anyone on here a have a home bar setup ?

any advice on suppliers for equipment , beer etc ?

cheers
Ray

Good grief man... the 70's are long gone!

You just need a comfy couch and a well stocked cupboard / fridge!

With the excellent choice of beers in a can available in the UK, you just need a beer fridge.

My home bar is simple.... ebay for a tap head... I got a Mansfield Cream Ale on with a light in it for next to nowt FANTASTIC CHROME SAN MIGUEL BEER FONT. | eBay UK would do.

Then depending on what you want to dispence, a connector for the barrel (cause theres different types of barrel for different types of beers), a barrel of beer and bottle of CO2. A regulator for the co2 and something to cool it. All this stuff is for peanuts on ebay.

I originally had a pucka under counter flash cooler, worked really well but boy did it like leccy! Doubled the 1/4 bill!! So, back to bay and find a tall larder fridge, the kind with no freezer, chuck the barrel, gas bottle and everything in it, drill a hole to get the delivery pipe out and bobs your uncle, 88 pints on tap in the house.. nice..

This is a bargain if you fancy a keg of guiness....

Guinness beer pump - font tap bar light and Connector | eBay UK

Or this sucker if you can afford the delivery

stella artois beer font | eBay UK

[Edited on 24/6/11 by coozer]

It's probably still the 1970's in Hull !!

Sorry Ray

Bugger all that, what you really want in a home bar is as below (As seen in mine - daughters mates)

Fred W B



Cheers

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Originally posted by Fred W B
Bugger all that, what you really want in a home bar is as below (As seen in mine - daughters mates)

Fred W B



Cheers

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Beer worth drinking comes in bottles, not cans. Beer worth drinking that's put into cans is ruined in so doing.

If you want real ale, a lot of the smaller breweries will deal with the public and sell firkins (9gallon) or pins (4.5gal) for about £1.10ish a pint (depends on %abv)

If it's for an event, they also do beer engine rental. Ossett Brewery used to do it on a £150 cheque that they returned when you brought the equipment back, so you didn't actually need the money upfront. Unless you're alcoholic, you don't want to try getting through a firkin on your own though.

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Originally posted by indykid
Beer worth drinking comes in bottles, not cans. Beer worth drinking that's put into cans is ruined in so doing.

If you want real ale, a lot of the smaller breweries will deal with the public and sell firkins (9gallon) or pins (4.5gal) for about £1.10ish a pint (depends on %abv)

If it's for an event, they also do beer engine rental. Ossett Brewery used to do it on a £150 cheque that they returned when you brought the equipment back, so you didn't actually need the money upfront. Unless you're alcoholic, you don't want to try getting through a firkin on your own though.

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I don't know anything about making a bar but you could brew your own beer to go in it

I was given one of these brewing kits for christmas and haven't looked back. I was surprised how easy they are to make and the results are really good. Have since invested in two more barrels which are in the bar/shed, one with Great Eastern Ale (nearly gone!) and the other with Coopers Aussie lager.

The only drawback is the temptation when there is a 40 pint barrel of wherry sitting on the desk next to the pc, hic!

Lee