1/4 PINT CLAMP-ON PULLMAN HANDPUMP UNIT (BEER ENGINE)

Northern Brewer's authentic British beer engine is manufactured by Harry Mason. This unit is a 1/4 pint pull with a cooling jacket and is designed to clamp on to a bar surface for easy installation. Comes with plastic nut, tail piece, compression washer, and drip tray.

Needed to serve from a cask, but not included are: a cask tap, plastic nut, plastic tail, sealing washer, and1/2" tubing.

Optional sparkler (K307) is not included.

The cooling jacket can be used by running cool water through the jacket with 3/8" tubing.

PRODUCT PAGE:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/kegging/beer-engines/1-4-pint-clamp-on-...

RELATED PRODUCTS:
Beer Engine: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/kegging/beer-engines
Cask Supplies: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/kegging/beer-engines/cask-supplies

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• northern brewer
• homebrew supply
• homebrew
• homebrewed beer
• beer
• beer engine
• harry masons
• english pub style
• sparkler
• swan neck

[jtq69]

Where do you get the cask ale for the beer engine?

[NorthernBrewerTV]

@jtq69 You could buy a cask of ale from a brewery or beer distributor, but if you're a homebrewer, you can make it yourself (the beer in the video was a homebrewed brown ale).

[alanmarcero]

Great vid! I would have liked to see how you primed the pump.  You mentioned it, but skipped right over how to do it.

[NorthernBrewerTV]

@alanmarcero Priming the pump is just a matter of pulling the tap handle a couple times to draw beer from the cask or keg into the engine's cylinder; so as you saw in the video, the first couple pulls won't get you any beer, but after that ... the ale will flow!

[Cheapogit]

I think the misconception here of 'Warm Beer' and 'Room Temperature' is one of the problems.

The fact is that if you serve a room temperature beer, you'd probably get it back in your face. The proper temperature for serving and storage is an average cellar temperature (which should be around 12°C) unlike Keg beer, usually served at fridge temperature (3-5°C) Now 12°C is 'Warm' compared to Keg beer, but it's not Room temperature.

Plenty of info on Real Ale online. Try Wikipedia and CAMRA.

[RyanKentBarnhart]

Thanks! I might just have to pick one of these up.

[nortbrewer]

@RyanKentBarnhart With an aspirator valve, the headspace created as the beer is drawn down gets filled with CO2 at a very low psi - basically just like CO2 dispense in a corny, but at low pressure. 7-10 days should be no problem at all, and the limiting factor on shelf life at that point is more cask storage temp and beer gravity than anything else.

[RyanKentBarnhart]

Great video. So kept warm, and with oxygen being introduced into the keg, how long do you think it would remain fresh at room temperature (68-72F)? It generally takes my crew about a week to ten days to kill a corny, so I'm guessing an aspirator valve would be essential. And even with that, is 7-10 days doable?

[TechGuy781]

@wzl46 Hi , if you have the keg lower than the handpump you don`t need a check valve as long as you don`t have too mutch pressure in the keg .Thanks

Marcus

[billybrown83]

Interesting sure, but there's gotta be a cheaper way to pour a flat beer...

[iamjerryonly]

I'm sorry, but if I pulled a pint like that at work, I'd be fired.

[jsbeerman]

Philadelphia beer guy here......I had "Troegs Hopback Ale" on the pump 2 weeks ago....and I cant get it out of my mind....made me cry, so good