Nice video. Good to see that you make videos still. I found your channel couple weeks ago and got through your old brewtools stuff. I really love your high end videos. They really show what are benefits of those expensive gear and what you pay for.
Very informative - love it. A couple of questions - how tall is the bottle with the dispenser top attached? Also, did you use a 5 gallon cooler or a 10 gallon - the reason I ask is I wanted to build a party dispenser with 4 or 5 of these 8 liter bottles and a gas bottle...but I wanted everything tucked inside. I thought about one of the chest type coolers with wheels - but how deep do they need to be?
It's about 21 and 3/4 in tall. I used a 5 gallon. I decided the extra cost for the 10 wasn't worth it. It might fit a little better potentially, but would also take far more ice to fill. That's an awesome project! I'd love to see a photo when you complete it. Instagram my friend!
I like it. I don't own one, but I believe I will get a couple at that price. Way cheaper than the metal options. I do have a small portable regulator that takes bigger C02 cartridges. I am not suggesting you are looking to replace the Soda Stream can, but BevRite sells a 74 gram cartridge in multi pack. Cheers Portly.
can't wait to get my hands on one... being apologetic for hacking a cooler... I don't trust homebrewers that done hack things together sometimes. it works. great vid
Great video! At around minute 7 you mentioned something about having a plastic bottle as a portable CO2 container. Could you please share or show that setup? Thanks in advance
Is it possible to purge these bottles (never done it before) with the soda stream and regulator you showed? Perhaps can you do a video how to do that and how you fill these up from the fermentor.
Yes you can definitely purge them. I fill them up with a basic counter pressure transfer the same as you would have keg essentially. I will consider producing a video though 🍻
You can easily purge with the provided fittings. Fill with beer, top with 20psi of CO2. Pop the release valve two or three times. That's now purged of oxygen and filled with CO2. Give a rock back and forth for 30 seconds, turn the gas off and let settle. Keep chilled, attach dispensing line and turn the gas to dispensing pressure. You're good to go!!
