Brilliant mate I’d love that setup you’ve inspired me to build a cave, I wouldn’t know were to start with all the pump stuff I’ll definitely be getting someone in to set up yours is amazing 👍👍👍
Great video, very helpful as I’ve bought the same sort of set up and feel the same about about the perfect drafts and others, a few mates and they would get smashe through 👍🏻🍺🍺🍺
Great video, what size is the man cave? I have a small garden and have been looking into my own bar, I would struggle to fit a 4m x 3m without taking half of my garden. Another option would be to change my garage into the bar.
Thanks Phil appreciated it's 4.1m x 3.38m the space I had to look at before you wouldn't believe I built the shed on it when you measure 4x3 it's not much really.Next vid I'll do will be a timeline collection of the built.
Yeah I think I will have to lay something out in the garden to see what space is take up. Does this look a a good deal, or would it be better buying separate? kegman.co.uk/products/home-bar-solutions-twin-tap
@@philmorgan236 Yes that looks like a convenient little package but gas suppliers will only refil their own bottles some health and safety bullsh*t .Go on facebook message Mike Cornish and tell him I recommended him ask him for recommendations on couplers and cooler suppliers. You will get cheaper separately but depends if your in a rush or not.Also find beer gas suppliers near you so easier to refill locally. Like I said on the video a full gas fill with last for about 8 kegs.Where abouts in the country do you live?.
Hi, great informative video mate! I have a crucial question I want to ask. QUESTION: Im filling a 30L Keg with my flat lager - should I put some co2 in it to make it fizzy before I give it to someone to put on a system like yours. Should I leave it flat, or give it some psi for some days? If so what psi would you like to recieve a keg?
Check this link out I have 60/40 mixed gas and have the pressure at 35psi www.northernbrewer.com/blogs/kegging-bottling-techniques/how-to-carbonate-beer
Mark thanks for the chat yesterday. When you next come to clean the lines could you please do an explanatory video mate, pictures/videos paint a thousand words
Brilliant bar mate! Just had my own done, very similar setup to yours, recently (about 3days ago) every pint of strongbow i pour is coming out really froffy. Is this to do with the cold weather? Cooler is working fine, plenty left in the barrel but like yours mine is located outside with the gas. Is this an issue with the cold do you think?
@Ben Williams no probs pal just unplug the cooler let it get to room temp then your cider should be ok when temp starts getting higher weather-wise switch it back on.Have a good one and enjoy.
great vid,im just getting into draught in my shed so im learning,i got told to use straight co2 for stella and cider but now im being told to use 60/40,i noticed yours is a mix,what are you running and why,appreciate all the help i can get thanks
Thanks fester, someone fitted it for me yes I use 60/40 for all my lagers (Estrella/Birra/San Miquel/Stella) Psi not sure i will find out but to be honest i never adjust anything just clean the lines after every key and thats it.Im getting new gas bottle tomorrow i will ask the supplier whats the psi as i dont see any adjustment on the guage,its just and empty full indicator etc.
@@andyhamill9752 yeah did mine 2015 I always wanted it as better than bottles or cans.U got all the bits just need to setup? Your pressure regulator you got that?
Also do you need the cold water flow to your taps as my keg is up my bar thanks bud , my pints were pulling fine when i first got my keg but after a few pints it seams to have gone flat.
Hi mate, love the set up, just wondering how much did it cost for the labour for all the fitting outside shed to the bar, I have a cooler and pump and lines jst need some 1 to set up for me. Can u help cheers.👍
Thanks Andrew appreciated depends where you are in country it cost me about 200+ but he did supply couplers pipes and lots of other stuff if your on Facebook search for Mike Cornish tell him I gave you his name.His after support is spot on managing the pipes cleaning all that is pretty easy.
Hi Mark would this be possible to install in a little B&B. I've just leased a small B&B in Blackpool but it doesn't have a bar, I mean no bar in Blackpool come on I can't see that working 😂 😂 😂 I thought yours was fab
Yeah absolutely if you search for mike cornish on Facebook mention my name and he can give you a price for the setup,,the maintenence cleaning etc is really easy and you can get all your stuff cheap from one stop pub shop in Preston nearby Wrea Green PR4 2PH
Hi what power supply do you use for the beer pump lights? Specifically the Estrella one? I have the same pump and it lights up with 12v but think it may need more voltage? Thanks
24v mate you need one of these www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-24-V-BEER-TAP-FONT-BAR-LIGHTING-UNIT-6-OFF-/394670522257?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p4429486.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
Hi mate, I want to have a similar set up but just worried about this heat we are experiencing would the keg not get far to warm and ruin the product even though its going through a cooler?
Hi Shane I had the set up all last year when we had hot weather I suppose as long as the keg is not in direct sunlight,never had any complaints rather the opposite I suppose a keg cooler jacket wouldn't do any harm either,the cooler.does a great job.
@@mginbolton yea I seen you get insulated jackets for the kegs. My garden gets the sun all day so may need to build a little hut or something along them lines. Appreciate the reply boss!
Hi mate. Do you have a link to where you buy your kegs from? And do you find that your 50L kegs go off after a while from not being cooled in a cellar? Cheers
I buy from a local small place that supply's pubs in the area.Kegs are out of sunlight and not around long enough for them to go off,,you can buy cooler jackets for them from ebay or amazon.
@@mginbolton we’re thinking of putting one under a bar in a garage, will that get too hot and ruin the beer do you think? And do you have the name I’ll give them a look 👍
Ok those sockets are to rest the couplers on when not in use on a keg. They can be removed just screwed to the wall and the pipes going in are push fit connectors.
Hi Paul use this link as a guide I only unplug the cooler in really cold weather as the beer gets cold enough beer-coolers.co.uk/products/maxi-210-2p-cooler-co-maxi212 Also check out the glycol coolers maxi 310 on the same website they are the ones that put ice on the pumps such as the Heineken on you may have seen.
Great video thanks for posting!, I have a blade and a perfect draught but even though their ranges are forever growing you can literally have anything you like if you put a draught set up in your pub shed so that's my next plan! get some peroni down me! who is your keg supplier? I have had a look online and cant find anything under £2 a pint in the current climate.
Thanks Danny appreciated, Peroni dearest really I use local supplier near me cash sale.Small drinks distributors all over the place they want to shift em before sell by date I get Angelo Porretti Italian Lager 30 litre for 85 quid about £1.60 a pint.
@@mginbolton poretti is a great shout! lovely pint! going to get a double line in for guinness potentially switching to cider in the summer months, can get a 50l keg of somersby for peanuts and thatchers isnt too bad price wise either :)
Hey Mark, much appreciated for the walk through. I really would love a proper draft system but I'm afraid of not having enough room for it all. It's going in a garage conversion and I'm quite tight on space as it is so not sure I'd be able to get a keg and a tall gas canister in there under the bar and not sure how much of a pain it'd be to run it through the wall/insulation/plaster to be set up outside. Did you man do all that setup for you, put the pipes through the walls etc.. and did you buy all the couplers and pipes too or did the installer provide them. Could do with finding someone in the Warwickshire area who does them to have a chat with.
after watching this video im all set up, but im having trouble purchasing the kegs, most companys are wanting an extra £80 delivery on top of keg, im thinking is this after all ive done working out any cheaper than just buys a few slabs of lager
@@johnjones9242 what about Rhondda beer company tell them you need a keg for a party (special occasion) offer.to leave a deposit for the keg once you start buying regular they start to trust you more.I did the same with my local supplier.
No not at all just need to top up the cooler with water check every 6 months.When cleaning lines just use a clean bucket of water to put the pipe in.Really easy and low maintenance 😀
Hi, enjoyed your video. I'm currently studying so have taken a part time job working as a bar man for a local agencey. On the job training, so basically I have no idea how these beer systems work. All I know is that I was working the tap a few times, (heinekin) and it was either far too much foam, or hardly any. There is a little adjuster valve on the tap itself that makes it pour fast or slow. for example, I had it opened up full and there was hardly any gas. If i had of closed the valve a little, would that have possibly meant that the beer/gas ratio would have been better? Or was it more a problem at the keg/gas bottle? Thanks in advance.
Hi ya buddy I'm setting up a home bar where could I get cheap co2 bottles I'm looking on ebay and there going for £65+ do you know where I can get them cheaper 👍
Brilliant mate I’d love that setup you’ve inspired me to build a cave, I wouldn’t know were to start with all the pump stuff I’ll definitely be getting someone in to set up yours is amazing 👍👍👍
Cheers buddy appreciated I'll be putting a step by step video up asap showing stages of the build,,I can recommend someone for the draught setup 👍😃
Who did your draft set up please? We’re looking for someone for ours. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Love it just in the process of buying a wooden bar with cooler kit and 4 taps really novice to this but picked some great things up from you thanks 👍
Anytime no problem :)
Brilliant review mate!! Thanks for sharing and giving your knowledge!! I’m jealous and now thinking of ways to convince my wife for one lol!!!!
Ha ha my wife drinks lager so wasn't hard to convince her lol
Please could you let me know who did your keg set up please? We’re looking for someone to install ours😀
Hi mark got my setup ready and waiting to install ready for xmas will you be doing a step by step video anytime soon?
Great video, very helpful as I’ve bought the same sort of set up and feel the same about about the perfect drafts and others, a few mates and they would get smashe through 👍🏻🍺🍺🍺
Thanks Danny no problem,Euros from Friday oooohhhh yessss lol
@@mginbolton mine turns up last night and I’m absolutely buzzing it got here in time, is the same Miguel nice?? That’s what I’m thinking of getting
@@dannywearn7185 yeah San Miguel is generally the cheapest of the Spanish and Italian beers where u based? I normally get Estrella
@@mginbolton I’m in portsmouth mark, gonna source one today
Great video, what size is the man cave?
I have a small garden and have been looking into my own bar, I would struggle to fit a 4m x 3m without taking half of my garden. Another option would be to change my garage into the bar.
Thanks Phil appreciated it's 4.1m x 3.38m the space I had to look at before you wouldn't believe I built the shed on it when you measure 4x3 it's not much really.Next vid I'll do will be a timeline collection of the built.
Yeah I think I will have to lay something out in the garden to see what space is take up.
Does this look a a good deal, or would it be better buying separate?
kegman.co.uk/products/home-bar-solutions-twin-tap
@@philmorgan236 Yes that looks like a convenient little package but gas suppliers will only refil their own bottles some health and safety bullsh*t .Go on facebook message Mike Cornish and tell him I recommended him ask him for recommendations on couplers and cooler suppliers. You will get cheaper separately but depends if your in a rush or not.Also find beer gas suppliers near you so easier to refill locally. Like I said on the video a full gas fill with last for about 8 kegs.Where abouts in the country do you live?.
@@mginbolton I live in Rotherham, I am just trying to find some local suppliers. I have sent Mike a message.
@@philmorgan236 Ok found these yorkshire-co2gas.co.uk/
Hi, great informative video mate! I have a crucial question I want to ask. QUESTION: Im filling a 30L Keg with my flat lager - should I put some co2 in it to make it fizzy before I give it to someone to put on a system like yours. Should I leave it flat, or give it some psi for some days? If so what psi would you like to recieve a keg?
Check this link out I have 60/40 mixed gas and have the pressure at 35psi www.northernbrewer.com/blogs/kegging-bottling-techniques/how-to-carbonate-beer
Have same chiller.. Does you larger but cold enough?
Mime could do being a tad colder.. Any pointers bud?
The lager is really cold make sure water level is at the max,,never switch it off unless not using for longer periods.
@@mginbolton ta bud..my kegs right next to chiller..they are room temp...will experiment again..ta for video :)
@@muskymcg no worries anytime
Mark thanks for the chat yesterday. When you next come to clean the lines could you please do an explanatory video mate, pictures/videos paint a thousand words
No problem Ronnie will do
Brilliant bar mate! Just had my own done, very similar setup to yours, recently (about 3days ago) every pint of strongbow i pour is coming out really froffy. Is this to do with the cold weather? Cooler is working fine, plenty left in the barrel but like yours mine is located outside with the gas. Is this an issue with the cold do you think?
Thanks pal yeah deffo the weather turn the cooler off during the cold snap.
@@mginbolton I’ll give that a go mate! Thanks very much, have a great christmas👍🏻
@Ben Williams no probs pal just unplug the cooler let it get to room temp then your cider should be ok when temp starts getting higher weather-wise switch it back on.Have a good one and enjoy.
great vid,im just getting into draught in my shed so im learning,i got told to use straight co2 for stella and cider but now im being told to use 60/40,i noticed yours is a mix,what are you running and why,appreciate all the help i can get thanks
Thanks appreciated 60/40 deffo pal I have Kronenburg Morretti Estrella San Miguel and Coors
@@fester.yeah friends and family comment that they are cracking pints ,just set the San Miguel up for the weekend 👍😁
@@fester. I love Wainwrights but never tried that.on the pump
@@mginbolton what psi do you run,all the same for each keg
Thanks fester, someone fitted it for me yes I use 60/40 for all my lagers (Estrella/Birra/San Miquel/Stella) Psi not sure i will find out but to be honest i never adjust anything just clean the lines after every key and thats it.Im getting new gas bottle tomorrow i will ask the supplier whats the psi as i dont see any adjustment on the guage,its just and empty full indicator etc.
Class set up mate, nice tips too cheers 🍻
@andymatthews551 anytime thank you appreciated
Do you have a drawing off the set up for your cleaning and the process how you use the wall mounted socket.any help greatly appreciated
I cleaned the lines yesterday prob best if I do a video it's pretty easy
@@mginbolton that would be brilliant think I got all the kit but linking it up have no clue
@@andyhamill9752 no probs ill probably do it tomorrow,just hooked up a keg of angelo poretti lol
@@mginbolton had my bar 6 years never had a barrel on it yet
@@andyhamill9752 yeah did mine 2015 I always wanted it as better than bottles or cans.U got all the bits just need to setup? Your pressure regulator you got that?
Great set up gaz
thanks pal
How much room do you need for the keg and gas
A metre squared would do it I suppose minimum not much.
How much Co2 do you get in a bottle that size
That will do around 8 kegs not sure on the exact amount of co2
Thanks for that mate I'll try them appreciate it 👍
Can you link the guy who done it for you mate is he from Swansea
He from Wales not sure where pal he called Mike Cornish search for him on Facebook Beer Care Dispense solutions.
Mark just bought birra moretti pump today has 3 lines coming of 2 black 1 white any idea what the black lines are for ?
Hiya can you ping me a picture buddy, mark_g7@hotmail.com
These should be beer in beer out and a wire for the font light ive just put my email address on here so send pic and I'll confirm.
Will do thanks
Sent you picture bud
what pressure do you use for larger
On 60/40 gas 35psi pal for a perfect pint
@@mginbolton thanks bud iv got coors lite at the moment
@@boromassive932 yeah I've got that on my system.Its fine at that
Also do you need the cold water flow to your taps as my keg is up my bar thanks bud , my pints were pulling fine when i first got my keg but after a few pints it seams to have gone flat.
Can’t find him
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Thanks a lot pal , mint bar by the way mate👍🏻
@@rhysainsworth6515 cheers pal appreciated
hi mark, who supplies your kegs mate,
Hi Ian local drinks supplier to me in Bolton.
@@mginbolton Thanks Mark. I am Struggling to find anyone local, Hull. I will need to order online postage charges the problem,
@@ianjeffery5742 I'll have a look online for you tomorrow
A true man cave
Cheers if you look at the other video I do a walking tour 😀
Hi mate, love the set up, just wondering how much did it cost for the labour for all the fitting outside shed to the bar, I have a cooler and pump and lines jst need some 1 to set up for me. Can u help cheers.👍
Thanks Andrew appreciated depends where you are in country it cost me about 200+ but he did supply couplers pipes and lots of other stuff if your on Facebook search for Mike Cornish tell him I gave you his name.His after support is spot on managing the pipes cleaning all that is pretty easy.
Cheers thanks am in north wales, iv just found out a old friend does the set up, only lives 1mile away, thanks for replying.👍👍🍺
@@andrewwilliams8007 no probs mate anytime
Hi Mark would this be possible to install in a little B&B. I've just leased a small B&B in Blackpool but it doesn't have a bar, I mean no bar in Blackpool come on I can't see that working 😂 😂 😂 I thought yours was fab
Yeah absolutely if you search for mike cornish on Facebook mention my name and he can give you a price for the setup,,the maintenence cleaning etc is really easy and you can get all your stuff cheap from one stop pub shop in Preston nearby Wrea Green PR4 2PH
How do you find Mike on Facebook mate??
i think you need more alcohol
hi mark, i know this video is two years old, but could you show a video of how you do i line clean please?
Absolutely I'm due to do one but not back home till Monday I'll do one then ok buddy?
@@mginbolton that's perfect. Thank you
@@mginbolton did you manage to get that video of you doing a line clean?
@CavanSounds not yet mate but I need to do one shortly as I've got a do at the end of the month I'll tag u asap
hi mate, just wondering if you did your line clean?@@mginbolton
That looks great mate. Thanks for the info
No worries anytime :)
Hi what power supply do you use for the beer pump lights? Specifically the Estrella one? I have the same pump and it lights up with 12v but think it may need more voltage? Thanks
24v mate you need one of these www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-24-V-BEER-TAP-FONT-BAR-LIGHTING-UNIT-6-OFF-/394670522257?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p4429486.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
@@mginbolton thanks mate much appreciated
Spot on set up that mate. I went for the homemade kegarator option instead as the cooler was silly prices. But can only fit the 30l kegs in mine.
Cheers Shaun I prob should have gone for 30l with the way my beer belly is coming on lol.
@@mginbolton yer, but it just means I need to buy more kegs. My beer belly has considerably grown over the last year but thoroughly enjoyed it.
Hi mate, I want to have a similar set up but just worried about this heat we are experiencing would the keg not get far to warm and ruin the product even though its going through a cooler?
Hi Shane I had the set up all last year when we had hot weather I suppose as long as the keg is not in direct sunlight,never had any complaints rather the opposite I suppose a keg cooler jacket wouldn't do any harm either,the cooler.does a great job.
@@mginbolton yea I seen you get insulated jackets for the kegs. My garden gets the sun all day so may need to build a little hut or something along them lines. Appreciate the reply boss!
@@EverythingDIYd no worries buddy anytime
Hi mate. Do you have a link to where you buy your kegs from? And do you find that your 50L kegs go off after a while from not being cooled in a cellar? Cheers
I buy from a local small place that supply's pubs in the area.Kegs are out of sunlight and not around long enough for them to go off,,you can buy cooler jackets for them from ebay or amazon.
@@mginbolton we’re thinking of putting one under a bar in a garage, will that get too hot and ruin the beer do you think? And do you have the name I’ll give them a look 👍
@@alexhickton9316if you have a line cooler you will be fine.Supplier is ask drinks but don't have a website.
Hi mate another question. How do you know when the gas in the canister is running low? Thank you 👍👍
Nice set up well done
Thanks appreciated 🙏
Whats psi on the co2 have you set for each beer?
How do you change the beer cleaning socket??
Sorry bud don't know what you mean, which part?
@@mginbolton minute 2.48 the sockets on the wall.
Ok those sockets are to rest the couplers on when not in use on a keg. They can be removed just screwed to the wall and the pipes going in are push fit connectors.
@@mginbolton thanks bud!! Appreciate the help!!
with your kegs at ambient temperature just at the back of your shed, what temperature does the chiller bring the larger down too?
Hi Paul use this link as a guide I only unplug the cooler in really cold weather as the beer gets cold enough beer-coolers.co.uk/products/maxi-210-2p-cooler-co-maxi212 Also check out the glycol coolers maxi 310 on the same website they are the ones that put ice on the pumps such as the Heineken on you may have seen.
Great video thanks for posting!, I have a blade and a perfect draught but even though their ranges are forever growing you can literally have anything you like if you put a draught set up in your pub shed so that's my next plan! get some peroni down me! who is your keg supplier? I have had a look online and cant find anything under £2 a pint in the current climate.
Thanks Danny appreciated, Peroni dearest really I use local supplier near me cash sale.Small drinks distributors all over the place they want to shift em before sell by date I get Angelo Porretti Italian Lager 30 litre for 85 quid about £1.60 a pint.
@@mginbolton poretti is a great shout! lovely pint! going to get a double line in for guinness potentially switching to cider in the summer months, can get a 50l keg of somersby for peanuts and thatchers isnt too bad price wise either :)
Can’t find Mike Cornish. Does he have a website?
Yeah it's beercare.net he is on Facebook as Mike Cornish lives in Wrexham
Hey Mark, much appreciated for the walk through. I really would love a proper draft system but I'm afraid of not having enough room for it all. It's going in a garage conversion and I'm quite tight on space as it is so not sure I'd be able to get a keg and a tall gas canister in there under the bar and not sure how much of a pain it'd be to run it through the wall/insulation/plaster to be set up outside. Did you man do all that setup for you, put the pipes through the walls etc.. and did you buy all the couplers and pipes too or did the installer provide them. Could do with finding someone in the Warwickshire area who does them to have a chat with.
He fitted everything for me and supplied all the bits I just supplied cooler gas and pumps
Mike Cornish goes all over the country he is based in Wales I'm in Bolton.
How much are the kegs of beer?
Depends which drinks distributor they vary from 110 for coors 125 for san miquel 135 for estrella 150 for peroni all 11 gallon kegs.
after watching this video im all set up, but im having trouble purchasing the kegs, most companys are wanting an extra £80 delivery on top of keg, im thinking is this after all ive done working out any cheaper than just buys a few slabs of lager
Which area you live?
@@mginbolton hi mark , great video btw. im living in Rhondda cynon taf south wales
@@johnjones9242 cheers I'll try to find a few local places for you
@@johnjones9242 what about Rhondda beer company tell them you need a keg for a party (special occasion) offer.to leave a deposit for the keg once you start buying regular they start to trust you more.I did the same with my local supplier.
Looks great Mark. Do you need a mains water flow into the cooler or keg lines?
No not at all just need to top up the cooler with water check every 6 months.When cleaning lines just use a clean bucket of water to put the pipe in.Really easy and low maintenance 😀
@@mginbolton thanks fella
Hi, enjoyed your video. I'm currently studying so have taken a part time job working as a bar man for a local agencey. On the job training, so basically I have no idea how these beer systems work. All I know is that I was working the tap a few times, (heinekin) and it was either far too much foam, or hardly any. There is a little adjuster valve on the tap itself that makes it pour fast or slow. for example, I had it opened up full and there was hardly any gas. If i had of closed the valve a little, would that have possibly meant that the beer/gas ratio would have been better? Or was it more a problem at the keg/gas bottle? Thanks in advance.
Hi ya buddy I'm setting up a home bar where could I get cheap co2 bottles I'm looking on ebay and there going for £65+ do you know where I can get them cheaper 👍
To top up the 60/40 gas it's around 20 pounds but you need to leave an initial deposit of around 50 quid,,unavoidable really to be honest.
Where from mate 👍
Boss Gass at Wigan mine is from.