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Barrels and Beer Shifters -Bury St Edmund- We can shift beer on our own we don't need to get a man in.

Barrels Valves and Spares

Lots of home brew pressure barrels and every spare you'll ever need-Just ask if you're not sure.

There's three pressure barrel systems.

The pin valve- The first three barrels use this system.It's best for internet customers. Uses the small 8gm Co2 Soda syphon bulbs. Easy and simple.

The S 30 Valve- Uses the refillable S30 Cylinder. Means you have to send the empty cylinder back. Better system but a nuisance bringing the cylinders back- Best for shop customers

The Cornelius system -Uses it's own system. We've given it it's own page

Here

There's a nice article about barrels and gas at the bottom of the page Here

Standard Home Brew Beer Barrel and Gas System 5 Gall/40 Pint

A complete pressure barrel, gas injection system and gas.

Complete system that holds over 40 pints of beer so suitable for any 40 pint home brew beer kit.

Barrel, pressure injector, bulb holder and ten Co2 bulbs

Uses the small 8 gm Co2 Bulbs - Standard size easily available.

Co2 Gas bulb goes off with a bit of a blast! Just screw it well down and let go when the gas starts to go!

A complete set for home brew beer. The standard 2" neck barrel, a complete pressure injection system and ten Co2 bulbs.

The Co2 bulbs are those things that look like bullets round the bottom of the barrel!

It's a nice easy to use system - The standard barrel is reliable and good value. Under the right conditions you won't need to add gas until the barrel is half empty!

For best results add 50 gram of sugar when barrelling the beer. This keeps the beer fermenting and produces a good natural gas. Then leave about a week in the warm before moving to a cool place.The beer should come out about half head and half beer! When it starts to flow with no head just pop a gas bulb on and charge up the barrel.

You're replacing the beer you've drunk with gas rather than trying to actually gas the beer! It's called top pressure dispense and is the best way for real ale!

King Keg Beer Barrel and Gas System 5 Gall/40 Pint

A complete pressure barrel,gas injection system and gas for any 5 gall or 40 pint beer kit.

The King Keg 4" neck barrel , means you can get your hand inside to clean the barrel!

King Keg barrel, pressure injector and ten Co2 bulbs

Uses the small Co2 bulbs- Standard size and easily obtainable

This is a complete set up using the King Keg Barrel. The King Keg has a nice big 4" neck so you can get your hand inside. It's a bit bigger than the standard barrel which means there's a bit more room at the top when it's full of beer.

Same gas system as the standard barrel, simple easy to use 8gm Co2 Bulbs-Easily obtainable.

Breweries call this gap "Ullage" Some breweries have more Ullage than others, we'd call it short measure!

You need some Ullage to allow for the storage of the natural Co2 produced by the beer, the King Keg has the gap about right for homebrew purposes!

King Keg Top Tap Barrel , Gas and Gas System 5 Gall/40 Pint

A complete top tap pressure barrel, gas injection system and gas for any 5 gall or 40 pint beer kit.

King Keg top tap barrel has a float system inside. It draws the beer off the top which is supposed to allow you drink the beer sooner!

Same as the bottom tap keg except the tap is at the top! Why is it different? Well....

The top Tap King Keg - The top tap means the barrel can go at the back of a shelf. The bottom tap barrels have to hang over the edge of a shelf or you can't get your pint pot underneath.

The big trouble is that it depends on the gas pressure to force the beer out so it's heavier on gas and if you run out of gas you can't get the beer out!

I'd always go for a bottom tap barrel unless you really need it to go at the back of a shelf or on the floor.

Pack of 10 8 Gm Co2 Soda Syphon Type Bulbs

Pack of ten bulbs that fit the barrels above.They are standard. Yes I know there's nine on the picture, there will be ten in your pack! I used one on me beer.

2 " Neck Budget Barrel Basic

No injection valve but does have a pressure relief valve.

If you never use gas this is the one!

2" neck doesn't tend to lose pressure, you can't get your hand inside though.

Baby Barrel - Two gallon

The Baby! It's the small one in the picture! Takes two gallons, Perfect for barley wines or small special brews.

We'll supply either with or without the brass injection valve!

Rotokeg Barrel With S30 Valve Requires refillable S30 cylinder

This really is an excellent barrel.

If you want a top tap barrel for your homebrew beer then look no further.

Big wide neck, solidly made and good valve system

Complete with combined injection and pressure relief valve

Can only be used with the refillable S30 cylinder. It may not be the best buy for internet customers- we'd suggest the top tap king keg.

2" neck Pressure Beer Barrel with S30 Injection Valve Requires S30 Cylinder

Will take 40 pints of beer, complete with combined injection and pressure relief valve.

S30 Valve fits refillable gas cylinders -You'll need an S30 Cylinder. Empty cylinder must be sent back to us

S30 Refillable Gas Cylinder

As you drink the beer from the barrel it creates a vacuum which sucks the gas out of the beer. When you're about half way down the barrel the beer comes out flat and it may suck air in through the tap to allow the beer out. At this point the beer starts to go flat.

The cylinder allows you to replace the beer with gas, putting top pressure on the beer so the last pint is as good as the first

You screw it on the barrel and give a quick burst of gas. Then take it off.

Full cylinder. Return when empty. It only fts the S30 barrels we supply. An easier system for post customers is the C02 8gm bulbs . We'll send the cylinder for 5.00 post- Free if order over 50.00 Obviously if you order a few kits you'll save some money!

Refil Only Gas Cylinder S30

Re filled cylinder-Post the old one back and we'll send you a full one. If you order enough to make the minimun delivery will be free otherwise we have to charge 5.00 Best way to send it back is to cut the end off a 2 litre fizzy drink bottle and wrap a bit of newspaper round the cylinder. Tape it up and it's packed!

Spare red cap only for Ham Bard barrel

If your barrel has a 4" red cap like the one in the picture then this is the cap!

If the cap is about 4" the this is it.

Be careful as some red caps were 2"!

Complete with the two valves

Which Type Of Home Brew Pressure Barrel Do You Want?

We'll try to help you!

Here's a run down of different gas systems and barrel types with their pros and cons.It might help you to decide!

Top Tap pressure barrel ---Means you draw the beer off the top of the barrel. The idea is that the beer clears from the top down so the beer is clearer at the top. Works on a float system. There's a float in the barrel with a pipe from the back of the tap to the float. The barrel can go at the back of the shelf---But....You have to use gas to get the beer out, run out of gas, run out of beer! Also you can just put a piece of wood under the front of bottom tap barrel so it slopes backwards. You just take it out when the beer gets near the bottom of the barrel!

Bottom Tap Pressure Barrel---You can still get beer out if you run out of gas! Hooray! But... Draws beer off bottom of barrel..Just put a book under the front of the barrel so the sediment runs to the back. Take the book out when the beer gets near the bottom of the barrel. If you run out of gas you can just loosen the cap and let a bit of air in. We'd go for a bottom tap beer barrel every time. Big disadvantage is that it has to hang over the edge of a shelf so you can get the beer out of the tap!

Why do you need Gas in your home brew beer barrel? - When you drink the beer it causes a vacuum which sucks the gas out of the beer, so,the beer goes flat. You put a bit of gas in to create top pressure which means the beer stays nice and gassed. You're not injecting gas in the beer, just keeping the beer fresh. Without gas you have to let air in so the beer will come out!

Letting air in makes the beer go off very quickly-- In about a week usually.

So, We have two types of gas system.

Soda Syphon Bulb/Pin Valve Uses the small 8gm Co2 bulbs --- Easy to use, just screw a small gas bulb on to the barrel when you need it. There's a small adaptor to hold the gas bulb.Throw away the bulb after it's empty. Cheap easy and simple. The valve has a pin inside which pieces the gas bulb. If you look inside the top of the valve you should see it. If your barrel leaks you'll go through a lot of gas, but the system is very good.

S30 Valve and S30 refillable cylinder-- Add just the amount of gas you need and take the cylinder off- cheap to run once you buy it. You have to return the empty cylinder to us for refil which is a nuisance. The gas is cheap to buy and because the cylinder reseals you put in just what you need so you don't over gas the beer. It's not very convenient unless you can get into the shop.

Spare 2" Cap complete with valves

This fits most barrels with a 2" neck. Check it's not like the other 2" cap. If it looks more like this then go for this one

YOu can have it with a pin valve for the 8gm Co 2 Bulb or for S30 Refillable cylinder--

2" Cap complete with Valves Ham Bard Type

This is the other type, if your cap is about 2" and red then it's this one.

It may be made of white plastic look at the shape of the lugs

If it doesn't look like this then go for the other cap

4" Black Plastic cap

If it's made of black plastic then it's probably this one.

Barrels that it won't fit are, Hambleton Bard, Saffron, Boots or the old barrel that lies on it's side

Complete with valves

Pin Valve or S30 Valve?

Is yours a pin valve or an S30 valve?

Look at the picture!

Pin valve is for the small 8gm co2 bulbs

S30 is for the big refillable cylinders

If you click on the picture it will be easier to see! It's obvious which valve is which once you know!

You can see the pin inside the pin valve and just a hole in the S30 valve

Combined Injection and Pressure Relief Valve PIn Valve Type

Pin Valve for Homebrew Pressure beer barrels

Looks like the valve above but has a pin for piercing the small 8gm Co2 Bulbs. Make sure you order the right valve!

Combined Injection and Pressure Relief Valve S30 Type

If it looks like this then it will work. Check it's not the pin valve type above though!

It replaces most valves either brass or aliminium.

It won't work on the beersphere with 2 stainless plates

Co2 Gas Bulb Holder For Pin Valve

PLastic Screw on holder for the small Co2 8Gm Bulb

Screws directly onto the Pin Valve on your barrel. The threads on them don't last forever so you need a spare one!

Pressure Relief Valve Only

It's off the two valve caps.

Also replaces the pressure relief valve on some of the old caps.

Injection valve only S30 Refillable Gas Cylinder only

If your cap has two valves on then one of them will probably be this one.

This is the injection/inlet valve

It's also used on some cornelius kegs

Old Type Combined valve with collar-Refillable S 30 GAS CYLINDERS ONLY

Look at the picture! It's very similar to the other combined valve and they are mostly interchangeable.

Except for the old beersphere with the stainless plates!

Gas Injector System for Small Bulbs

Easy to use system that takes the small bombs that soda syphons use.

It's easy as there's nothing to return and you should be able to get the small 'bombs' locally

Fits the barrels that have the S30 Valve on this page

This system has been giving us trouble, we'd suggest it's much simpler and easier to buy a pin valve and bulb holder and just replace your s30 valve with that.

Set of Spare Seals for Two valve cap

Two of each of the orange, yellow and white rubber valves seals.

Look at the pictures above, these caps which have two valves fitted

Washer/seal only set for combined valve

One of each washer to fit this valve- They are tricky to get on but you can do it with a bit of petroleum jelly!

Pressure Beer Barrel Tap - Lever Type

Fits nearly every barrel where the tap screws into the barrel directly. The barrel itself is threaded.

If there's a nut on the back of the tap then you want the other tap

Pressure Beer Barrel New Replacement Drum Tap with Nut

Drum type tap for pressure barrels water butts etc.

Replaces the old type! Has nice easy flo action and you can control the flow of the beer much better to reduce frothing the beer glass.

New type tap, replaces the old drum type. For most barrels and containers. It will just drop in the same hole as the tap above.

It won't work in containers/barrels with a threaded hole, only those where the tap has a nut

Drum Tap and Nut

Fits nearly every barrel and fermenter where the tap has a nut on the back.

Old type drum tap.....use the one above it does the same job, is better and cheaper!

Barrel Float-Fits All

The floats have changed a bit over the years, yours might look a lot different but this will work.

If you have a float then this will replace it.

Cap Washer-4" Black Cap

Bit tricky this as they don't fit all caps and they look the same. it does fit most though.

If it's a black cap then it's probably this washer

4" Cap Washer Red or White Cap

And this one fits most of the red and white 4" caps

Cap Washer Flat white 2"

Look at the old washer, if it's white and flat, not round in section then it's this one

2" Cap Washer Blue

Look at your old washer, it will be round in section and blue or clear

Pressure Gauge with Nut

Scale 0 to 35 Psi. You can drill a small hole in your cap or the top plate of your cornelius keg and fit this easily.

A plastic pressure barrel usually runs at about 7 psi , the Cornelius kegs will take a lot more!

Widget World

We've always thought the widget world system was good but very badly managed and overpriced-

We have been very reluctant to sell Widget World products as the after sales and attitude of the company to the retailers was very bad,

Refils for the cylinders are now about £20.00 each at cost, we regard this as profiteering and will no longer deal with widget world.

We've never supplied Widget World Cylinders to our online customers.

We'd recommend that you complain directly to the company if you have any problems -if they bother to answer your emails...

Peter and Mark

Cornelius System

We've moved the cornelius system to its own page

Have a look here--

Cornelius Pressure System