I purchased a tap-a-draft system from George and I wanted to report back on how it worked out.
We are attending a family reunion (wife's side) at the end of this
month and I wanted to make a beer to share. My wife's fav is
Oktoberfest. So, I called up George and got my first beer
kit.
I determined that bottling that much beer was not going to be fun so I
did some research on the web. I came up with the
Tap-a-Draft system. It seemed portable and rather
inexpensive.
My beer was in the second stage for almost 2 weeks in the following picture.
I filled the 3- 6 liter bottles (my beer babies) and here is a photo of one that is filled.
And here is one that I force carbonated and have poured myself a glass of beer.
I also wanted a way to take my beer with me. I purchased this
rolling cooler at Walmart and cut a hole in the end. The
best part is the beer stays cold with gel packs and once its all zipped
up it doesn't really look like a mini keg.
The pocket zips around the zap.
When I first saw the tap a draft I was a little underwhelmed. But
now that I have used it for a stout beer and now this Oktoberfest, I'm
really very happy. You can force carbonate the beer with 2 CO2
cartridges then serve with 2 more. My buddy had a stout beer and
we served with Nitrogen and it made a real nice head on his beer.
Anyhow, just thought I'd give back to this board with some stuff I've learned.
Cheers,
Doug
We are attending a family reunion (wife's side) at the end of this
month and I wanted to make a beer to share. My wife's fav is
Oktoberfest. So, I called up George and got my first beer
kit.
I determined that bottling that much beer was not going to be fun so I
did some research on the web. I came up with the
Tap-a-Draft system. It seemed portable and rather
inexpensive.
My beer was in the second stage for almost 2 weeks in the following picture.
I filled the 3- 6 liter bottles (my beer babies) and here is a photo of one that is filled.
And here is one that I force carbonated and have poured myself a glass of beer.
I also wanted a way to take my beer with me. I purchased this
rolling cooler at Walmart and cut a hole in the end. The
best part is the beer stays cold with gel packs and once its all zipped
up it doesn't really look like a mini keg.
The pocket zips around the zap.
When I first saw the tap a draft I was a little underwhelmed. But
now that I have used it for a stout beer and now this Oktoberfest, I'm
really very happy. You can force carbonate the beer with 2 CO2
cartridges then serve with 2 more. My buddy had a stout beer and
we served with Nitrogen and it made a real nice head on his beer.
Anyhow, just thought I'd give back to this board with some stuff I've learned.
Cheers,
Doug