Home taps

shane122 · 08-07-2020 10:08pm

Hi all,

Thinking about buying beer taps and cooler but they cost a bit of money. I'd be looking to set up one for larger and 1 for Guinness. Can I get my Guinness to turn out as good as the pub pint. This is the deal breaker for me, if I can't get perfect pint of Guinness there is no point in me getting it.

Boscoirl · 09-07-2020 6:43pm

My set up is Guinness only and the pints are now up there with a pub imo. It took a bit of tweaking but I think they are good.

Definitely streets ahead of the cans.

A friend has Heineken at home and had a few pints last week and I would say they were the nicest pints of Heineken I ever had. But Most of the Heineken I have drank has been at gigs/matches out of plastic glasses.

One thing to look at it is do you need 2 taps? That’s a lot of beer/Guinness to get through.

irish_goat · 09-07-2020 8:13pm

shane122 wrote: »

Hi all,
Thinking about buying beer taps and cooler but they cost a bit of money. I'd be looking to set up one for larger and 1 for Guinness. Can I get my Guinness to turn out as good as the pub pint. This is the deal breaker for me, if I can't get perfect pint of Guinness there is no point in me getting it.

Pint will be the exact same as a pub as long as you have the gas set up correctly, keep the lines clean and empty the keg within a few weeks.

BullBauld · 10-07-2020 8:50pm

How many kegs should I get out of a 10l gas cylinder?

shane122 · 11-07-2020 9:08am

Boscoirl wrote: »

My set up is Guinness only and the pints are now up there with a pub imo. It took a bit of tweaking but I think they are good.

Definitely streets ahead of the cans.

A friend has Heineken at home and had a few pints last week and I would say they were the nicest pints of Heineken I ever had. But Most of the Heineken I have drank has been at gigs/matches out of plastic glasses.

One thing to look at it is do you need 2 taps? That’s a lot of beer/Guinness to get through.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply, what kind of set up do you have. After a bit more thought I came to the same conclusion that 2 taps is a lot. Do you have under the counter cooler and tap or kegerator. I was thinking of buying a kegerator because it keeps everything hidden inside.
Is there any set up better than an other for getting that perfect pint of Guinness. This is just for lock down for me. I don't get to pub much but really enjoy pint of back stuff. What kind of issues were you having and how did you solve them.

shane122 · 11-07-2020 9:20am

irish_goat wrote: »

Pint will be the exact same as a pub as long as you have the gas set up correctly, keep the lines clean and empty the keg within a few weeks.

Hi,
How long are talking with 50l keg of Guinness. Would 4 to 5 weeks be OK. Where did you buy your gear to get set up. Great to get some info from real people who use home taps. Was looking at brew crew and the bar company but can't help thinking there is a cheaper option out there. Do you think kegerator or under counter cooler. Any advice welcome.

shmeee · 11-07-2020 9:58am

shane122 wrote: »

Hi,
How long are talking with 50l keg of Guinness. Would 4 to 5 weeks be OK. Where did you buy your gear to get set up. Great to get some info from real people who use home taps. Was looking at brew crew and the bar company but can't help thinking there is a cheaper option out there. Do you think kegerator or under counter cooler. Any advice welcome.

There is cheaper options out there, but it's then sourcing the main parts as below. At the moment all my bits came from all over the County and involved a heap of phone calls and collecting stuff then.

Under counter cooler:

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Guinness Tap:

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BOC sureflow gas regulator:

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Guinness U System Coupler:

Guinness Suremix 25 (70/30) gas:

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Then it's the PVC piping and fittings to put it all together and away you go. First port would be to ask any pub owners you know for old taps, couplers etc. The coolers are difficult to source and going for insane money online but if you can pluck away and pick bits up you'd never know.

shane122 · 11-07-2020 10:24am

shmeee wrote: »

There is cheaper options out there, but it's then sourcing the main parts as below. At the moment all my bits came from all over the County and involved a heap of phone calls and collecting stuff then.

Under counter cooler:

Guinness Tap:

BOC sureflow gas regulator:

Guinness U System Coupler:

Guinness Suremix 25 (70/30) gas:

Then it's the PVC piping and fittings to put it all together and away you go. First port would be to ask any pub owners you know for old taps, couplers etc. The coolers are difficult to source and going for insane money online but if you can pluck away and pick bits up you'd never know.

Yeah, if I waited a Couple of weeks I'd prop pick up a lot of used gear but I have it in my head
Now and finding it hard to wait any longer.

38psi · 11-07-2020 2:08pm

Is it not the case that all that equipment belongs to the breweries and not the publican.

shane122 · 11-07-2020 2:40pm

38psi wrote: »

Is it not the case that all that equipment belongs to the breweries and not the publican.

There is always one who spoils the fun. ðŸ€”

Boscoirl · 11-07-2020 5:13pm

I pIcked up a fridge on DoneDeal or adverts for €50 instead of a cooler

shane122 · 11-07-2020 5:24pm

Boscoirl wrote: »

I pIcked up a fridge on DoneDeal or adverts for €50 instead of a cooler

That is ****ing cool, is the pints good coming out of it. Where did you get the conversion kit. Does a sealer come with kit. I really want something but some prices for a set are crazy. Nearly paid so much money this weekend. When I get something in my head I just can't let go. How important is the tap to the whole set up.

Boscoirl · 11-07-2020 5:45pm

I got the tap from eBay. Think it was called the beer tap shop

Just had to drill the hole in the door and the shank that was needed to mount it.

endainoz · 12-07-2020 1:06pm

Boscoirl wrote: »

I got the tap from eBay. Think it was called the beer tap shop

Just had to drill the hole in the door and the shank that was needed to mount it.

Yeah as long as the keg can be kept cool, a cooler isn't absolutely essential. I had one lying in the shed for years and luckily it still works. I definitely wouldn't justify paying big money to buy a new one though. The big purchase for my system was the gas barrel, managed to source a regulator from someone else and a friend of mine built a bar and got a tap and coupler. Just picked up a fresh keg of Friday, the first one came out really well so hopefully it will continue.

John Horgan · 12-07-2020 7:04pm

Would anyone happen to know what measurements the bar needs to be?

I'm interested in being able to pour pints at home, and being able to build my own bar would save a lot of money.

shane122 · 19-07-2020 9:23am

Where is everyone buying kegs, I live in dundalk but I only see them for sale in dublin

Boscoirl · 19-07-2020 9:30am

I get mine from a local off license

Acosta · 19-07-2020 10:59am

It's a good time to be friends with someone that basically bas a bar in his kitchen. And it stays open until whenever you want!

shane122 · 19-07-2020 12:45pm

Boscoirl wrote: »

I get mine from a local off license

Do you order it with them or do you just drop in and collect one. I must check around here and see if they would do the same.

Boscoirl · 19-07-2020 1:32pm

shane122 wrote: »

Do you order it with them or do you just drop in and collect one. I must check around here and see if they would do the same.

Just drop in. But when there was a shortage of kegs before the restaurants opened. I’d check with them to see if they had them in stock.

It’s a €30 deposit for the keg

shane122 · 19-07-2020 5:17pm

Boscoirl wrote: »

Just drop in. But when there was a shortage of kegs before the restaurants opened. I’d check with them to see if they had them in stock.

It’s a €30 deposit for the keg

Trid one or 2 offllicence there now with no joy. One guy was trying to tell me that a Guinness keg from nothern Ireland has a different key coupler than the South. Is talking through his behind.

shane122 · 19-07-2020 5:18pm

shane122 wrote: »

Trid one or 2 offllicence there now with no joy. One guy was trying to tell me that a Guinness keg from nothern Ireland has a different key coupler than the South. Is talking through his behind.

Is 215, 220 the normal price for keg.

shmeee · 19-07-2020 6:21pm

shane122 wrote: »

Is 215, 220 the normal price for keg.

Yep, I'm paying a bit more but literary picking them up down the road and no deposit needed for the kegs. And he has plenty of stock. So I don't mind the extra few euro.

Boscoirl · 19-07-2020 6:35pm

I am paying 215 + deposit.

shmeee · 13-08-2020 4:16pm

shmeee wrote: »

There is cheaper options out there, but it's then sourcing the main parts as below. At the moment all my bits came from all over the County and involved a heap of phone calls and collecting stuff then.

Under counter cooler:

Guinness Tap:

BOC sureflow gas regulator:

Guinness U System Coupler:

Guinness Suremix 25 (70/30) gas:

Then it's the PVC piping and fittings to put it all together and away you go. First port would be to ask any pub owners you know for old taps, couplers etc. The coolers are difficult to source and going for insane money online but if you can pluck away and pick bits up you'd never know.

I'm running the above set up.

I have a large Suremix 25 gas bottle, should be good for about 45 kegs.

I have run no more than about 8 kegs through it and the reading on the Boc reg is below the green "full" line.

I have checked for leaks, soapy water trick. No leaks to be found. Checked all the connections also.

Does the hex nut on top of the boc regulator do anything? Never touched it.

The pints don't have as good a creamy head as they did a few weeks back is the problem then.

Anyone any ideas or advice, much appreciated?

Thanks!

shane122 · 13-08-2020 4:23pm

shmeee wrote: »

I'm running the above set up.

I have a large Suremix 25 gas bottle, should be good for about 45 kegs.

I have run no more than about 8 kegs through it and the reading on the Boc reg is below the green "full" line.

I have checked for leaks, soapy water trick. No leaks to be found. Checked all the connections also.

Does the hex nut on top of the boc regulator do anything? Never touched it.

The pints don't have as good a creamy head as they did a few weeks back is the problem then.

Anyone any ideas or advice, much appreciated?

Thanks!

I think them gas tanks only do about 8 = 10 kegs. I have cleaned my lines and doing so used a bit of gas. This is going to sound stupid but do you have gas switched on. What is the bar reading when switched on.

shmeee · 13-08-2020 4:34pm

shane122 wrote: »

I think them gas tanks only do about 8 = 10 kegs. I have cleaned my lines and doing so used a bit of gas. This is going to sound stupid but do you have gas switched on. What is the bar reading when switched on.

It's a large cylinder, size N. Must be 100kg. From a Pub.

From https://www.boconline.ie/en/products-and-supply/drinks-dispense-gases/carbon-dioxide-nitrogen-mix/carbon-dioxide-nitrogen-mix.html

Mixed Gas Cylinder Sizes

Mixed Gas Cylinders are supplied in two sizes:

Large cylinder size N will dispense the contents of approx. 45 standard 50 litre kegs

Small cylinder size V will dispense the contents of approx. 12 standard 50 litre kegs

Yes it's on, gas gauge increases when turned on and connected.

It is reading bang on the left hand side of green full area. About a mm is all from going into the white.

Basically it is at 12 o'clock on the gauge, 0 bar the bottom and 315 bar the highest. No other figures on it.

Same gauge as here:

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shane122 · 14-08-2020 11:10am

shmeee wrote: »

It's a large cylinder, size N. Must be 100kg. From a Pub.

From https://www.boconline.ie/en/products-and-supply/drinks-dispense-gases/carbon-dioxide-nitrogen-mix/carbon-dioxide-nitrogen-mix.html

Mixed Gas Cylinder Sizes

Mixed Gas Cylinders are supplied in two sizes:

Large cylinder size N will dispense the contents of approx. 45 standard 50 litre kegs

Small cylinder size V will dispense the contents of approx. 12 standard 50 litre kegs

Yes it's on, gas gauge increases when turned on and connected.

It is reading bang on the left hand side of green full area. About a mm is all from going into the white.

Basically it is at 12 o'clock on the gauge, 0 bar the bottom and 315 bar the highest. No other figures on it.

Same gauge as here:

The regulator I have has 2 dials, one shows how much is in the tank and the other shows the pressure which is been supplied to kegs. I am having an issue whit the heads on my Guinness pints also. First keg was lovely thick creamy heads but the second keg some some reason I am getting very small bubbles at side of head. Still tastes good but annoying me that doesn't look as good as first keg. Anyone any suggestions what may be wrong.

shane122 · 15-08-2020 9:59am

My pints of Guinness have just got worse, more bubbles at side of head, the head is not as white as it should be and the head is going flat very quickly. The taste is not as smooth as it was.
Does anyone think it is the hot weather having an effect on the gas mix as the liquid in Guinness keg getting to warm. I have my taps in shed and it gets pretty warm inside and when I turn on the beer cooler it gets even warmer, to warm to sit in

shmeee · 15-08-2020 2:50pm

shane122 wrote: »

My pints of Guinness have just got worse, more bubbles at side of head, the head is not as white as it should be and the head is going flat very quickly. The taste is not as smooth as it was.
Does anyone think it is the hot weather having an effect on the gas mix as the liquid in Guinness keg getting to warm. I have my taps in shed and it gets pretty warm inside and when I turn on the beer cooler it gets even warmer, to warm to sit in

I've done a good bit of research over the past few days and I've a feeling it's to do with the temperature of our kegs.

A good few threads on micromatic on similar issues.

Most of us I take it are using a flash cooling system, under counter cooler?

And the big temperature change from the keg after it comes out of the cooler is having some effect.

I've since tweaked with my cooler, it was running through twice and now I'm running it through once.

Pulled about 6 pints last night and soild head, (18mm) yes I did measure it, haha. And held creamy the whole way down.

Like the kegs where I had them were at about 19 degree in the back kitchen.

I'll post a picture later of a pulled pint just for reference here.

Does your cooler bang out the warm air even after like 12 hours of being on? My back kitchen is warm for first 12 hours or so then it's stops banging out as much warm air.

RasTa · 15-08-2020 3:36pm

Yup, keep your kegs in the fridge prior to serving.

shmeee · 15-08-2020 4:59pm

RasTa wrote: »

Yup, keep your kegs in the fridge prior to serving.

I've no fridge to hold a 50L keg is the problem!

Boscoirl · 15-08-2020 5:04pm

I have my keg in a fridge all the time. Set to 7 degrees.
I get those bubbles in the side of the head too.

I have been cleaning my lines with just water. Thinking it is something to do with that. Have order proper stuff to clean the line to see if that makes a difference.

I find the bubbles get less the more you drink :P

shane122 · 16-08-2020 1:02pm

I was having the best pints ever before I cleaned my lines. I'm thinking that maybe I didn't clean them properly. I may not have rinsed them out enough after running the cleaning detergent through them. But the pints were not 2 bad after cleaning but started to get worse as I went on. It is so annoying when you know how great they can be.
I have under counter cooler and it gives out hot air and combined with been in my shed it was getting pretty hot in there. I was reading somewhere that the heat can create problems with the gas forming in the Guinness at higher temp. Going to wait till keg is finished and give a good clean down and hope I get back to where I was at the beginning.

shane122 · 16-08-2020 1:08pm

shmeee wrote: »

I've done a good bit of research over the past few days and I've a feeling it's to do with the temperature of our kegs.

A good few threads on micromatic on similar issues.

Most of us I take it are using a flash cooling system, under counter cooler?

And the big temperature change from the keg after it comes out of the cooler is having some effect.

I've since tweaked with my cooler, it was running through twice and now I'm running it through once.

Pulled about 6 pints last night and soild head, (18mm) yes I did measure it, haha. And held creamy the whole way down.

Like the kegs where I had them were at about 19 degree in the back kitchen.

I'll post a picture later of a pulled pint just for reference here.

Does your cooler bang out the warm air even after like 12 hours of being on? My back kitchen is warm for first 12 hours or so then it's stops banging out as much warm air.

My cooler runs like that for the first 3 to 4 hours then calms down and kicks in every now and again when it goes below a certain temperature. It hope it is just with this really warm spell as I was having some of the best pints ever before this heat and cleaning my lines. So hopefully I have them 2 things to try and resolve my problem. I wonder if I got on to Guinness would they send somebody around. ðŸ˜…ðŸ˜…

shane122 · 16-08-2020 5:07pm

I tonk it may have been the heat, see pic from today. Getting alot better

BullBauld · 17-08-2020 3:32pm

Same issue here with Guinness. Was lovely at the start.
I think once I cleaned out the lines it worsened. I cleaned with cold water only. Bubbly head and not a great colour either.
Where is best to get proper cleaning fluid?

Also got a Heineken keg going the weekend. But it was flying out of the tap and was a pint full of white until it kinda settled (like Guinness)
Anyone any experience with Heineken?

shmeee · 17-08-2020 4:00pm

BullBauld wrote: »

Same issue here with Guinness. Was lovely at the start.
I think once I cleaned out the lines it worsened. I cleaned with cold water only. Bubbly head and not a great colour either.
Where is best to get proper cleaning fluid?

Also got a Heineken keg going the weekend. But it was flying out of the tap and was a pint full of white until it kinda settled (like Guinness)
Anyone any experience with Heineken?

Lagers are a pain to get right.

Have you different gas for the lager or using the suremix?

What PSI you using? If it's it same as Guinness that may be your problem as Guinness is way higher than what you'd run for Heineken,

I had Coors and Guinness running through the one gas and was a pain 2 be honest and rather have the Guinness right than go messing with it to fix the Coors.

BullBauld · 17-08-2020 4:26pm

shmeee wrote: »

Lagers are a pain to get right.

Have you different gas for the lager or using the suremix?

What PSI you using? If it's it same as Guinness that may be your problem as Guinness is way higher than what you'd run for Heineken,

I had Coors and Guinness running through the one gas and was a pain 2 be honest and rather have the Guinness right than go messing with it to fix the Coors.

No I had it running on a separate gas, 50:50.
It was all head but no bubbles at all.... just flat.

shmeee · 17-08-2020 6:17pm

BullBauld wrote: »

No I had it running on a separate gas, 50:50.
It was all head but no bubbles at all.... just flat.

Have you tweaked with the PSI? I was in a house the weekend the Coors PSI needed to be increased to get the beer to actually have gas in it. The gas bottle was near empty and 20 pints later it was gone and as you said beer was "flat" at this point. Gauge was reading 8psi at the time it was dead. Was running it at higher PSI than whats recommended for lagers.

shane122 · 17-08-2020 7:10pm

shmeee wrote: »

Have you tweaked with the PSI? I was in a house the weekend the Coors PSI needed to be increased to get the beer to actually have gas in it. The gas bottle was near empty and 20 pints later it was gone and as you said beer was "flat" at this point. Gauge was reading 8psi at the time it was dead. Was running it at higher PSI than whats recommended for lagers.

I'm running my Guinness and heinekin from the same gas and pressure. Have you got the heiniken on a different tap. If so you can control the flow by a ring at the back of faucet. It can take a couple of pints to get right. Turn it to the right as much as you can, this will slow the flow down to a minimum. Every pint you pour twist slightly to the left as you begin to pour but only slightly for each pint until you get happy medium. You can still put head on heiniken by stopping near the top and just pulling tap slightly forward. I think the heiniken is nicer with the stout gas and everyone who has tried a pint was surprised at how good it tastes. We will all be pros in time for next summer. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

pelliven · 17-08-2020 10:12pm

Hows the going lads. I'm looking to see if I can get a home set up going for guinness. I have a kegerator made from a fridge already for homebrew corney kegs. What I'm looking to see is if one of the lads here with a home set up for guinness would be able to take a minimum height measurement for the keg with coupler attached so I'll know if the same fridge will do or am I starting from scratch.
Thanks in advance

jt69er · 17-08-2020 10:53pm

BullBauld wrote: »

No I had it running on a separate gas, 50:50.
It was all head but no bubbles at all.... just flat.

What are you washing your glasses with?

shmeee · 18-08-2020 12:45am

shane122 wrote: »

I'm running my Guinness and heinekin from the same gas and pressure. Have you got the heiniken on a different tap. If so you can control the flow by a ring at the back of faucet. It can take a couple of pints to get right. Turn it to the right as much as you can, this will slow the flow down to a minimum. Every pint you pour twist slightly to the left as you begin to pour but only slightly for each pint until you get happy medium. You can still put head on heiniken by stopping near the top and just pulling tap slightly forward. I think the heiniken is nicer with the stout gas and everyone who has tried a pint was surprised at how good it tastes. We will all be pros in time for next summer. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜

Yes, I was setting the flow alright. And giving the back slab at the end to increase the head.

It was we were running off a very high PSI until the gas went and had to otherwise beer was flat.

A stout glass? Would that not hold the carbonation as good as the sandblasted bottoms on the lager glasses?

shmeee · 18-08-2020 12:55am

pelliven wrote: »

Hows the going lads. I'm looking to see if I can get a home set up going for guinness. I have a kegerator made from a fridge already for homebrew corney kegs. What I'm looking to see is if one of the lads here with a home set up for guinness would be able to take a minimum height measurement for the keg with coupler attached so I'll know if the same fridge will do or am I starting from scratch.
Thanks in advance

80cms to the top of the line as seen in photo attached.

pelliven · 18-08-2020 8:44am

@shmeee. Thanks for the reply. Caught for 5 cmsðŸ€¬.

shane122 · 18-08-2020 12:26pm

shmeee wrote: »

Yes, I was setting the flow alright. And giving the back slab at the end to increase the head.

It was we were running off a very high PSI until the gas went and had to otherwise beer was flat.

A stout glass? Would that not hold the carbonation as good as the sandblasted bottoms on the lager glasses?

Sorry, stout gas, the 70/30 mix.

Boscoirl · 18-08-2020 12:38pm

pelliven wrote: »

@shmeee. Thanks for the reply. Caught for 5 cmsðŸ€¬.

Is yours a homemade kegerator?

I couldn’t find an undercounter fridge that would work. Mainly due to the motor/compressor cutting into the bottom of the fridge.

I had to get a taller one
(Sorry for the sideways pics, and I have added a proper drip tray since)

A cleaning bottle arrived today, just waiting for the solution to follow.

pelliven · 18-08-2020 12:48pm

Yeah , mines a homemade one.

Boscoirl · 18-08-2020 1:00pm

looks good, would have liked a non white fridge, i might get mine wrapped some day

Home taps

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