growler werks ?

Somebody brought some home brew into my local shop with one. It was a sturdy-looking little can, but only you can decide if it is a must-have.

Seriously, though, it was a quality piece of equipment.

 

Simple, rather put my money towards what's on the inside than what's on the outside.

 

People should spend more time on making good beer and less time of stuff like this ^^^.

 

Will it improve the quality of a growler pour? Doubt it.

 

The tap seems sort of steampunkish, but the growler does not solve a problem that I have. Not really an improvement on the SS growler, as far as I can tell.

 

There was a post about this product a month ago. I can't believe it has raised $600,000 vs the initial $75k goal.

I wouldn't have thought that the need to keep growler-filled beer fresh for longer than 48 hours was a thing but apparently so. The tap aspect of it is cool but not worth $100 when I already have three glass growlers. I rarely get growler fills as it is and when I do I plan to drink them within a day or two.

 

Filling a need that not many have. If you've got the extra ching to waste, then ok. It will probably be cool to the people who have them for a little while, and then they will realize that the old school growler is just fine.

 

Just came across this 'uKeg' KickStarter initiative, here's the link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/growlerwerks/the-ukegtm-pressurized-growler-for-fresh-beer

So it's a double walled growler with a low profile tap handle, 64oz or 128oz sizes - no weight detail (either filled/empty), and it no detail about the 128 in physical form.

Initially I thought it was a bit gimmicky, mainly - no brewery is going to fill this up for you.. I mean I guess you can bring your other growler and then decant it, but that's kind of a hassle.

Has anyone run into issues with breweries requiring you to buy their glass in order to get their fills? Seems like it's everywhere in SD.

Glass bottles aren't allowed in parks in SD, so this is a plus.. though I can't remember the last time I even went to the park.


Okay so that's general use, then I thought about home brewing.. the site advertises it may be able to force carbonate home brews, and it's much easier to transport a 1 gallon uKeg when showing off a home brew than a box of 12 glass bottles. Seems I could also use this system to pilot small test batches.


Hmm.. thoughts? (23 days to go!)

 

Did you bother to hit the OP's link? This is the same thing. There is no reason a brewery won't fill it if they fill growlers other than their own. Laws and interpretations of this vary from state to state, and even within states that allow it some breweries will still not fill growlers that aren't theirs.

 

Got this in my Draft Magazine email and thought it might be a good share here...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/growlerwerks/the-ukegtm-pressurized-growler-for-fresh-beer

 

Ah, I searched "ukeg" and not growler werks...oops!

 

So the BA gods decided my reply was better suited here than in my own thread and therefore migrated my post here. I never 'replied' to anyone.. and was really confused by the comment.. OP? I'm the OP!

I've posted twice on this site and can't seem to get it right, mods are a bit 'too helpful' (read: heavy handed).

Additionally there were no posts about the 'uKeg', a simple string-search yielded 0 results.. I didn't think to search for 'Growler Works' as I came from the 'uKeg' Kickstarter, not the 'Growler Works' Kickstarter (assumption being they may have had multiple products).

Anyways, I answered all my own questions since then, if you guys find these answers of value - neat. Maybe BA will move this comment to some arbitrary corner of the forum, so enjoy this time-sensitive reply:

GrowlerWerks says:
uKeg 64: 3 1/2 pounds empty, 7 1/2 pounds full
uKeg 128: 4 pounds empty, 12 pounds full.

The 'ABC Act' in the great state of California says this:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=25001-26000&file=25200-25206

TL;DR..
ABC laws enacted recently limit breweries to only fill growlers with identification of the respective brewery.

..and the work-around..
Patrons must either cover or remove all labels from a growler before bringing it in for a fill, whereby brewery ids will be provided.

 

My post got glued to yours because I also searched uKeg instead of growler works. As far as the product, the all copper one looks awesome.

 

I'm tempted to get one but my concern is cleaning. There's lot more moving parts to get skunked. Any thoughts on how difficult cleaning would be?

 

Probably not hard, use BLC which is used to clean kegs and kegerators and put it in the growler and pump it through. Then flush with a fill of water. I still think this solves a problem 99% of people don't have.

 

Yup.. after learning about the 'ABC Act' for California I think I'll just bring in a blank growler every time.. it's NEAT, but I wouldn't buy it just as I wouldn't buy this:

http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/fruit-keg-tapping-kit

Or the hanging fridge magnets:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/690647277/bottleloft-by-strong-like-bull-magnets

 

The main reason I though this would be worthwhile to purchase is I only homebrew 1 gallon batches. I'd basically avoid bottling altogether unless I wanted to give some of my homebrew away.

 

Passed on this, am home brewing 5 gallons now, and will use my 1-gal growlers when I want to try something small. Will just bottle them into a few swing tops when they're ready to go.

 

As growlers go I think it is really cool looking. Sure it is pricey, but providing the construction is solid I would think that as one time purchase it should last a long time.

Why would I buy it? I prefer draft over bottles but usually can't kill a growler within the day or two time limit. So I would purchase this before I purchase the TapIt Cap or something similar. For someone like me it is a worthwhile product.