Very helpful. I hadn’t used mine in a while and couldn’t remember the order of operations.
@nathan2632
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, you and I had the same exact need for this device. I'm heading to a cabin with some friends for the 4th of July, and I'm taking my keg with us. I thought about bringing the 5 pound tank I have but had the same concern about breaking the regulator. I did pick up the picnic tap style dispenser with a 3 foot hose, so we'll see how it works. Thanks for the how-to video on this!
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome. I hope it works out
@brsbkrgl
3 жыл бұрын
How was it? Foamy? My biggest concern about this kind of setup is tons of foam.
@nathan2632
3 жыл бұрын
@@brsbkrgl I definitely had a bit of foam, but it was also pre-carbonated in the keg and in the back of a passenger van for a 6 hour drive immediately before. So I don't know if the foam was from being shaken for 6 hours or by the CO2 canister. Beer was delicious, though!
@brsbkrgl
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for your answer Nathan.
@kiernanmay8177
3 жыл бұрын
I've got same one and have experienced leaking to the point it only lasts one day per cartridge, 6 pints or so. Any idea
@robstephens5291
10 ай бұрын
Have you ever gotten the c02 cartridge stuck in the charger? Can't unscrew it to change out the cartridge 😢 thanks!
@user-charlieccchong
3 жыл бұрын
Genius!
@distlledbrewedreviewed
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic breakdown my friend.
@BuffaloBeerReviews
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mikehoy2886
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video! I may have missed this but can you use these to force carbonate a beer from the start? I have been bottle conditioning all of my brews so far and i am a bit intimidated by the extra equipment needed for a full kegging set up. I was hoping to get a little 2.5 gal keg that I can tuck into my fridge but can't figure out if this would be a sufficient set up to force carbonate AND serve it without a regular CO2 setup. Thanks!!
@BuffaloBeerReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you... I though I had read up that initially carbonating with this guy is not recommended. It’s probably do-able but would be terrible inefficient.
@kalescullen3600
3 жыл бұрын
If you end up with any yeast in your keg dose the keg clean it up with the CO2
@unityproject2279
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there thanks for this video. I have a 19L corny keg that needs carbing. How many would it take with these mini cartilages from nothing to beer ready? Hope this makes sense. I just wanted to try them out before I got a larger C02 tank
@BuffaloBeerReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I get what you’re saying. That’s a tough call? Maybe 3 till pouring. Given the O2 has been purged. It really works best when you know where/when you’re going. You can give the keg a nice robust fill, and then have the portable pick up the slack after a few pours.
@rodvikvr
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@handradesilva3767
3 жыл бұрын
Hello, I live in Brazil and bought a co2 trigger style device. A question / Does this device leak when not used? It is normal for it to leak or it works normally. The product that goes the cO2. Thank you friend. A big hug from BRAZIL.
@BuffaloBeerReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I thought it would leak when not used but it doesn’t. I also don’t think it will last long enough for you to have to worry about that. It does fill up the keg pretty quickly. I didn’t notice any leaks anywhere’s while using it.
@oreo1064
Жыл бұрын
I found one in a Starbucks dumpster. Can it be filed from the air compressor?
@suburban91
4 жыл бұрын
Can it be used both with threaded and non threaded cartridges ?
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. I had a threaded cartridge that came with it from store and the refills were non threaded. Worked for me.
@thomasfrank1227
3 жыл бұрын
Any feedback on how much CO2 / how much beer it’ll dispense ?
@BuffaloBeerReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t able to do an official account. But I do recall using like 2 or 3 small ones for the keg.
@cysiurts
4 жыл бұрын
Hi. What kind of Co2 cartridges are you using ? With thred or not ? I want to buy this item :)
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
They are threaded. Only tightening until you hear the seal pop.
@cysiurts
4 жыл бұрын
Buffalo Beer Reviews Great! Thank you ! Can you send a link from some store with these cartridges ? I don’t want to buy bad ones :)
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
Krzysztof Sz not sure. I picked mine up from the beer store in Buffalo. But this link looks reasonably priced compared to what I paid. Generic Innovations 6 Pack Threaded 16g Co2 Cartridges for Bikes 16 Gram Bicycle Tire Inflators Refills for Mountain and Road Bikes www.amazon.com/dp/B07L38JHTK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ypmbEb96KK6KN
@cysiurts
4 жыл бұрын
Buffalo Beer Reviews thank you so much !
@SS-pi2yi
4 жыл бұрын
Great vid - thank you! I am not too familiar with kegging yet..so please advise as to my 3 questions here: 1) Since the CO2 charger is quite small, how much glasses of beer do you actually get? Enough for the whole keg until it empties? I assume no, but please advise just to understand better.. 2) Since you have no gauge, in general when would you know the CO2 is finished - is it because the beer would taste flat? meaning no more CO2 gas? 3) Would you have any idea if this portable CO2 charger would work placed over a carbonation cap in a 2L (PET) plastic soda bottle filled with water to make seltzer water? or simply to carbonate soda drinks etc as shown here using a 5lb CO2 tank. kzitem.info/news/bejne/mWp_qaCOcYyKpn4 thanks.
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
those are all good questions. The portable CO2 cartridge really works best as quick resort/quick option. Probably works best with kegs smaller than the 5 gal keg that I had it on. I was able to get an entire keg emptied at a party with about 3-4 cartridges when using the tap handle, if you are using a longer type hose with the plastic dispenser it will use more CO2. It really is a nice option because I can keep the CO2 tank and hardware at home and bring this. These last a pretty good amount of time, you'll notice that you need to change them when the stream of beer goes really slow. I would assume you could use these to do seltzer and sodas. I would advise, if possible, that the majority of the carbonating be done with a larger CO2 tank source first and then use this just to dispense, or you're gonna run through a lot of them. Cheers.... Brian
@SS-pi2yi
4 жыл бұрын
@@BuffaloBeerReviews ok so would it be correct to say that the role of the mini CO2 charger as used in your video, is primarily to create a pressure over the beer/liquid surface in the keg so that when you use the dispenser, beer flows through... - is this correct? where the mini CO2 cartridge is really used to help with the flow out of the dispenser rather than the carbonation of the liquid in the keg ? (which i assume the carbonation should have been done in some previous step when making beer) ? please advise. Sorry if my questions are 'finicky' as I just want to understand how this works as you used it etc.thanks
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
S S yes. You are correct. I have a larger CO2 tank that would initially carbonate the keg. It takes a little while to carbonate, and a lot of gas. Also, the tank regulator is bulky and expensive, so if you don’t have to disassemble and travel with it, risking it breaking, then the smaller system is perfect.
@SS-pi2yi
4 жыл бұрын
@@BuffaloBeerReviews great thanks again.
@garydsouza2335
4 жыл бұрын
how many beers would you get from one charge,
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
If the beer is carbonated and pressurized prior to using, I believe we used 2-3 little CO2 charges to get the keg pretty much kicked. I brought the entire 6 pack though to my first party because I hadn’t used them for an all day party before.
@garydsouza2335
4 жыл бұрын
@@BuffaloBeerReviews cheers pal
@BuffaloBeerReviews
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers. I hope the video helped
@kinggorf
2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to be using these for the first time with a mini keg I did a quick test and it does leak a bit. My plan is to only connect it when it needs a charge. So basically dispense as much as possible first without hooking it. Then when the flow stops I'll give it a charge. It seems a little flimsy to leave on the keg for an extended period of time
@StoneyardVineyards
5 жыл бұрын
It is a great system when you take a keg with you . Prost
@BuffaloBeerReviews
5 жыл бұрын
I could get used to it. Cheers!
@russgalgiani2261
Жыл бұрын
lack of information.... what is the red button for? can you take it off without losing the charge? too much talking and not enough explaining
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