Simple, 'sustainable' beer storage without extra CO2

[jonnygreenwood]

Hey everyone,

First post here.

I've been homebrewing for a couple of years, and up until now I've always stored beer in bottles and in my Tap-a-Draft system.

However, I do have a cellar that stays cool year-round, and I'm looking for a way to store beer in the cellar that doesn't involve the use of added C02 (like the Tap-a-Draft cartridges, or a large C02 canister as you'd use with a traditional keg). Mostly I don't like the idea of constantly buying and using C02 cartridges/tanks. I'm thinking some kind of large container with a dispenser that I could store sugar-primed beer in, and just dispense it at will.

Does something like this exist? Obviously I realize I could just store the beer indefinitely in bottles, but I thought there might be some way to store it in a barrel-like container which can dispense beer readily but doesn't need added C02. Thanks.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Depending on how much you drink and how much you ferment, you may be able to rig up something that uses fermentation off gasing to blanket a keg of real ale... That might be cool.

Or use Fass Frische kegs and serve real ale over a couple days... do a search for fass frische and a good thread should come up.