Cooling casks in a field

No electricity, tents, camping out, 80+ f (26C) temperature and real ale.

It’s called Mashout and it has come and gone. I put three different beers in casks, 1 Firkin 2 Pins. I got there Wednesday before noon. Set up, got the system chilling. Had one pin ready to serve Friday at 5.

Bent 3/8 copper tubing into forms that fit on the casks (called saddles) fitted them with quick disconnects and made a cooling manifold from Randy Baril @ HomebrewCask.com to get the cold water to the saddles. I got a 12 volt bilge pump and a 12 v jumper box to pump the ice water.

 

My casks. More information than usual on the cards to satisfy the home brewer crowd's curiosity.

My casks. More information than usual on the cards to satisfy the home brewer crowd’s curiosity.

The back of my casks.

The back of my casks.

Cooling manifold and copper saddles.

Cooling manifold and copper saddles.

Cooling saddles on casks with the insulated jack off.

Cooling saddles on casks with the insulated jackets off.

Ice and water filled cooler with a 12v bilge pump pushing cold water to cool.

Ice and water filled cooler with a 12v bilge pump pushing cold water to cool.

Inside the cooler.

Inside the cooler.