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Heineken beer dispensor
My wife ( a keeper ) bought me a refrigerated beer dispensor that takes the small Heineken kegs commonly sold in grocery stores. The temperature is adjustable so what is a good temp to set for this ? I actually read the manual
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12-26-2009, 03:40 AM
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It depends. Are you after refreshing or taste? In Orlando, probably refreshing . . .
See the Wiki article Serving Beer Ian
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Personally, I like my Heinies a little on the cold side...
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12-26-2009, 03:54 AM
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it says right on the bottles the best temp and it is not 36*F
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I went out this morning and bought the mini-keg. I set the machine for 39 degrees. It has 3 settings- 36,39 + 42. After a little web surfing 39 seemed like a happy medium. I'll pour and toast a cold one around 5:00 today to all fellow Pelicans
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12-26-2009, 06:35 AM
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Congrats on that, it sounds like a pretty cool Christmas present!
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and now you have two "keepers" !!!
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. She says it keeps me out of bars but now that I think about it so will this beer dispensor !
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12-26-2009, 08:05 AM
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For a lager beer, 39 or 36 would be best. For an ale, I'd set it to a little higher. We not in CAMRA here, but ales should be served a little warmer, to get the most flavor. I doubt that most Americans would want 50-55 F beer.
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do the Heineken coolers work with other mini kegs?
There are several other brands that make the 5 litre minis - Spaten is one of my favs
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Spaten mini keg?!?
NO WAY!!!! Must find... KT
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and it tastes great ! Still a little foamy but it's getting better with each pour. I think I'm going to like this appliance . The only downside I see is each time you replace a keg you need to use a new beertender tube. This is the tube that has a fitting on the keg side that snaps on and has a small nipple that goes into the keg. Then a thin hose to a shutoff type of device with a fitting on the end that the beer pours out of. I think for 6 of these it's $12.00 or so.
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The "World Market" stores around here carried the Spaten mini kegs (until the stores closed
 )And I've seen them in grocery stores in the Destin area as well. Jay
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I did a search for 5 litre mini kegs and found quite a few. However it looks like most do NOT fit the Krups machine
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12-26-2009, 02:01 PM
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Is it pushing the beer out with CO2? Or do you pump it out with Air?
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I have owned the Krups Heineken Dispenser for over a year now and found that the only kegs that will fit are Heinken reg or light. The kegs have a co2 cartridge built in and cost about $20. In the summertime, I can't use it in the garage...bugs seem to find the tap within a day or two.
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5 liters?
A day or two? Surely you jest....
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Ricky doing it Po' Boy style....
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