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11th October 2006, 07:51 PM
Yeah, I know its not a car. Bite Me.
Right. First things first. A brief introduction to what I'm going to do and why I'm going to do it. I work for IMI Cornelius, one of largest manufacturers, distributors and installers of drinks dispense equipment in the UK. I worked on many massive installs in places such as the Emirates Stadium and the new Wembley Arena as well as installs in most pubs across the country.
But what I wanted to find out was "is it possible to have a pub-style dispense system at home, installed at a cost and in such a way that anyone with a decent toolkit could do it?"
So, to understand what was involved in this, you first need to understand what goes into a normal install.
http://www.dubtown.co.uk/barproject/standardinstall/Ultra_Keller2.jpg
See. Complicated isn't it? And thats just for one product.
The plan is to simplify. then remove stuff.
As the product will be next to the co2 bottle i can lose the secondary regulator. the primary should be fine on its own, for the same reason i can also drop the beer pump. I can also drop the cellarbouy as the product line wont be long enough to fob (fob = frothing up) (hopefully). I can also drop the flash cooler because the product lines not long enough for the beer to warm up between the cooler and tap.
So what does that leave me with? well for starts a much simpler system.
http://www.dubtown.co.uk/barproject/images/barplan.jpg
So, my shopping list equals
1. Beer Kegs
2. Co2 Bottle
3. Keg Coupler (dependant on product
4. Primary Co2 Regulator
5. Cornelius Maxi 310 Cooler
6. Cornelius Eva 115 tower
7. one bag of 3/8 John Guest straight connectors
8. 10 meters of clear 1/8 product tubing
9. 5 meters of braided rubber Co2 hose
10. Cornelius Dalex 200 tap with Flow Control
11. some wood to make a bar
More to updates to follow. you can click the link in my sig to see updates to.
Right. First things first. A brief introduction to what I'm going to do and why I'm going to do it. I work for IMI Cornelius, one of largest manufacturers, distributors and installers of drinks dispense equipment in the UK. I worked on many massive installs in places such as the Emirates Stadium and the new Wembley Arena as well as installs in most pubs across the country.
But what I wanted to find out was "is it possible to have a pub-style dispense system at home, installed at a cost and in such a way that anyone with a decent toolkit could do it?"
So, to understand what was involved in this, you first need to understand what goes into a normal install.
http://www.dubtown.co.uk/barproject/standardinstall/Ultra_Keller2.jpg
See. Complicated isn't it? And thats just for one product.
The plan is to simplify. then remove stuff.
As the product will be next to the co2 bottle i can lose the secondary regulator. the primary should be fine on its own, for the same reason i can also drop the beer pump. I can also drop the cellarbouy as the product line wont be long enough to fob (fob = frothing up) (hopefully). I can also drop the flash cooler because the product lines not long enough for the beer to warm up between the cooler and tap.
So what does that leave me with? well for starts a much simpler system.
http://www.dubtown.co.uk/barproject/images/barplan.jpg
So, my shopping list equals
1. Beer Kegs
2. Co2 Bottle
3. Keg Coupler (dependant on product
4. Primary Co2 Regulator
5. Cornelius Maxi 310 Cooler
6. Cornelius Eva 115 tower
7. one bag of 3/8 John Guest straight connectors
8. 10 meters of clear 1/8 product tubing
9. 5 meters of braided rubber Co2 hose
10. Cornelius Dalex 200 tap with Flow Control
11. some wood to make a bar
More to updates to follow. you can click the link in my sig to see updates to.