Bungs for Minikeg reuse

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DorsetDave
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Bungs for Minikeg reuse

Post by DorsetDave » Tue May 26, 2020 2:13 pm

Afternoon all

Anyone on here reusing minikegs?

I am struggling to source replacement bungs - Leyland homebrew used to sell them but don't now

Does anyone know of a UK supplier?

all help appreciated

cheers
Dave

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Re: Bungs for Minikeg reuse

Post by steviebobs83 » Tue May 26, 2020 2:44 pm

I got some from Ali Express a while ago and they were about 37p each. Took about 3 weeks for delivery from China mind. Not sure if you can still get stuff from China at the moment.

They have a central plastic cup that you push into the keg when the pressure gets too low. Fish it back out and clean for the next use.

I did find that most mini kegs in shops at the moment are a pain to remove the existing bungs. I ended up having to use an auger bit to mill them out. Pulling with pliers just caused frustration and warping of the opening.

As a result, I've gone back to bottling because the effort outweighs the benefit.

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Re: Bungs for Minikeg reuse

Post by richard080561 » Tue May 26, 2020 8:04 pm

Brew UK sell them, but show them out of stock.
https://www.brewuk.co.uk/minikeg-bung.html

The homebrew shop have them in stock
https://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/ac ... -Bung.html
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Re: Bungs for Minikeg reuse

Post by mutleysfriend » Wed May 27, 2020 9:47 am

Brew2Bottle have some in stock. I bought some from them a couple of weeks ago. Delivery was quick and postage costs reasonable.

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Re: Bungs for Minikeg reuse

Post by hebbstar » Wed May 27, 2020 7:03 pm

Hi

There's still a few commercial kegs that use reusable bungs, Ghost Ship & Goblin Gold are two I've got recently (before lockdown). Keg of beer plus keg plus reusable bungs. What's not to like!

Still I get it... annoying not to be fully reusable.

Cheers

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Re: Bungs for Minikeg reuse

Post by DorsetDave » Fri May 29, 2020 12:00 pm

Thanks for all replies, especially richard080561

Found these
https://www.brewuk.co.uk/easy-keg-bung.html

cheers :D

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Re: Bungs for Minikeg reuse

Post by wanus » Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:39 pm

Hi DorsetDave what system do use to dispense?
FV 1:Empty
FV 2:Empty
Demi 1&2:Empty
Demi 3&4:Empty
Maturing: Bastard builders brew
Bottle conditioning: Bastard builders brew
Drinking:McEwan's
Planning:More 🍺

Keep yer pecker hard and yer powder dry.

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