Can this keg be hooked to a regular CO2 regulator and used just like full-sized kegs or are you stuck with the cheesy C02 injector?
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This has standard ball lock fitting so can be used with a normal home brew setup. If you contact us after ordering I can exchange the CO2 injector for a couple ball extra ball lock fittings if you would like.
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It has standard ball lock posts. I have a kegerator and use this 2.5 gal keg for small batches. Works just fine for me.
1346163
The C02 gas it self should not be a problem the pressure from the C02 tank will most likely be to high and without some type of adapter you will not be able to attach it to a C02 cylinder.
1418346
Yes, you can use the CO2 cartridge as pictured to purge the O2 from any headspace. But, the cartridge as pictured will not force carb your beer.
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The Fizz Giz comes with a product guide that will let you purchase the home station. It works with standard CO2 cylinders from 5-20lbs that you'd find for beer carbonation, or you can use paint ball tanks. Yes they're ok for use in carbonating beverages, but if you're concerned Amazon sells a beverage grade CO2 paintball tank. The nice thing is that you can put the tank under your sink or in a cabinet, you can easily disconnect the tank, pop a co2 bulb in and you're free to take it on the go to work or party. Can't put the other carbonators in your brief case and carbonate 2 liters of soda at work -- which is a lot less than $1 per can out of the vending machine! The Fizz Giz comes with a product guide that will let you purchase the home station. It works with standard CO2 cylinders from 5-20lbs that you'd find for beer carbonation, or you can use paint ball tanks. Yes they're ok for use in carbonating beverages, but if you're concerned Amazon sells a beverage grade CO2 paintball tank. The nice thing is that you can put the tank under your sink or in a cabinet, you can easily disconnect the tank, pop a co2 bulb in and you're free to take it on the go to work or party. Can't put the other carbonators in your brief case and carbonate 2 liters of soda... » Read More The Fizz Giz comes with a product guide that will let you purchase the home station. It works with standard CO2 cylinders from 5-20lbs that you'd find for beer carbonation, or you can use paint ball tanks. Yes they're ok for use in carbonating beverages, but if you're concerned Amazon sells a beverage grade CO2 paintball tank. The nice thing is that you can put the tank under your sink or in a cabinet, you can easily disconnect the tank, pop a co2 bulb in and you're free to take it on the go to work or party. Can't put the other carbonators in your brief case and carbonate 2 liters of soda at work -- which is a lot less than $1 per can out of the vending machine! « Show Less
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To use a Guinness faucet you need a "U" tap and "U" taps do not work on regular CO2 beer. Do a google search on beer tap types.
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Dimensionally, it'll probably fit, however I'm not sure how you'll tap it. The keg already has an integrated gravity tap. The best thing is to put it in the fridge for at least 3 days and then open and enjoy. I've personally never tried to put it in a Heineken kegerator beer dispenser.
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I installed a 1/6 keg in mine and it fit just right except the height was so tall that I had to use a low profile tap which brought the hoses out the side instead of the top.
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This is an adapter typically used by homebrewers who keg their own beer. You have to purchase the connectors separately and know they are different sizes for the beer line and gas line.I purchased this because my kegerator is already set up for korny kegs but I wanted to use a sanky tap for a microbrew keg. These adapters prevent me from having to cut the ends of and instead use the connectors already in my system so I can just pop them onto the sanky tap.
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The threads on the top (as shown in the side view picture) are for the beer line. Get the adapter you need for you beer line. It will have a large nut with a compression washer to seal it. The CO2 connection is the barb fitting pointing off to the right. It fit right on my air hose I already had for home brews 5/16" ID.
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The connection only comes setup for a Sanke connection. However, your beer shop will have the know how to inexpensively convert the connects to fit your system. I use 2 5 gallon ball lock corny kegs and the system works great.
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We've got a nice place here in town that also has the 5 L minikegs. Warsteiner, Einbecker, Paulaner, etc. But I've noticed that they are rather different design of keg than the heineken. Do those gravity pour mini kegs still work in the BeerTender?I can't really stomach heineken, but if these other minikegs will work in it I'm sold.
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Tap is permanently installed in the keg. You just pull it out to pour. So no, you do not tap this the same tap/pump as a regular sized keg as there is no need to do so. There is no need for a pump as it is gravity draining.
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The instructions included with this unit imply that any 5L gravity or pressurized keg will work. The instruction manual states the following : "This unit will cool and dispense beer using 5L gravity kegs and pressurized kegs." The manual then states " There are two types of 5 litre kegs available which can be used in this cooler. The first type is pressurized and the beer is dispensed through the upper lid mechanism. Only pressurized beer kegs can be dispensed through the top. Install the dispensing tube supplied with the pressurized keg into the center top of the keg. DO NOT install the small plastic paddle that comes with the pressurized keg. Gently lower the keg into the cooler taking care to line up the dispensing tube with the cooler's spout. The SECOND type of 5L keg is NON pressurized (gravity dispense), and utilizes the small clear door on the side of the cooler. Line up the spigot on the side of the can, pull through the small door opening and dispense per the instructions on the keg.
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I think you can buy a co2 adaptor and use other mini legs but we just use the heineken
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look at AQUATEK they have an adapter for a standard CO2 regulator. I bought the mini AQUATEK CO2 regulator and it fits on the 20oz paintball tank with no adapter.
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Mine did. Be careful with these though. Make sure not to mix up the posts, poppits, or dip tubes. You may get different brands of keg, and the parts are not always interchangeable.
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I am using propane with mine. That is the type of regulator that came with mine.