king keg question

[craigjoneswales]

what does everyone recommend to keep their beer or stout in?

i have bottled a load of edme irish stout and it doesn't give much of a head unless you pour it from about 18" high

i have a youngs budget barrel

how much better are the king kegs?

how much for a second user king keg ?

Cheers guys

[MightyMouth]

A Kingkeg may last a bit longer than a Budget barrel but it wont make the head any better. Check ebay for second hand prices.

[Operator]

You can get sparkler taps that change the head on the beer. I've got them on my kegs but if the beer has a poor head to start with it does not improve it much. Coopers stout had a nice creamy head using it.

[mope]

how much for a second user king keg ?

I believe theres a couple in the 'for sale' section of the forum for £25.

[Lillywhite]

how much better are the king kegs?

They're great when they work but an absolute swine when they don't seal. I think there's a design fault with the sealing arrangement with the cap and you need to get it spot on. The instructions that Weltonhurst supply are very poor and there's even a sticky post on this forum because so many people have a problem with a loss of pressure:-

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Personally, I wouldn't buy another one and will stick to the budget kegs.

[davekermito]

I use a couple of king kegs and a budget barrel and there's chuff all difference in head, the pressure they can handle isn't too dissimilar.

If I'm doing a kit, I'll add some wheat which aids head retention.