Pressure Barrels

[Craig]

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has used the Rotokeg pressure barrel? the new ones. Is it any good? Is there any basic pressure barrel out there?
Thanks, "Joking".

[Doublehoppy]

Yes, I use them. I think they are very good for serving relatively low carbonated beer - like english ale. They do deliver a very frothy head but once this settles you get a nice low level of carbonation, but with no prickleness you would need for certain styles. They aren't suitable for lagers.

You will need a way of supplementing the natural pressure as the keg empties and the ullage space increases. A sodastream bottle with an attachment does the trick.

[Craig]

Ok thanks for your help. Do you need to naturally carbonate at all? Can you just put the flat beer in and carbonate with the Co2?

[Doublehoppy]

In theory I guess you can. Not sure why you would want to do this thou? It's pretty simply to boil 80 - 100 gm white sugar then add to the keg, then add the beer from primary into it. I do also remove all the O2 with a couple of zaps from the sodastream bottle.