Corny's or Sanke's

Hi Folks

I have been really busy work wise so apologies that I haven't posted for I while but I have been an active viewer!! I am going to order a couple of kegs in the next few days but not sure what to buy. I want the least hassle and would love to see a set up that anyone has within the Leigh, Bury, Bolton area if anyone could help.

Regards

Matt

personally i have cornie kegs for my cider but if i was starting again i would buy sankies now

steve

What about a one of these?
https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.p ... uctId=4765

There is a thread discussing the use of these on here.

Good answer from JPK
I have cornies but have always had issues with the oil rings and disconnects, once lost most of the contents due to a faulty poppet. I have in mind to try those universal l poppets that were on here a week or two ago.
I would go sankey if I did it again, although I do prefer bottles as most of my is at home these days and product can be rationed easier.
S

Sold 16 cornies to go down the Slimline Sanke route . . . A Couplers were £6 each! I have a filling Coupler and a Gassing Coupler, when you have JG fittings on the inlet and outlet it's easy to pop off a line and insert a blanking plug. I Fill with fined beer, gas as required, I tend to add all additives into the Conical FV after dumping the yeast so not an issue, being able to open them. They work and seal with a cask aspirator, so ideal for hand pulled beers ... the 1/2" dip tube is a big help on this as it offers virtually no restriction to beer flow, which means a partial vacuum isn't formed causing CO2 breakout in the line.

Remember Cornies are meant to dispense thick soda syrup at high pressure ... That's not necessarily what's happening in the hombrew environment

35l is 9.25 us gallons

[Joe1002]

I see, so simple, there really is no need for a how to.

Do you add primings and finings to the keg at racking as you would a cask?

[Joe1002]

Thank you very much for the reply's. I have bought two corney's and now I just need a gas supply and regulator. I would prefer to own the gas tank rather than rent. Does anyone know of any suppliers in the Bolton, Leigh or Wigan area for the gas and regulator.

Regards

Matt

Hi, I used Brentex / NFS Fire, the address is as follows. They fill empties for around a tenner (3Kg) and also sell larger cylinders, which are proprtionally cheaper to fill.

Morton St, Middleton, Manchester M24 3AN

Owning can be good - IF you have a gas seller that will refill cylinders which aren't their own. Fire-extinguisher people often seem more used to this than some more general purpose CO2 sellers, but it isn't exclusive. In some cases you may be charged extra for periodic safety testing, which they would automatically do for their own cylinders.

To my mind, pretty much as good or better are sellers who charge a cylinder deposit but (crucially) no rent. They take responsibility for the routine cylinder maintenance, and you just pay for 'refills' which in practice are usually swaps with a full cylinder. Many just roll on the returnable deposit so you never lose out should you wish to end... That isn't a given; some can reduce what deposit you get back over time to zero, though depending on prices and time that may not be a big deal .

Renting cylinders can be economic if you have a high turnover, but most of us don't... so it has to be a very low rent indeed to compare financially with owning or deposit-only methods.

Hi Folks

I went to Middleton to pick up the cylinder this afternoon. £48.00 inc Vat for a 6.35kg with a 5 year safety test. So I am quite happy with that.

Re the regulator, please will you have a quick look at the link and let me know if it will do the trick.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Futuris-Stage- ... +regulator

Regards

Matt