brewing 2ne1

Mini-kegs A Go-Go

Finally got to test fruits of my mini-keg re-use investigations; having previously prepared, tested and filled a mini-keg that I had previously bought full of Adnam’s Explorer.

I can happily say that it all worked fine!

Initially I used the bottom tap without releasing to pressure valve at the top. It comes out under pressure and if you let it out really slowly the result is still rather frothy and not too fizzy. The advantage is that you can probably do this a good few times over a long period of time without the beer going off because no air gets in.

The best results are when you push the centre part of the bung into the keg to release the pressure completely. It pours better and is a lot fizzier. I found that stuffing a wine bottle stopper into the hole in the bung kept the pressure up between sessions. The only downside to this approach is that oxygen gets it. Nevertheless, I think the beer still stays good for at least four days once opened.

Dylski