polypin

[DRB]

Has anybody used one,and how do they rate.I would like to take samples to friends and these seem ideal,just trying to cut the bottling thing down a bit.

[moorsd]

I've never used them for HB, but I have bought them filled with my local breweries finest "racked" beer and they're fine.

I wouldn't suggest leaving beer in it for anymore than a couple of weeks though, but it is ideal for party's etc!

The poly pin I bought was 36 pints, but they did do a smaller "piggin" which was 18 pints (maybe a better size for taking over to mates houses?)

[deadlydes]

i use them all the time
i racked some stout into one into the begining of Dec for xmas. i am down to the last couple of pints now and its still tastes as good as when it went in, probably better so i dont think there are any issues with long term storage

[Scooby]

I used them when I started brewing in the 70s, you could pick them up at the off licence for free, it's a pity they don't sell sherry like that anymore.

Used them for secondary and dispensing, never had any probs

[Orfy]

My mum used to send me to the offy with a pint jug for the sherry.

[guildofevil]

I would imagine you would have to be pretty careful that they don't get over pressurised.

Does anyone know what kind of pressure they can hold safely?

How much priming sugar would you use?

[Andy]

you wouldn't add priming sugar would you ?

[moorsd]

The Brupaks, Brubox basically uses this principle as you make beer in the poly pin alone, without transfering

I think it would be better just to use it to store racked beer though

If memory serves me correctly, Dave Line talks about using them in his books??

[Scooby]

I would imagine you would have to be pretty careful that they don't get over pressurised.

Does anyone know what kind of pressure they can hold safely?

How much priming sugar would you use?

Prime with the minimum amount of sugar just to condition and check the pressure daily, vent excess by drawing a pint

DL called it 'brewers reward'

[Andy]

Good thinking

[DRB]

when dispencing with the polypin does it create a head on the beer.

[Scooby]

From my experience of them both for HB and from the pub and brewery you get very little head.

Some of the the pubs round here dispence with no Co2 at all and as is common in the south no sparkler, the beer from a polypin is much the same.

As DaaB mentioned some adjuncts like wheat malt can assist in head formation.