On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 10:03:44PM +0100, Matthias Schack wrote: > > Jeg overvejer at skifte fra flasker til Cornelius fade, men har lige som > Claus Lund et par spørgsmål desangående.
Ask, and thou might get an answer! > 1. Hvad er de fysiske dimensioner på et Cornelius fad? (Diameter og > højde). They come in a few different variants. I had to choose carefully to get the tall and narrow ones, so as to be able to fit two in my fridge. Mine are 63 cm tall, with a diameter of 21 cm. others can be somewhat fatter and lower. Not sure what types are available from where... > 2. Hvad skal man bruge af ekstra udstyr, dimser m.m. ud over fadet, for > at få et velfungerende system? Like I humorously pointed out, the requirements keep growing. This is what I have now: - 6kg CO2 bottle - Co2 regulator with (at least one) meter - Fridge to keep two kegs - "Tower" on top of it, with two taps - connectors for kegs to taps - 1 connector for CO2 - Some tubing You can start without a proper tap, but then you need a "picnic" tap. It is just a beer connector, 20cm tube, and a simple tap at the end. > 3. Skal man have tilsluttet CO2 hele tiden (også mens fadet opbevares i > køleskabet)? No need to. When ever my beer starts to look a bit flat, I give it a Pfffft of CO2, turn it off, and check the pressure > 4. Hvor længe holder eksempelvis en 300 grams CO2 flaske ca.? No idea about the small ones. I have heard that a 6kg bottle lasts for about a lifetime in normal use. > 5. Er det muligt at flytte øllet fra fadet over i flasker, uden at > forringe øllets kvalitet? Yes it is. You need a "counter-pressure filler" that first puts CO2 in the bottle at a proper pressure, and then lets the beer in. This way it is not (supposed to be) foaming and loosing all its natural CO2. I have seen such used once, but never tried myself. Anyone else? > Måske er der en erfaren Cornelius bruger der kunne tænke sig at lave en > beskrivelse af anvendelsen af disse fade, evt. på haaandbryg.dk? > Det virker som om der er en vis usikkerhed omkring brugen af dem! It is actually pretty simple: You put your beer into them, add CO2 to keep the pressure up, and let the beer out through a tap. The devil is, of course, in the details. Best luck! Heikki -- Heikki Levanto LSD - Levanto Software Development <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
