My New Taps [General]
2008 Aug 29
Wow ... three taps .... one fridge.
What are you running here ? .... (found) Pepsi kegs ? or is the fridge just a big line chiller for three 50 liter (found) beer kegs ?
I met a guy a work once who had a beer tap installed at his kitchen sink. It was fed from a fridge in his basement through an insulated line.
My set up from many years ago was a fridge I found in someones garbage and hauled home on my kids toboggan. A 'found' 50 liter european keg which I had a 'keg cracker' made for. Before the internet,the only place in town to get a tap was from Brewers Retail. So I bought a tap and all the fittings off the back of a Brewers Retail truck.
The picture is my fav tap picture ... and I took it.
What are you running here ? .... (found) Pepsi kegs ? or is the fridge just a big line chiller for three 50 liter (found) beer kegs ?
I met a guy a work once who had a beer tap installed at his kitchen sink. It was fed from a fridge in his basement through an insulated line.
My set up from many years ago was a fridge I found in someones garbage and hauled home on my kids toboggan. A 'found' 50 liter european keg which I had a 'keg cracker' made for. Before the internet,the only place in town to get a tap was from Brewers Retail. So I bought a tap and all the fittings off the back of a Brewers Retail truck.
The picture is my fav tap picture ... and I took it.
2008 Aug 29
Coke kegs in there right now (pin lock), but I also have a bunch of Pepsi (ball lock). They are not "found" - they are all legal. Most of of the Cokes were bought from a Coke plant in Saskatchewan that was getting out of the kegs and into bag-in-box (disposable, garbage-producing) technology. Most of the Pepsi kegs were purchased at Princess Auto as surplus. I've got about a dozen of each.
My wife has long-since given me permission to put beer taps on the kitchen counter like your friend. It's a bit complicated to do in my house, but I am well on my way to doing it, complete with insulated lines like your friend. Though it is likely to be a few years yet. The kegs will be in the basement under the kitchen. I'm already building a small "walk-in" (crawl-in) fridge down there for it all.
My wife has long-since given me permission to put beer taps on the kitchen counter like your friend. It's a bit complicated to do in my house, but I am well on my way to doing it, complete with insulated lines like your friend. Though it is likely to be a few years yet. The kegs will be in the basement under the kitchen. I'm already building a small "walk-in" (crawl-in) fridge down there for it all.
2008 Aug 29
I can recall I had a hard time sourcing 'food grade' carbon dioxide.
I had a certified, pressure tested, used fire extinguisher that almost no one would fill. I can't even remember where I got it filled. Maybe I ended up with fire extinguisher CO2.
Is there a source in the city that will refill my used fire extinguisher with food grade CO2 ?
PS: The reason I ask about 'food grade' is because I heard that NO2 comes in two grades, food grade for dispensing whipped cream and for medical use as well as industrial grade NO2 for car racing. The industrial grade is quite toxic if consumed by humans.
I had a certified, pressure tested, used fire extinguisher that almost no one would fill. I can't even remember where I got it filled. Maybe I ended up with fire extinguisher CO2.
Is there a source in the city that will refill my used fire extinguisher with food grade CO2 ?
PS: The reason I ask about 'food grade' is because I heard that NO2 comes in two grades, food grade for dispensing whipped cream and for medical use as well as industrial grade NO2 for car racing. The industrial grade is quite toxic if consumed by humans.
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