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Poly Kegs - Good for what?

jacksonbrown
edited January 2016 in General

I found a heap of these down at the tip today.
I guess the old steel ones could be a thing of the past in a few years. What could these poly ones be good for I wonder?

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  • grim

    Those would make great yeast prop tanks - can you pull the spear and clean them?

  • CothermanDistilling
    edited January 2016

    my friend that owns St. Somewhere Brewery started using these over the 'pubkeg' poly units, he likes them... he said these are tougher to get apart for anyone to re-use, but less liability in them coming apart. He buys them by the pallet, I think he said $12-$15 each or something like that

  • jacksonbrown

    @grim said: Those would make great yeast prop tanks - can you pull the spear and clean them?

    I actually left them there. It just seemed like a bit of a waste.

    I was thinking fermenters but cleaning them might be the issue.
    I haven’t done any yeast prop at home but I helped out on a yeast prop plant for one of our major brewery’s here.
    It all started with a Carlsberg Flask and lots of steam then I think the yeast sample was injected in through a Keofitt sample point.

    Keeping it all aseptic without heat might be a challenge.

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