Has anyone plastic kegged a lager?

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Big Al

Has anyone plastic kegged a lager?

Post by Big Al » Sat May 09, 2009 11:05 pm

Has anyone else put a lager like a coppers lager in a plastic beer keg? I have finally just emptied my Beer keg with a coopers stout.
I hear that the plastic ones dont hold enough pressure to produce a decent lager.

So just wonder, do I step back from a stout in my keg to try a lager, of do I just keep it for stout's/Ales???

Scotty

Re: Has anyone plastic kegged a lager?

Post by Scotty » Sat May 09, 2009 11:11 pm

I did it once and it didn't work. It kept releasing the pressure and ending up tasting like pish :?

Big Al

Re: Has anyone plastic kegged a lager?

Post by Big Al » Sat May 09, 2009 11:12 pm

boo, thats not what I want to hear :-D
if I def wont work I will keep it for Real Ales or stouts, just need some other guys opinions

easty

Re: Has anyone plastic kegged a lager?

Post by easty » Sun May 10, 2009 9:10 am

hi
good question, i've been thinkin of kegging larger for a while now.sorry to but in but what is a corni & how does it differ from regular keg
cheers
paul

sparky Paul

Re: Has anyone plastic kegged a lager?

Post by sparky Paul » Sun May 10, 2009 9:32 am

Cornies are 4 gallon stainless vessels from the drinks industry, they are capable of maintaining much higher pressures than plastic kegs. You also need a CO2 gas supply, such as a pub gas bottle, in order to dispense from them. Have a search around the forum, there's lots of info about them. Lots... and lots...

scottish69

Re: Has anyone plastic kegged a lager?

Post by scottish69 » Mon May 11, 2009 4:53 pm

I was thinking of buying a king keg for my belgian ales (brewferm stuff).

Would this be ok? - i know they have quite high carbonation rates....

Damn sight more convenient than cleaning 30 bottles each brew!

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