You'll notice the original iKegger mini keg has all the things we've warned about above!

• It was the 1st system we designed, and we only ever made 1 batch of them.
• It had a brumby style tap that couldn't be removed.
• It had a barrel style, aluminium regulator that wasn't accurate enough for getting consistent levels of carbonation or foam, but was the best of the hundreds we tested prior to launching.
• This was because of all the things we learned immediately when we started using them regularly, and talking to our customers about their experiences with them.
• This system has been widely copied and sold by companies ever since who don't care if it works well or not. They just know that they can get them cheap from copycat chinese manufacturers.

We drastically improved the 1st model with a detachable tap and high quality regulator.

• We combined components already used in homebrew keg systems with some custom made adapters and connections.
• We worked with manufacturers to design a vastly improved regulator that was as accurate and reliable as any full size ones on the market. It had a safety burst valve and we printed serial numbers on each to track any batch issues in manufacturing.
• It did the job well, but didn't look as sleek as what we wanted, and the tap was still a brumby style one although made of stainless and with a smooth internal surface for non-foamy pouring.
• Again many companies have copied this design but use cheap and nasty regulators that will nd up pouring foam or flat drinks more often than not.

We began testing with nitro stout then experimenting with nitro coffee and cocktails.

• There wasn't a mini regulator that could deal with nitrogen pressure so we began work on one but in the meantime this system simply injected a whole bulb at once in the same way a cream whipper gun does.
• This worked well for nitro coffee but wasn't ideal for espresso martinis as the pressure in the keg changed as you poured the drinks, meaning the foam level was inconsistent and hard to create recipes for.
• This is also when we started using forward sealing taps, that don't dry out and get mouldy inside / stick shut.
• This is also the year we released 4L insulated kegs and 5L single wall kegs.
• In 2018 after a lot of trial and error in manufacturing we released the first 5L double-wall vacuum insulated kegs.

This was actually a series of improvements over years of testing that resulted in a package we ended up calling the iKegger 1.0, after we developed the 2.0.

• The tap became a full stainless steel, forward sealing tap with flow control lever. We tested ones from Perlick, Intertap and Nukatap along with others but ended up making our own due to various issues with them all (bad threads, plastic internal parts, drips and leaks etc).
• We developed a right angle steel connection so the system looked a lot sleeker (and we were confident enough of those to give them a 5 yr warranty).
• We later added a straight adapter for the tap, a one way valve for the regulator and a weight for the diptube so the keg could be used lying down.
• We also inlcuded a stout spout for the tap and made it possible to switch from the CO2 regulator to the nitro injector on the same system.
• This gave the iKegger 1.0 most of the features we'd been working towards for years but even though we supplied the tool to swap between CO2 & Nitro setups we wanted it be be simpler and easier.

This was a very popular tap and by far the simplest to use. Just push the button and it pumped air into the keg to push out your drink. No regulator, no tap, no gas bulbs.

• But it had some issues and didn't live up to the quality we expect of our products. We ended up stopping production till we can improve the design.
• While we said that you shouldn't immerse the tap in water (it had a battery, pump, circuit boards etc in it) it's hard to expect a tap not to get liquid spilled onto it and this caused corrosion internally.
• Also when using sticky drinks like juices and sodas if the liquid ran down the button stem it could cause it to start getting stuck, a problem we didn't want to go back to having again!
• It was very popular though and we found that our range of customers grew a lot (from almost 100% 35+ year old men drinking beer, to a whole range of people using it for cold brew coffee, cocktails, teas and all sorts of experiments as well as beer.
• It was also perfect for events where people would be pouring their own drink with no practise or instruction, so it needed to be intuitive.

This was the culmination of all our previous products. We took all the things we had on our wish list and designed a completely new tap system from scratch. Then ran a pre-sale launch on Kickstarter to get the inital funding to start manufacturing. It hit 10x the goal, raising $250k in 3 weeks.

• It removed nearly all the adapters, joins and issues with traditional style taps and replaced them with a push button that allows you to vary the flow speed depending on how hard you press. Super intuitive and easy to master.
• It's designed to pour and store both vertically and horizontally by simply twisting the spout on the tap.
• The tap has it's internal cavity inside the keg, so there is no sticking, or mould or bacteria growth.
• The tap haas been tested for hundreds of hours with every drink we could think of so that it both pours beer without foaming, and espresso martinis with perfect foam.
• The regulator can use both CO2 and nitrogen gas bulbs, as well as virtually any other gas bottles up to full size ones you'd get at a pub.
• It fits any of our kegs from 2L up to 10L meaning you can use it for 2L of cocktails or coffee one day, then 10L of beer for a weekend away.
• The spout and regulator can be removed if needed and the whole system completely integrates with existing kegerators, home bars and homebrewing gear.