Home draught beer dispenser

[Jack]

The PerfectDraft beer machine is probably one of the best inventions since the wheel 😆

I've never been one to drink at home. Cans and bottles of ale are never the same as real beer but this serves real beer/lager!

I got one at the end of last year.

It was quite daunting loading the first barrel but it is so easy and pouring is a doddle too. Don't just try different beers/lagers try different glasses to get your perfect pint, doesn't even have to be a pint, just as much as you fancy.

With so many interesting beers/lagers I doubt I'll ever get round to loading tennents but be wary of the strong ones!

There's a few shops around Edinburgh sell barrels the only one actually in Edinburgh AFAIK is on Salamander Place. Its not a huge selection but enough to be interesting. Prices are the same as beerhawk and you get your fiver back on the old ones right away.

Most are priced between £20 and £30, less the fiver £25 for 10½ pints, £2.40 a pint.

[speedy_gonzales]

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There's a few shops around Edinburgh sell barrels the only one actually in Edinburgh AFAIK is on Salamander Place. Its not a huge selection but enough to be interesting. Prices are the same as beerhawk and you get your fiver back on the old ones right away.

Most are priced between £20 and £30, less the fiver £25 for 10½ pints, £2.40 a pint.

The Day-Today store at Wallyford is a decent stockist, I think they get more business selling beer for draft systems than anything else!

[Danderhall Hibs]

I got this one
https://www.beerwulf.com/en-gb/the-s...SAAEgKR6PD_BwE

It holds 2L "kegs" and are mainly in the Heineken range (Birra Moretti, Tiger, Strongbow, Newcastle Brown etc). You'd be changing it a lot if you have folk round but if just for a few drinks it's very good and the beer/lager is much better than what you get in cans or bottles.

I looked at the one shared in the OP but when I looked at the beer selection I didn't recognise the brands so went with what I know.

[Wembley67]

The Perfectdraft system is brilliant, I've had one for around a year now and one you are past the initial novelty factor of constantly drinking then it's a cracking addition to the house.

The only down side is for a keg to chill to the optimum temperature of 3c then it has to be in place for usually at least 12 hours. Therefore if changing kegs throughout the night then you'll have to wait for it to drop to a decent temperature from around 14c to whatever....3 is the optimum although I'm sure it'll be fine at warmer temperatures.

Some folk have put there kegs in the freezer, personally that's just asking to blow up your kitchen. It's bad enough when a bottle of beer is left in the freezer for too long!

Each keg lasts for 30 days before the beer goes off although the changes of getting anywhere near that deadline is slim :)

Oh the other downside is that as their is a level gauge the Mrs can see how much you've been drinking which sucks!

[CallumLaidlaw]

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The Perfectdraft system is brilliant, I've had one for around a year now and one you are past the initial novelty factor of constantly drinking then it's a cracking addition to the house.

The only down side is for a keg to chill to the optimum temperature of 3c then it has to be in place for usually at least 12 hours. Therefore if changing kegs throughout the night then you'll have to wait for it to drop to a decent temperature from around 14c to whatever....3 is the optimum although I'm sure it'll be fine at warmer temperatures.

Some folk have put there kegs in the freezer, personally that's just asking to blow up your kitchen. It's bad enough when a bottle of beer is left in the freezer for too long!

Each keg lasts for 30 days before the beer goes off although the changes of getting anywhere near that deadline is slim :)

Oh the other downside is that as their is a level gauge the Mrs can see how much you've been drinking which sucks!

Thankfully my fridge is big enough to hold a couple of kegs otherwise this is an issue.
Mind you, the back doorstep is a decent place to cool them in the current weather conditions


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