Benchy Carbon - 12/24V DC - World's First Turnkey Off Grid Keg Dispensing Solution
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- www.kegland.com.au/benchy-car...
The Benchy Carbon is a 12/24V Off grid chiller that you can power from solar, car battery or other DC power sources.
This compact beverage dispenser is the worlds first off grid turnkey solution so you can literally dispense craft beers, home brew or other kegged beverages anywhere you like.
Hook up a solar panel, deep cycle battery and you can be out in the bush for weeks enjoying draft beer with your mates.
This power efficient solution will solve the beer dispensing issue for many campers, 4WD customers or people who just need to pour beers using a truely portable solution. - Навчання та стиль
Sweet baby Jesus this may be the best invention ever known to man!
Yes this is a really cool product and it's something that I have been wanting personally for a long time.
No longer have to be convinced to go camping! So brilliant.
Haha! So true!
Gotta share this vid with my mates!
Thanks. That would be appreciated. If they like camping they will really like this unit!
Very cool
Thanks Simon!
How do you connect this to a 18v battery as suggested?
Do it come with taps? I note that you mention in the bench glycol video that it doesn’t and your recommendation is flow control taps, had a look at the website and there was no mention on there either of the supplied contents.
We have changed the product listing recently and now all of the Benhcy Carbon units are sold including taps.
@@KegLand You have just sorted my Birthday present later this year. This will be perfect on the boat - out for day sails or overnight with the boys will never be the same again!
@@terreyhills No worries Ben. Hope you enjoy using this unit!
I want one, just got to convince the wifey👍
One tap for you and one tap for her! That should be an easy sell!
Looks great, how cold can you set the unit to please.
It depends on the beverage but for beer i normally set to -2C.
Can I put one of these in the cupboard and run lines to a font?
Yes absolutely. If you do this just make sure to either drill holes in the side of the cuboard so heat can escape. Alternatively if you install a 4-5mm vinyl dot just to hold the cupboard door open slightly it's often hard to notice the cupboard door is open and this is often enough to allow the heat to escape from the cupboard.
If the temperature in the cuboard is more than 15degree higher than the ambient room temp then you need to imrove ventilation. That's probably the best way to look at it.
Shut up and take my money!!! 🤪🍻
For sure!
What is the cooling capacity? How many liters per hour can it dispense in a proper temperature?
This unit can cool about 30litres of beer per hour from 20c down to 4C. The only catch is that each time you pour about 500ml you need to give this unit about 60-120 seconds to recover. We do have the Benchy glycol if you want to dispence 2L or more at a time however this unit is much more compact, light weight, runs on DC and AC so you need to select the right benchy model to suit your particular application.
I fill a few soda bottles of beer from my keezer,they keep for days, weeks even.
What happens to the dissolved CO2 carbonation level in the keg once they've sat uncooled in the back of the truck for a couple of hot days?
Pump the psi? Definitely need some flow control taps.
@@BearHumphries466 Yes this is correct. Thanks for that BearHumphries. If you are dispensing with CO2 you will need to increase the pressure set at the regulator if you are using warmer kegs. As a result flow control taps are really the best option with these Benchy units.
Atlernatively you can get mixed nitrogen/co2 gas which is not as sensitive to keg temperature changes so if your kegs are often changing from hot to cold then you may want to consider the mixed gas option.
Do these have a compressor inside them like a refrigerator?
Yes absolutely. Thermoelectric cooling is not powerful enough and not very efficient so we do not use these. We use a compressor which is why these are so electrically efficient and have good cooling performance.
How cool can we go at 30-35 degrees?
This higher temperature is fine but at very hot keg temperatures you will need to do two things. Reduce the flow speed with the FC taps so the flow does not exceed 250ml/10 sec.
The second thing you will need to is allow the carbon heat sink to recover between pours which takes about 2 minutes.
Seems like the fridge option is still the better option. 150 watts is a lot more power drain than a camping fridge.
Yes if you have the ability to carry a whole fridge around I think it's the best option as you keep the whole keg cold but it just takes up a lot of space.
150watts is not all the time. It just peaks at this amount when you are cooling beers. It's also fast to cool down so you only need to turn it on a few minutes before you start the drinking session.
Do these use Peltier coolers?
Absolutely not. Peltier are crap and have poor cooling efficiencies. They are way cheaper to manufacture than compressor type chillers but the issue with Peltier is they end up costing you way more in power consumption in the long run so it's a false economy.
Just remeber people if your beer is normally carbonated to 15psi at 3degC, once that beer warms up to 20degC the keg pressure is going to be 36psi! You'll will definitely need a long beer line or a form of flow conrtrol.
We now sell all the new Benhcy models with FC taps for this reason. I think the FC taps are essencial when the kegs are sitting at ambient temperature.
@@KegLand I would have thought you'd prefer to use the fc disconnects rather than the fc taps. I assume either would work?
@@fifis101 Yes both options will work. I do prefer the FC disconnects myself however if the kegs are stored in such a way that the top of the keg is not redily accessable then the FC taps might be a better option.
Wait a second, i thought you guys were working on a bench top solution that takes 8L PET kegs ?
Yes that is another completely seprate product. This mini bench top kegerator is also in the pipeline. Hopefully not too long until this gets released.
What is the power requirement of this unit?
It all comes down to how many beers your are pouring. If you are pouring beers frequently the power consumption will be up to about 4amp (12v) and then when it's just sitting there not pouring any beers it will drop below 1amp. With that said as it's so fast to cool down (on 15min|) you would not normally leave it iding for a long time. The beauty about this item is you just turn it on when you need it.
can i use this machine with nitro stout beer?
Yup, but you will need a stout spout or tap
I guess it works with Nitro coffee brew too?
Can I use this machine for Nitro coffee brew?
For sure - just swap the spout for a Stout Spout and the CO2 for N2
@@KegLand Many thanks.
Were interested in this, will email sales
Any EU distributers for this one?
Yes can you please refer to our distributor list here:
www.kegland.com.awww.kegland.com.au/distributor
I am pretty sure that olbrygging in Norway have this product already.
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
Deal!