Beer tender 5l draught system

Discussion in 'Home Bar' started by raczkowski, Dec 6, 2012.

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  1. raczkowski

    raczkowski Initiate (0) May 16, 2011 Florida
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    Seems there have been some more breweries producing these in the past couple years aside from Heineken and coors. Was gonna get everyone opinion on these bc my brother lives bells two hearted and they make these mini kegs. Thinking about Getting one for him for Christmas. Thanks for everyone's reviews and opinions!
     
  2. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    Those won't work with Bells mini kegs. Bells are not pressurized - just an open and dump system from the bottom.
     
  3. raczkowski

    raczkowski Initiate (0) May 16, 2011 Florida
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    Damn did not know that. Glad I knew that before purchasing.
     
  4. tehzachatak

    tehzachatak Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    yeah, and as far as i know, this is true with pretty much all breweries that make these - Gritty's, etc. Heineken and Newcastle, as far as I am aware, are the only two "DraughtKegs" that fit this system available. save the money, get him a CO2 tap system so he can get real kegs of Two Hearted and not have them go bad!
     
  5. epk

    epk Pundit (813) Jun 10, 2008 New Jersey

    Not a beer tender, but this one actually says it works with both pressurized and non-pressurized. And another I read can do both.

    But I like tehzachatak's advise. These duel-keg types linked above become very expensive at which point you might want to just buy a cheap kegerator or convert one.

    EDIT: Actually, here is one that isn't priced horribly that does both. Not as sleek looking as some of the others.

    And another cheaper one that you can actually buy a conversion kit for to accept unpressurized kegs. Though that makes it not as cheap anymore.
     
  6. cubbyswans

    cubbyswans Zealot (623) Jun 10, 2008 Missouri

    The 5l Mini kegs are not priced very well to begin with. $20 and up for ~14 beers. Just get yourself 2 six packs and drink them at your leisure.

    Do yourself a favor and just get a kegerator. You expand immensely the beers you can get this way. And if you ever decide to homebrew, you can put it in your kegerator also. If you can't afford a kegerator, than I'm not sure you can afford to throw away money at a shitty 5L draft system either.
     
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