Luckily, Ohio is part of a test market so you may not be able to get these yet but if you can, you should read on!
I purchased one for $20 from a local liquore store. It was warm and I had to chill it. Being that is was only miller lite, I had a few drinks out of it and then realized how horrible Miller Lite is after you have become acustom to home brews and better beers. A few beers into it, I decided I had to jump to my origional plan and find out: "Can it be reused for home brewing?"
I took the Home Draft outside and twisted the entire top unit off slowly to release the pressure. After releasing the presure, I poured out the miller and got to work.
The picture to the right shows the main system. There is a dip tube with a weight, just like a model airplane gas tanks, a CO2 cartridge, and the tap. My biggest concern was the CO2 cartridge. Miller put a mechanisim between the threds that made the cylinder only want to twist in to puncture the CO2 Cartridge, but it would not twist out. I thought for sure the first Home Draft would be wasted in an effort to figure out how it worked..
I was wrong. I thought I would try some pliers against the ring and twist against the one-way locks and I figured for sure I would break it. Amazingly, I heard a snap. It was the one-way pieces breaking loose. I was able to unscrew the CO2 cylinder and disasemble and reasymble the enitre thing without any problem.
Knowing this now, I'll be sure to buy one when I have a poker party or friends over. I know I'll be able to reuse it and save myself from the issues of bottling without the big Corny key that needs it's own Kegerator.Conclusion:
The Draft Key is a reusable small kegging system that does not require a spereate refrigerator and can be reused.
Pros:
It's reusable
It Fits in a normal Fridge
It's Cheap
Cons:
(The Obvious one) It comes with Miller Lite!
You could break it and loose your investment if you are not carefull about tearing it down.
Happy Brewing!
