• Two Reconditioned 19 Litre Ball Lock Kegs
• CO
2
Regulator
• Plastic Gas Disconnect (Grey)
• Plastic Liquid Disconnect (Black)
• Either a Hand Gun OR a Fridge Tap
• 3.6 metre length of 5mm gas/beer line
• Stainless Hose Clamps x 4
You will also need:
• CO
2
bottle
• Converted fridge to hold your kegs
• Tubing for transferring your beer to the keg.
• Clearing cube
KEGS:
Your keg system contains two reconditioned
19L Ball Lock Stainless Steel kegs. These have a
hatch cover for ease of cleaning and filling. They
include gas in and beer out valves, and a safety
release valve.
DISCONNECTS:
The kegs have ball lock (snap lock) fittings. The
ball lock is made from hardened plastic and
works on the same principal as your standard
garden hose fitting. They click on and click off for
easy connection and disconnection of the beer
and gas lines from the keg. The grey disconnect
is for the gas (IN) side of the keg and the black
one is for the dispensing (OUT) side of the keg.
CO2 GAS BOTTLE:
A gas bottle is not supplied with your keg set.
Gas bottles are available for hire from your
local CO
2
gas supplier. Some of your local gas
suppliers will probably include BOC Gases and
Air Liquide. There is usually a nominal monthly
hire charge and then a charge each time the
bottle is filled. The gas bottles come in various
sizes, the most common and easiest to handle is
the “D” size bottle. This is a bit taller than knee
height and weighs less than 20kg. Other sizes
are available but can be quite heavy and difficult
to move, as well as a bit unsightly.
REGULATOR:
A full CO
2
bottle holds a pressure of about 5600
kpa (800 psi), which is a lot more than the 250-
300 kpa (35-47 psi) you need to pressurise your
keg system. The regulator screws onto the gas
bottle and reduces the pressure to safe levels.
The regulator is adjusted by a knob, setscrew or
bolt depending on the regulator supplied.
There are two gauges on the regulator, one
displaying the gas bottle pressure and the other
displaying the pressure inside the keg. The CO
2
in the bottle starts out as a liquid. The pressure
of the gas in the headspace of the bottle will
be between 5000-5600 kpa (700-800 psi)
depending on the temperature of the bottle.
The pressure gauge on the regulator showing
high pressure from the gas in the bottle will only
begin to fall when all the liquid is gone, so the
best way to determine how much CO
2
remains
in the bottle is by weight not pressure. It’s a
good idea to make a habit of weighing your
bottle when you first get it. The bottle will be
weighed and stamped when empty. The empty
bottle weight is on a tag around the neck of the
bottle.
