My Experience With The Coors Lite Home Draft (Video)

[ThreeRatBastards]

First off I'll point to the inspiration for this thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/coors-disposable-keg-party-pig-127302/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/miller-lite-home-draft-dissected-181602/

I finally found that they were selling these in my area so I decided to pick one up and chronicle my experience with it. Hope you all find this helpful.

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Part 2:


Part 3:

 

[binaryc0de]

I'm interested in seeing how this turns out... I'd heard that when using natural carbonation in a keg setup that you use slightly less priming sugar though?

 

[CodyRay]

Tomorrow I plan on picking up a couple co2 canisters and seeing if I can force carbonate some tap water and dispense. Would you mind if I posted my videos here? No need to create yet another forum imo.

 

[ThreeRatBastards]

I'm interested in seeing how this turns out... I'd heard that when using natural carbonation in a keg setup that you use slightly less priming sugar though?

I guess time will tell. The bottle has definitely filled with co2 and now has little to no give. I'm happy no co2 is leaking out.

Tomorrow I plan on picking up a couple co2 canisters and seeing if I can force carbonate some tap water and dispense. Would you mind if I posted my videos here? No need to create yet another forum imo.

Please feel free to post here. I'm interested to see what others do with it. In one of the threads I linked I believe someone was able to successfully force carb some water (or maybe it was Apfelwein).

 

[bradneal]

Very interesting thread. Bookmarked....

 

[CodyRay]

Just a quick fyi for anyone trying this. Be careful how much liquid you put into the bottle. I only left like an inch of headspace so when I screwed in the co2 canister it almost immediately activated the relief valve and shot cold co2 in my face. Its fine now but it takes a few minutes to recover thinking you just created a bomb and it went off!

Anyway, the water is currently carbonating in the fridge, cross your fingers.

 

[kegtoe]

i love the sarcasm in the first video "yep, pure and clean as the Rocky Mountains"

 

[fineexampl]

cool!

 

[azscoob]

Those were good how to videos, I might get one of those for the club meetings, fill with carbed beer from the tap, and charge with a fresh co2 cartrage.. I have seen them in the store, but I never gave them much thought for homebrew.

 

[jkarp]

Looks awfully similar to Tap-a-Draft. Wonder if Coors licensed it...

 

[Stoughton]

Looks awfully similar to Tap-a-Draft. Wonder if Coors licensed it...

Yes, and IIRC, they're using it for Miller Light as well.

 

[ChshreCat]

Definitely more like a tap-a-draft than a party pig.

 

[Stoughton]

From Tap-a-Draft's FB page:

Here's another article about our licensed Tap-A-Draft technology being used in a single-use form. If it's not already, you should be able to find it in your area soon.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/rtn/pr/...-get-a-lot-colder/rfid315015172/?sms_ss=email

 

[ThreeRatBastards]

Definitely more like a tap-a-draft than a party pig.

You are definitely right. I guess the reason I called it a Party Pig was because of the original thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/coors-disposable-keg-party-pig-127302/ . It just got in my head that way and I couldn't get it out.

 

[MJDore]

I guess time will tell. The bottle has definitely filled with co2 and now has little to no give. I'm happy no co2 is leaking out.



Please feel free to post here. I'm interested to see what others do with it. In one of the threads I linked I believe someone was able to successfully force carb some water (or maybe it was Apfelwein).

How is this working out for you so far?

 

[ThreeRatBastards]

So far so good, but I still have another week and a half before I tap the thing. It's still naturally carbing up, no leaks of either beer or CO2. I went to my LHBS and bought a 16g CO2 cartridge, so I'm just waiting for the beer to mature now. Once it does I will toss it in the fridge for at least 24 hours, take it out and add the new CO2 to it and pour my first beer from it on video. I'll post it on here when it's done.

 

[bmeyer46]

I'd love to make a stout, carb naturally, then get some of the nitogen cartridges and try that out for dispensing.

 

[509inc]

I suggest getting a camera stand.

Great videos... close to unwatchable. Like Blair Witch of How To.

 

[bmeyer46]

"I'm soooo scared" LOL

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

This is awesome! As someone who is ready to go to kegging but can't afford it yet, this is perfect. And even though it's not the best beer in the world, I could pretty much knock one of those Coors Light jobs out in about a day. It was 107 actual temp here yesterday and I need to mow the yard!!! Thanks for the video. Keep them coming.

 

[skidaddytn]

Are you going to release the pressure before adding the co2 cartridge or just screw it in? the tap-a-draft says to release pressure from natural carbonation first... I'm not sure why this is necessary... I guess they don't want the pressure in the bottle to be higher than that of the cartridge...

but... I filled mine with starsan water tonight (room temperature) and added a cartridge and the pressure feels pretty tight... I would say maybe even tighter than my plastic 16oz bottles have felt after natural carbonation... hmmm...

I don't detect any leakage despite the fact that the neck size of my cartridge is slightly smaller than the factory cartridge...

If this works well, I might buy a tap a draft system cause they have those insulated cooler carriers with handles which look pretty cool...

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Since I don't know much about kegging, this may be a stupid question...why wouldn't or couldn't you force card it with the co2, instead of adding priming sugar and waiting 2 weeks?

 

[knotquiteawake]

is it cheaper than buying a tap-a-draft?

 

[ThreeRatBastards]

Since I don't know much about kegging, this may be a stupid question...why wouldn't or couldn't you force card it with the co2, instead of adding priming sugar and waiting 2 weeks?

You can force carb it, and it has been done by others. It takes a couple of cartridges to do so if I recall correctly. I chose to naturally carb it because I was waiting on the beer to age a bit anyway. I don't like 'green' beer.

*Edit* After reading the Tap-A-Draft instructions it is clear that you will need 2 16g cartridges, plus another week anyway:

2 x 8gm co2 cartridges are required to force carbonate a beverage followed by 2 x C02 cartridges to provide dispens ing pressure (after a week)

is it cheaper than buying a tap-a-draft?

This cost $20 and came with crappy free beer, Tap-a-draft is over $50.

 

[ThreeRatBastards]

Are you going to release the pressure before adding the co2 cartridge or just screw it in? the tap-a-draft says to release pressure from natural carbonation first... I'm not sure why this is necessary... I guess they don't want the pressure in the bottle to be higher than that of the cartridge...

Here is a link to the TAD instructions. The instructions go into pretty good detail about what to do once it has been naturally carbed. Basically stick it in the fridge for a day or so, then yes, release the pressure, then screw in the CO2.

 

[knotquiteawake]

I think I've got to find some chumps to help me down one of these so I can put my "Not So Strong Ale" (1.050 OG instead of 1.065, this is what happens when you wait 9-10 months between brews) in it.

 

[Brewing Clamper]

Dude, nice job on the vids. I can't wait to see the results. My BIL is a devout Coors Light drinker. He'll love it if I buy him the beer and I'll get to keep the container .

 

[user 40839]

Excellent stuff. I've been thinking about snagging a T-A-D for bringing brew on the road (working on a mobile kegerator as well, but concerned about the volume of sediment kicked up for trips when there's not enough time to let the beer settle back out) so this might be just what the doctor ordered. I'm assuming that there'd be no issue in transferring already carbed beer via a BMBF or similar, then charging with CO2 to dispense?

 

[Big10Seaner]

Ubermick I'm trying that tonight, I'll let you know how it works.

 

[user 40839]

Nice one, Seaner - let us know.