Lidl Mini Keg - How long will it last when opened?

di11on

Hi Folks,

I bought one of those mini kegs of Grafen Walder Pils from Lidl - just for the hell of it.

Can anyone tell me - when I open it/put the tap in - how long will it remain drinkable?

Thanks folks,

Di11on

Hagar

About an hour and a half. I'll be right over.

di11on

LOL

Are you bringing some nice girls?

Edit: By the way, are you serious that the keg will last only 1.5 hours once opened?

steveland?

No it's more like 45 minutes if you're lucky... it'll go flat fairly quick

neacy69

if a keg is tapped properly it will last a lot longer the 1.5 hours. I have kegs at parties a couple of times and they were good for drinking a day or two later. I know this is a mini-keg but surely if done right should last longer than 1.5 hours??

The Sweeper

...neacy69 I think the 1.5 hour thing was more a reflection of the life expectancy of an opened mini-keg around Hagar than the actual shelf-life of the beer...

Hagar

Got it in 1.

athas

how much does a lidl mini-keg cost?...and how much is in it?

sorry to highjack

Saruman

whats the beer actuallly like?

Blub2k4

I bought one yesterday and they cost 15 euro, I thought at that price it was worth a try, will report back with a taste test on Monday it is chilling in my lidl mini beer fridge in the lounge at the mo.

Blub2k4

Anyone who is interested, the Lidl beer was tasty but perhaps one of the worst hangovers I ever had. Although I would have had about 3.5 litres of it. I didn't want to have to worry about the leftovers like the OP...

KTRIC

They sell these kegs for €15 here and the same thing in Germany is about €5. It's fairly budget beer, but tastes great.

c - 13

Had these before, nothing amazing taste-wise but drinkable all the same, dont know if it was just us but whenever any of us tried to pour a drink from it no matter what technique was used we used get 1/4 beer and 3/4 head. (I dont think it was just our crappy pouring either, some of the lads have been barmen for years and they couldnt do it either)

Blub2k4

c - 13 wrote:

Had these before, nothing amazing taste-wise but drinkable all the same, dont know if it was just us but whenever any of us tried to pour a drink from it no matter what technique was used we used get 1/4 beer and 3/4 head. (I dont think it was just our crappy pouring either, some of the lads have been barmen for years and they couldnt do it either)

That's actually the way a pils is poured in Germany, not like our head free beers here.
The reason is that Pilsener becomes softer and sweeter when you knock the Co2(which creates carbonic acid) out of it.
If you were to hand a flat beer to a German it would go back just like a guinness pulled in one or a pint here without the obligatory 3mm of foam on top.
Pils and lagers here are not as good as they should be and the lack of a head is (one of the main things ) that distinguishes them from a good german beer, try pouring a non-german beer german style and it will improve immensely in taste and texture.

A good pils takes seven minutes and is served at 7degrees C according to the people who trained me in the way of the german bar.
It is effectively pulled like a guiness, you pull with a large head and allow it to die then pull a second time after the beer has stood for the 7 minutes you top it up and fill out the head, which should be at least 5cm on a german beer.

<edit>I just googled "sieben minuten pils" and now it appears that the fill 7 minutes is no longer the recommendation with new taps, but the mini-keg does not have the gas system of which they speak and is the modern equivalent of hammering the spike into the keg so my statement stands.

The Sweeper

So inotherwords when somebody pours a bottled beer clumsily into a glass here, so it's one-third lager and two-thirds head, we shouldn't laugh at them and tell them they pour like a girl?

sham69

I have been drinking german beer for years (if anyone knows where to buy bitburger please let me know) You shouldnt get a hangover as it is naturally brewed and should not contain any crap that will give you a hangover. It has something to do with the brewing laws over there...
Bitburger is by far one of the nicest beers i have ever tasted and i have tasted lots, just a pity it is so difficult to come by...

Blub2k4

Minesajackdaniels wrote:

So inotherwords when somebody pours a bottled beer clumsily into a glass here, so it's one-third lager and two-thirds head, we shouldn't laugh at them and tell them they pour like a girl?

Correct, the beer is actually (as long as it is based on pils) being poured correctly and will taste better. The bad first pour should be followed up with a bad second pour
Also a flat beer is a good beer :eek:

Bitburger used to be available on tap in the MaGuires on Baggot St, not sure if it still is, it is available in bottle in an off-license on Waverley Avenue that I know of. Cant remember the name of it, it may have been sweenies.

The brewing laws which are the oldest on the statute in Germany are called the "Reinheitsgebot" (purity plea) and state that beer is only allowed three ingredients apart from water: hops, yeast and malt.
This law has been superceded by EU law but it is still a point of pride that a real German brewery observes it.

c - 13

Hmmmm, thanks for explaining that Blub, will keep that in mind for the next time round

Idgeitman

hmmm gotta get my hands on one of these one day!
how manyLitres is the keg? 3.5?

Blub2k4

It's a 5l keg.