how does this work?

[jack russell]

Hi all I am new here

and have just been gifted some home brewing kit courtesy of freecycle.

I am unsure what to do with the lid once i put the lager in the keg.. I have put it on and tightened to the little arrow.




do i need to ad c02 or just leave it

I siphoned the lager into it last night and added 80g of sugar.

any help appreciated

cheers

jr

[Jim]

That brown barrel is identical to the first barrel I ever owned! And I had one of those injectors, but it never worked properly. I had to chuck the barrel a few years ago as the weld went and it started leaking.

As Daab says, it takes the small green sparklets bulbs, and automatically injects CO2 when the pressure goes below the optimum level.

They are very prone to leaking and dispensing all the CO2 in your bulb into the room. I would recommend checking all the seals very carefully - maybe the judicious application of vaseline would be advisable.

IIRC, the arrow should be lined up before screwing the lid on - it's there to ensure you don't cross-thread it.

[jack russell]

ok, with that said. shall i just use this then as a second ferment barrel and transfer it into bottles in a week or so?


and this may of been asked by many before, but can i get beer bottles from the pub to use and re seal them with new caps. instead of buying bottles from wilkos.


cheers

jr

[Garth]

yes, it can be used as a secondary, no probs.

Whereabouts in Durham are you JR?

[subzero]

Ok might have been said before but i'm bloody shatterd, hehe...

Ok i got two barrels with these injecters, you can use any C02 bulbs... Dont have to bve green, you can buy them fro cream whip supopliers, or search for C02 bulbs or NO2 bulbs the same people sell both, you need 6gram bulbs NOT 16 bulbs, abit rusty on the sizes but shatterd from work...

Also Jim is correct as they do let the C02 into your room, so only USE them when the barrel is half full, the natural C02 will be fine, you only CHARGE the keg with a bulb when it's half full or not flwoing right, like it glugs air through the tap...

But these are very good, also DONT leave a bulb in the screw capo bit, as thats your pressure valve, so leave it in and keg will leak with to much pressure. e,g

MY barrel with this on i left bulb in and it got so pressured that the tap wasser got puched out and it leaked from there, just take bulb out and let pressure out and your fine. think that covvers it, sorry shatterd from work, hehe

[subzero]

and this may of been asked by many before, but can i get beer bottles from the pub to use and re seal them with new caps. instead of buying bottles from wilkos.

sorry for double post, donno if this break forums rules???

But for free bottles from a pub chek out this thread is tarted.

http://jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... ee+bottles

But READ it all due to pressure and stuff. but none of my bottles have gone bang yet. ^_^

[oxford brewer]

2 posts so quickly subzero.....you must be shattered

[jack russell]

yes, it can be used as a secondary, no probs.

Whereabouts in Durham are you JR?

Hi i am from Ouston where is Skaro?

cheers

jr

[jack russell]

So from what i read above, i dont add any c02 now while the barrel is full just as it gets used if there is a problem with the pouring.

I checked out the link and i think i will ask for the brown bottles only try to keep them all the same, i like a bit of uniformity

cheers

jr

[johnmac]

That's a Boots injector. I tried about three of them and they all lost pressure. Get rid of it!

[e-brewer]

Hi All I agree with johnmac i had one of those years ago it was *h£T much better to ditch it now and go buy a proper brass valve and gas bottle..

e-brewer

fife

[jack russell]

ok guys i see what you are saying re ditch it

but what do i do with the lager that is in it now.

cheers

steve

[Garth]

yes, it can be used as a secondary, no probs.

Whereabouts in Durham are you JR?

Hi i am from Ouston where is Skaro?

cheers

jr

err, It's a piss take mate, it's the Daleks home planet.

I'm at Bowburn really, down the A1 from you, I'll probably be in Ouston and Perkinsville tomorrow delivering my wares.

[Jim]

It's a piss take mate, it's the Daleks home planet.

It's an fascinating place, no stairs or hills anywhere

They can go up stairs now. Don't you know anything?