MoRoToRiUm
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First off, I'm a newbie,so please be forgive my setup...
I received a Beer Machine, which I actually love due to the simplicity, but it's not enough beer! I'm looking into kegging into mini kegs. I have one of those Avanti table top chillers/CO2 tap systems I got for next to nothing.
That said, I'm not ready to venture into REAL beer brewing as of yet. I have some beer machine mixes, and planned on experimenting with the brewing/kegging process. If you're not familiar with these cheap mixes, hops/grains etc are all powdered. Simply mix with water, dump in your yeast, seal and let it ferment. After it's ceased fermentation, toss it in the fridge and let it carbonate and clarify (CO2injection for serving straight from beer machine). The Beer Machine tap has a float tube system to eliminate the sediment from getting into your beer.
I think my best option, until I have room/money for corny kegs and actual brew equipment, is going to be going through the brew process, raising the CO2 level and rack into the mini kegs (No sugar primer?). Each brew should be about 2 mini kegs, which means I can put one in the Avanti and re-pressurize and enjoy. The other? Well I guess bung it and pray...
To save steps and hassle, I was also thinking of halving a Beer Machine mix, and brew it in the mini kegs! My concern is sediment, as well as pressure. I was thinking if getting/installing mini pressure gauges into the mini kegs, but then I'm concerned about leaks, not to mention the kegs are good for about 6-12 uses (I've read various ratings, as well as love/hate stories of mini kegs), which means taking them out and redoing it if I stay with this for an extended period of time. I would more then likely try and come up with a filter to attach to the end of the serving pin which draws the beer from the keg, or sacrifice a few pints of each keg this way.
I don't consider myself a 'mad scientist', but is this experiment doomed to go horribly wrong? Any input or feedback, keep in mind I know Cornelius kegs are the way to go, would be great.
*Bows before the beer gods*
I received a Beer Machine, which I actually love due to the simplicity, but it's not enough beer! I'm looking into kegging into mini kegs. I have one of those Avanti table top chillers/CO2 tap systems I got for next to nothing.
That said, I'm not ready to venture into REAL beer brewing as of yet. I have some beer machine mixes, and planned on experimenting with the brewing/kegging process. If you're not familiar with these cheap mixes, hops/grains etc are all powdered. Simply mix with water, dump in your yeast, seal and let it ferment. After it's ceased fermentation, toss it in the fridge and let it carbonate and clarify (CO2injection for serving straight from beer machine). The Beer Machine tap has a float tube system to eliminate the sediment from getting into your beer.
I think my best option, until I have room/money for corny kegs and actual brew equipment, is going to be going through the brew process, raising the CO2 level and rack into the mini kegs (No sugar primer?). Each brew should be about 2 mini kegs, which means I can put one in the Avanti and re-pressurize and enjoy. The other? Well I guess bung it and pray...
To save steps and hassle, I was also thinking of halving a Beer Machine mix, and brew it in the mini kegs! My concern is sediment, as well as pressure. I was thinking if getting/installing mini pressure gauges into the mini kegs, but then I'm concerned about leaks, not to mention the kegs are good for about 6-12 uses (I've read various ratings, as well as love/hate stories of mini kegs), which means taking them out and redoing it if I stay with this for an extended period of time. I would more then likely try and come up with a filter to attach to the end of the serving pin which draws the beer from the keg, or sacrifice a few pints of each keg this way.
I don't consider myself a 'mad scientist', but is this experiment doomed to go horribly wrong? Any input or feedback, keep in mind I know Cornelius kegs are the way to go, would be great.
*Bows before the beer gods*