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Talisman · Post by **Talisman** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:47 pm

trust me there not tricky at all, its buying the stuff you need that is lol

1 cornie with disconnects (normally supplied with), 1 regulator, 1 source of co2, some tubing, and a tap.

that will get you beer out. then you think of cooling the beer...

Beer cooler (maxi type), or kegerator (home made rapeage of a fridge/freezer).

sounds tricky, but it really isnt and definately well worth it.

only prob is you wont be able to stop at 1.

toplad · Post by **toplad** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:32 pm

polypins are the quickest way to set yourself up. although cornies at alitte extra touch.. iam currently running both. with no problems.

richard_senior · Post by **richard_senior** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:38 pm

tatlock wrote:anyone know of any videos etc online that demonstrate how they work?

I can try and describe them.
They're about the height of a toddler, and about 10" in diameter.
They have a pressure tight lid which a young woman can get her arm in to clean, and 2 valves on top that look identical. Gas goes in one, and beer comes out of the other.
To use the valves you need special fittings which you can buy on the internet.
So the entire system consists of, the keg itself full of beer, a gas bottle with a regulating valve on it, connected to the 'in' valve, and a pipe that comes off the out valve which is either connected directly to a tap, or is connected via a special diaphragm valve (demand valve) to a beer engine.
Does that help?

Talisman · Post by **Talisman** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:49 pm

richard_senior wrote:
tatlock wrote:anyone know of any videos etc online that demonstrate how they work?
So the entire system consists of, the keg itself full of beer, a gas bottle with a regulating valve on it, connected to the 'in' valve, and a pipe that comes off the out valve which is either connected directly to a tap, or is connected via a special diaphragm valve (demand valve) to a beer engine.
Does that help?

that not what i roughly said?

richard_senior · Post by **richard_senior** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:51 pm

A bit of repetition never harmed anyone, i didn't see your post

adm · Post by **adm** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:56 pm

You forgot the young woman! One of those is essential.

As for videos - try this on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC7MDb0IuLs

The bloke has 4 videos up on keg cleaning, sanitising, dismantling, reassembling, etc, etc....

or this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwdzvCXp8q8

There seem to be plenty more.

richard_senior · Post by **richard_senior** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:11 pm

adm wrote:You forgot the young woman! One of those is essential.

I can get my hand in until about half way up my forearm

The missus can reach the bottom, almost.

adm wrote: As for videos - try this on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC7MDb0IuLs

He threw away a full brew to make that video!!!

EDIT! : I've just noticed that norm is selling 2G corni kegs. They'd seem to be ideal for this.

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:27 pm

richard_senior wrote:It's an old truth : Buy cheap, buy twice.
In the case of beer kegs.. I can tell you it's definately true.
And in terms of laziness, you can faff with placcy, or you can just buy something proper

After years of "placcy" i'm upgrading to corney keg, looked complicated at first viewing photo's on web sites, now i've seen one it's piss easy!!
Placcys out for Johnny now, long live the corney

John

richard_senior · Post by **richard_senior** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:42 pm

After posting to this.. I've just stumped up for my second

Damn that ebay, and that norman, and this forum!
My missus is going to go postal.
I'll have to promise to put my placcy stuff on ebay to recoup some of my 'losses'.

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:46 pm

Yeh, got mine from Norman, told the wife local landlord gave me mine, will I go to heaven???

Post by **Aleman** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:48 pm

Good set of Corny Videos there, Link to that should go in the FAQ section . . . If you could guarantee that the video's would still be there after a couple of years

tatlock · Post by **tatlock** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:50 pm

thanks for all the suggestions/info.

i am so pleased to have found this forum and i am sure there will be more questions to come soon.

cheers

gaz

BarnsleyBrewer · Post by **BarnsleyBrewer** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:51 pm

Check this guy out, good music too!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg4ApBaD ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS2IZ2TP ... re=related

flytact · Post by **flytact** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:23 pm

I just led a friend into the world of kegging. He didn't want the entire set-up so I suggested this:
Keg
gas in with CO2 cartridge (paint gun): http://www.homebrewing.org/Handheld-CO2 ... -1130.html
Beer out and a cobra tap

He'll carbonate with sugar and dispense with the charger

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