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[Big Nake]

I got an email from BeverageFactory yesterday with some new stuff I hadn't seen before. I'm not really into this but I know that some of you are. LINK. I remember Brauer asking me if I saw kegs brought out in Munich taverns where the spigot is hammered into place, etc. (I did not actually see that) but it reminds me of this equipment. Cheers.

[realbeerguy]

Been doing Pins (5gal) for a while now.  Great for low APV beers.  Look up my Dark Mild recipe in the recipe section.  3.2%.  We put that in a pin for our Oyster Roast at the Domras Cup.  Have done a Lemongrass Wit too.  At NHC Philly we served 4 Firkins.  Great for parties and picnics.

[LeftyMPfrmDE]

Thanks for the link. Its in the pipeline to have a pin set up with a beer engine for the taproom; its a pipe dream at this point. The start up cost sets mr back to reality.

[HVB]

Thanks for the link. Its in the pipeline to have a pin set up with a beer engine for the taproom; its a pipe dream at this point. The start up cost sets mr back to reality.

I hear you.  Several times I have pondered a Beer Engine and then just pull myself back to reality asking how often I would use it.

[Big Nake]

I hear you.  Several times I have pondered a Beer Engine and then just pull myself back to reality asking how often I would use it.

I think a lot of these toys are a little pricey. I was at my local on Sunday just to get a couple of CO2 tanks refilled and while I waited there was a shiny & new aluminum keg near the front counter. I picked it up, looked at the construction, etc. and saw that it was $147. The guy came back out from the back and said, "Oh those new kegs, right?! Aren't they awesome!?" and I commented about how they look nothing like my kegs but that no one ever saw my kegs anyway. I would like to go to another homebrewer's house for a gathering and see one of these pin/cask things in action. That would probably be enough for me because I've never really entertained the idea of having one.

[neddles]

I enjoy using my pin, a lot. I've done low abv stuff exclusively in it and serve via gravity. It would be great to serve from one for a party but I've never been able to time it that well. If I ever did some sort of bar build or remodel I would have to seriously consider a beer engine. But until then it's just too much money for me to tie up in an occasional serving device.