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Offline Robspot

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How to keep beer cold?
« on: January 26, 2005, 10:22:20 am »
Hi again

I'm travelling down in my Golf R32 which has about as much room as a badgers arse so there's no chance of fitting a generator or fridge of any sort in it.

Does anyone have any wonderful ideas about how to chill beer or at least how to keep it cold if bought from the local offie.

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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2005, 10:27:57 am »
The only way apart from a fridge we have found is to buy either ice or frozen Veg from the hyper market. In a cool bag this keeps drinks cold for about 12 hours.
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2005, 01:06:42 pm »
Up untill we started using Houx and taking a proper fridge, we cooled our beer by taking a cylinder of Nitrogen, which we would bubble through a bucket of water containing the beer (or wine). Very effective technique. ;)

Don't forget, if you took a gas powered camping fridge, you can always pack stuff in it for the journey, so it would not take up too much extra room.
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2005, 02:57:17 pm »
I'm sure I read on here a couple of years ago that storing your beer in some water in a larger container with a wet towel of some sort draped around it will help keep things cool. The evaporation of the water from the towel draws the heat out of the container it's wrapped around apparently. Not sure if it actually helps if it's kept in the sun to speed the evaporation process... I dare say there's some more technically correct explanation out there somewhere...

Not tried it though... we have an electiric fridge from a generator... under the work top, next to the sink and cooker...  ::)
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2005, 05:43:41 pm »
Russ is right about the wet towel. Buy plenty of ice to take too.
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2005, 10:46:17 pm »


I've used the 'bucket fridge', and yes it works, but it's better to leave it out of the direct sunlight, preferably in a draft to help with the evaporation.  The warmth of the sunlight will reduce the cooling effect.

You could also try a blast of a CO2 extinguisher....  
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2005, 11:28:50 pm »
I find the best plan is to drink it, rather then look at/admire etc, then buy more. If you have any problems please give us a call. Huddersfield team bottom end of MB
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2005, 12:56:07 pm »
I've had success in recent years but making blocks of ice at home using large zip-lock freezer bags full of water.  Stick these in a couple of coolboxes and they last for 3 to 4 days.  This is good enough to keep enough beer cold for half a dozen blokes drinking at a moderate pace.

A tip I got from this forum was also to freeze orange juice cartons, they work like ice blocks.  They melt quicker than the water and can be drunk afterwards.

This year I have bought an ice maker from ebay and a generator to power it, so should be able to top-up my ice collection each day.  Just need to find an extra large coolbox....
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2005, 05:27:52 pm »
Guy, what site are you on?

If your in the Annexe can we pop round for a block or two?

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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2005, 06:15:09 pm »
Quote from: Nordic on January 27, 2005, 05:27:52 pm
Guy, what site are you on?

If your in the Annexe can we pop round for a block or two?

I shall be in Beausejour, and I don't think the ice machine has enough capacity to be able to be giving any away, it'll make a kilo of cubes in an hour, so we'll probably be using that much for our own party, unfortunately. :(

If it works out better than expected, maybe next year....
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2005, 07:41:21 pm »
I ain't gonna tell you guys we'll be bringing about 800 litres of beer and a draft machine ;D
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2005, 08:22:56 pm »
Quote from: Guy Humpage on January 27, 2005, 12:56:07 pm
..... for half a dozen blokes drinking at a moderate pace.



'Moderate' pace!!!!

I think you're on the wrong forum.

Welcome anyway Guy

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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2005, 09:32:54 pm »
Quote from: Tim on January 26, 2005, 11:28:50 pm
I find the best plan is to drink it, rather then look at/admire etc, then buy more. If you have any problems please give us a call. Huddersfield team bottom end of MB

That's the spirit! Good work fella!
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2005, 09:34:58 pm »
Guy Humpage? WTF? Is that like Gay Focher?
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Re:How to keep beer cold?
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2005, 11:12:17 am »
Quote from: Matt Harper on January 27, 2005, 09:34:58 pm
Guy Humpage? WTF? Is that like Gay Focher?

Thanking you Matthew.
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