Plastic Casks and Kegs

[Rosie]

Guys,

Just spinning off from the Keg theft thread.

I mentioned that some micros are using plastic casks (9 UK gallon Firkins) here in the UK. A few people have expressed interest. Here is some supplier information...disclaimer is that I don't have experience with this supplier. Tariq, is this who you use?

On their website, there are plastic kegs (30l and 50l) as well as casks.

Cypherco Ltd
Rotherwas Industrial Estate
Hereford
Twyford Road
HR2 6JR
+44 (0)1432 343340 or fax +44(0)1432 352889
http://www.cypherco.com

Cheers,

[tariq khan]

Rosie,

I'm not sure who are original supplier was, will have to check it out.....the picture on the website looks almost identical to ours though (except for the colour).
By the way don't know if you were at the Great British Beer Festival yesterday...Congratulations goes out to Crouch Vale brewery (Champion beer of Britain).

Cheers !

Tariq

[swiftvin]

there's another called the Ecokeg...Single trip, no CIP (washing), fully recyclable - www.ecokeg.com.tw

[FrankM]

Contact me for details of these insulated kegs:

http://www.pbstbeer.com/photogallery.html#


Plastic Insulated Kegs:


v Keep beer fresh for a long period without refrigeration

v Three-stage auto-locking structure; made of high strength, impact resistance material.

v Multi-color selection and printing.

v Built-in CO2 bottle.

[frigatebay]

What do they cost and are they reuseable? how much do they weigh? how do you clean them? seem quite intriging.

[FrankM]

The Beer Activist has an interesting picture of a delivery of these kegs on a moped in Vietnam.

These are reuseable kegs, wash and filling by using the same kegging machine as stainless. The 10 liters weighs about 10 lbs, and 25L weighs 18 lbs.

We plan to import them to North America if there is enough demand, pricing around $30 for the 10L and under $50 for the 25L. Anyone knows the prices of the plastic kegs in UK?