Salter Professional EK4919 Chilled Beer Dispenser, Freestanding Home Draught Machine and Beer Tap, Compatible with Any Non and Pre Carbonated 5L Keg, 3 x CO2 Cartridges, Integrated Cooling System

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Salter recommends that you pre-chill your kegs to help. That sounds fine in practice, but since kegs are designed to last for up to 30 days, there’s a fairly short window in which to drink the contents of the keg – unless you’re having a party, that is. The PerfectDraft system will cool your beer to 3ºC for the full life of the keg. Honestly, pull a pint in a pub, and a pint out of Salter's machine, and you wouldn't be able to tell them apart in a blind test. Overall the machine scored high on flavour but lost points overall because the price point was beyond many people’s reach. Instead, you simply insert the bottle or can of beer you want to drink and it is dispensed through the machine. And each keg is good for around nine pints, so it's great value for money. Oh, and the beer that comes out is absolutely delicious.

Plus, you can get your hands on kegs from Corona, Jupiler, Leffes, Stella Artois, Thornbridge and more with your machine as part of a starter bundle. Like the original PerfectDraft machine, the PerfectDraft Pro is best bought from BeerHawk. You can buy all of the kegs from here, too, so it makes sense to buy everything from one place. The most important part of getting a beer dispenser is the beer! But kegs can't be bought from just anywhere, sadly.

Value for money: we assessed whether the performance, ease of use and additional functionality justified the price. We also tested beer dispensers at a variety of prices to see if it was necessary to spend more money.

Looking for something else? Simply browse our range of appliance spares for travel cups, coffee machine carafes and cooking thermometer probes. Whether you’re looking to buy replacement parts such as an additional blood pressure monitor cuff, or a cover for your bathroom scale - we have something for you. The real difference between PerfectDraft and universal 5-litre kegs is the purpose for which they’re designed. PerfectDraft kegs are for use specifically with said machine, so fit it perfectly, with very little hassle. Beer from universal 5-litre kegs is designed to dispense directly from the keg itself, using the integrated tap. Prefer a refreshing non-alcoholic beverage? Take a look at our range of juicers which offer a delicious alternative. It gets easier to change kegs with practice, but the process still proved more difficult than with the PerfectDraft machine. When you’ve filled the glass around 2/3rds full, it’s time to focus on the head. Lower the glass further from the spout or if using the Fizzics machine, flip the tap away from you for the final foamy flourish.

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Pull the perfect pint at home: With adjustable CO2 gas control and built in cooling system to chill kegs between 3 and 6 degrees Its six-litre capacity means that it's a perfect party piece for small gatherings, making you the new favourite host with the most. PerfectDraft kegs have an internal aluminium bag that holds the beer, with the machine using a compressor to push air into the keg to maintain pressure without affecting the beer. There’s no faffing about with CO2 canisters, as is the case with the Salter Pro Universal Chilled Draft Beer Dispenser. Performance Freestanding design: Suitable for use anywhere, including the games room, kitchen, bar, office and more They loved the strong “man cave vibes” but, frankly, we were more concerned about how heavy it was to lug around.

Any beer in the keg will stay fresh for 30 days after your first pour, so there's plenty of time to work through a keg if you're going at it alone. Want to brew and drink an ale that Bilbo Baggins and Co would be happy with? Then look no further than the Pinter 2, a proper barrel of fun (and alcohol) to elevate your session with mates. While the keg and beer range on offer with the PerfectDraft Pro may be the same as the previous model, the system has been redesigned to deliver an improved beer-drinking experience. Most importantly, the static 3ºC cooling has been replaced with a thermostat, so different beers can be kept at different temperatures. It does, however, require 24 hours of cooling, so if you were having mates over, you would need to prepare this the day before.Start by holding the glass at 45 degrees, flip the tap towards you and let the beer flow down the side of the glass.