Ecofass Kegs

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Would you be interested in Ecofass Kegs

1. Nope I'm happy with my current cornies and or bottles
9
26%
2. Yes I am interested
18
53%
3. These look ace but I'm skint so won't bother
3
9%
4. I don't even know what day it is
3
9%
5. I want bigger kegs
1
3%
 
Total votes: 34

bobsbeer

Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by bobsbeer » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:33 pm

Update on reservations:

Bobsbeer - 3
Pinto - 2
och29 - 4
Buster - 2

Available = 21

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by barneey » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:33 pm

Bob, on the bag front have members stated how many they want from the 150 your going to buy?

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bobsbeer

Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by bobsbeer » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:43 pm

Not yet. But I'm sure we can split a box.

Total requested:
Bobsbeer - 3
Pinto - 2
och29 - 4
Buster - 2
Oilyb - 1

Available = 20

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by och29 » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:00 pm

I assume we will split it based on the proportion of the total number of kegs ordered i.e. not the same number each?
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Conditioning: -
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bobsbeer

Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by bobsbeer » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:46 pm

That sounds fair. The more kegs you have the more bags you will need.

Total requested:
Bobsbeer - 3
Pinto - 2
och29 - 4
Buster - 2
Oilyb - 1

Available = 20

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by och29 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:13 am

Any further news from the 8 other people who are interested?
Drinking: AG#7 Final Sprint (APA), AG#8 Buckwheat Brett (Saison - Saison/Brett), AG#9 Helles Meister
Conditioning: -
Fermenting: Selection Pinot Grigio
Planning: Orange Blossom Mead, Mexican Honey Mead, Chocolate Stout

bobsbeer

Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by bobsbeer » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:09 pm

Update as of 30/7

Total requested:
Bobsbeer - 3
Pinto - 2
och29 - 4
Buster - 2
Oilyb - 1
Ceejay - 2

Available 18

So far 14 people have registered an interest on the poll but only 6 have let me know. Come on guys get your names down then we can get this off the ground.

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by Hogarth » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:38 pm

I'd be worried about oxydation. As far as I can tell, the bags are just normal bags -- no oxygen barrier. So if you're using air, you're basically surrounding your beer with a load of oxygen, with nothing in between except a thin bit of plastic. That'd be my main concern. Interested to see how people get on with these, though.

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by bobsbeer » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:58 am

So far I have only used co2 as it was easier and I was also using it for another keg. The plastic is not thin, it is quite substantial, so unless the beer is in there for an extended period, oxygenation should not be a problem. I don't know the composition of the plastic and that may also be a factor and these are designed for beverage use.

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by barneey » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:10 am

Would it not be very strange for the bag not to be o2 barrier proof? one of the + points (for me anyway) would be able to use compressed air to provide a serving medium.

Anyone asked the question to find out? I had "assumed" they would be, but assuming things is always dangerous.
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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by och29 » Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:56 pm

I've had a look at a few journals online that look at the rate of transfer of oxygen through food safe plastic... yes, there really are people who research that! Since the bag is very thick compared to most food packaging the rate of transfer is going to be really low. Of course the big problem is that I don't know how much oxygen is needed before beer will taste off. However the transfer is going to be much lower than with bottle caps or corks and bottles can be drinkable a year after bottling or even more.
Bottom line, it will be fine for at least a year even if you leave it under pressure.
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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by Hogarth » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:41 pm

Beer bottle caps are made of metal and are impermeable to oxygen. Even if they weren't, their surface area is tiny compared to the surface of a plastic bag. I think I'll take your 'bottom line' with a pinch of salt.

The more useful comparison would be with polypins, since these Ecofass things are essentially polypins inside pressure barrels. Unless the Ecofass bags have some sort of oxygen barrier, I imagine the staling rate would be roughly the same.

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by barneey » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:47 pm

Having never used polypins what is the staling rate?

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by Hogarth » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:56 pm

barneey wrote:Having never used polypins what is the staling rate?

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Dunno. :lol: Was hoping someone else would know.

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Re: Ecofass Kegs

Post by bobsbeer » Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:54 pm

barneey wrote:Would it not be very strange for the bag not to be o2 barrier proof? one of the + points (for me anyway) would be able to use compressed air to provide a serving medium.

Anyone asked the question to find out? I had "assumed" they would be, but assuming things is always dangerous.
I will email them and ask. But they are designed to be used with compressed air and they sell a (very) expensive machine to do just that for beer service.

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