This review on the PET plastic kegs includes the pros and cons compared to traditional metal kegs. We also perform an experiment to see if we can clean and re-use these kegs.
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@JMR10111 ай бұрын
Hi there. I've washed and reused these kegs for the past two years. I generally get about six uses out of them before they get scuffed and damaged. Depends on how they are treated... A colder run on the keg washer works and I made a tool to take the spears out and then you can bump them back on after cleaning... Great for domestic so you aren't worried about your keg being returned. A small deposit keeps them coming back generally.
@TwistedElkBreweryLakeCityPA11 ай бұрын
Great tip!
@cliffthegardener8 ай бұрын
As a home brewer i have two 30l chubby fermenters. The instruction have them with a 2 year life, without pressure testing. They advise max of 55°C /130F and to avoid pinging the vessel. So avoiding the vacuum effect - which i struggle with. That said i do like them whether as pressure fermenters or dispense. Weight and non return of metal kegs loss at events being the other cost benefit
@scottayling5835Ай бұрын
If like fermzilla they market max temp 50c which I believe is about 122f
@alexey.manoylo11 ай бұрын
Hi, I use plastic kegs, and I also ferment beer in them under pressure. The only problem is that the lids burst from time to time when I ferment under pressure, since there is a pressure device on it and it bends it. But they are cheap, you can change them every 2-3 months.
@LagerThanLife11 ай бұрын
Homebrewers can take a risk, they definitely have value after they are used.
@thirstbuster7811 ай бұрын
I've been using a 1/6 barrel for a few months, just as good as my aluminum sankes.
@TwistedElkBreweryLakeCityPA11 ай бұрын
That's awesome, are you manually cleaning them or running them on a keg washer?
@user-do7lp9fl8i8 ай бұрын
Update ?
@TwistedElkBreweryLakeCityPA8 ай бұрын
So far I've successfully cleaned and filled the plastic keg 3 times. This summer will be the true test during festival season when I will be using them all summer long.