and then clear. But, if I move that keg it gets cloudy again. Obviously. To prevent this when I plan to transport the keg, I simply hook up to kegs (liquid to liquid) and push the beer into another keg. Then you can move that keg all you want and it will be as clear as it was in the still keg. You could skip the first keg with an extended cold crash or secondary but be careful when racking.

 

[Scimmia]

My understanding of the small co2 cartridges is that they only pressurize to 2-3 psi. I was thinking about getting a few of these but was concerned the beer would go flat after a few days. I'd be using them probably to last anywhere between 3-6 days. Any experience with loss of carbonation?

Where did you hear that? There's no regulator or anything on them, so you're hooking liquid CO2 directly to the keg, so they'd output ~800 PSI. These setups are used all of the time for bicycle tires and air guns, both of which are far beyond 2-3 PSI.

 

[RDWHAHB]

Ithink that they could go higher, but most people only use them to get up to 2-3 psi to push the beer. Its gonna take a lot more canisters to keep it at carbing pressure.

 

[crypt0]

So the sediment will kick up again even if you rack to a secondary first? Was hoping that wasn't the case. Lots of good info here for campers. I'm considering getting a paintball CO2 tank. Again I suppose I'd need a second regulator

 

[Beerrific]

So the sediment will kick up again even if you rack to a secondary first? Was hoping that wasn't the case. Lots of good info here for campers. I'm considering getting a paintball CO2 tank. Again I suppose I'd need a second regulator

Depends on how clear you get it before racking and how well you rack. No matter how careful I am, I always get some sediment when I siphon and it seems to clear more in the keg.