JLeuck64
Well-Known Member
So I received an email from Quoin Industrial Inc., maker of the Party Pig, today indicating they were going out of business. After 23 years of making the party pig and all the accessories they are hanging it up... Here is the email I received:
"It is with sad hearts that we have decided to halt production of the Party Pig beer package, after 23 years in the market.
Continuing escalation of material costs has made the manufacture of this package prohibitively expensive, and it has been increasingly difficult to justify the expenditure of capital to upgrade the manufacturing equipment.
Please know that we have greatly appreciated your business over the years and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
We DO have Party Pig kits and components, including Pressure Pouches on hand, which we will continue to sell until they are gone.
The Pressure Pouches will remain suitable for use for at least a year and probably 2 years, as long as they are stored in a cool dry place.
Gratefully,
Lowell, Mike L, Mike G & Diane
The Pig Farm
Quoin Industrial Inc."
I don't know how many of you out there on the HBT forum are using this product but I have been using it since my early days of homebrewing and I really like it! So, if you want one or any of the accessories they make get one soon because they will be gone soon! I can personally vouch for what the email indicated about the shelf life of their pressure pouches. I keep mine in the fridge and not one has ever failed to work, even after a year.
Once the supply of pressure pouches has dried up I will be working towards modifying my pigs to use CO2 to pressurize them indefinitely. (OK, I have already started thinking towards that day, but probably won't really focus on it until it becomes a necessity! The Mother of invention)
I've killed a LOT of pigs in this hobby and I ain't stopping on account of a lack of pressure pouches! LOL
"It is with sad hearts that we have decided to halt production of the Party Pig beer package, after 23 years in the market.
Continuing escalation of material costs has made the manufacture of this package prohibitively expensive, and it has been increasingly difficult to justify the expenditure of capital to upgrade the manufacturing equipment.
Please know that we have greatly appreciated your business over the years and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
We DO have Party Pig kits and components, including Pressure Pouches on hand, which we will continue to sell until they are gone.
The Pressure Pouches will remain suitable for use for at least a year and probably 2 years, as long as they are stored in a cool dry place.
Gratefully,
Lowell, Mike L, Mike G & Diane
The Pig Farm
Quoin Industrial Inc."
I don't know how many of you out there on the HBT forum are using this product but I have been using it since my early days of homebrewing and I really like it! So, if you want one or any of the accessories they make get one soon because they will be gone soon! I can personally vouch for what the email indicated about the shelf life of their pressure pouches. I keep mine in the fridge and not one has ever failed to work, even after a year.
Once the supply of pressure pouches has dried up I will be working towards modifying my pigs to use CO2 to pressurize them indefinitely. (OK, I have already started thinking towards that day, but probably won't really focus on it until it becomes a necessity! The Mother of invention)
I've killed a LOT of pigs in this hobby and I ain't stopping on account of a lack of pressure pouches! LOL