Refill map
Where to fill your mini keg
Find an iKegger Refill Partner near you for fresh local beer, cider or kombucha, then follow the filling guide below: clean, chill and CO2-flush your keg and it stays fresh for weeks.
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Dad & Dave's Brewing
45 Mitchell Rd, Brookvale NSW 2100
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Dusty Lizard Brewing
Shop 2/102 Smith St, Wollongong NSW 2500
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Ekim Brewing Co
7/35 Leighton Pl, Hornsby NSW 2077
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Foghorn Brewery
218 King St, NEWCASTLE NSW 2300
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Lake Mac Brewing Co
2 Brodie Street #3, Morisset NSW 2264
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Maltnhops Brewhaus
10/26 Balook Dr, Beresfield NSW 2322
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Slim Pickin's Brewhouse
5 Mianga Ave, Engadine NSW 2233
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Squinters Brewing Co
19 Peachtree Rd, PENRITH 2750
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Yulli's Brews
75a Burrows Rd, ALEXANDRIA 2015 NSW, Alexandria 2015
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No refill partner near you yet? You can still fill your keg
You can fill your mini keg with any drink you like. Our Refill Partners above have confirmed they fill iKeggers, and we add new venues as they sign up. We had 224 venues on our old map; we're re-confirming each one before it goes on the new map, because breweries open, close and change staff all the time.
Until a partner is near you, search "breweries near me", "batch cocktail producer", "cold brew coffee supplier" or "local kombucha maker" and give them a call. Most are happy to fill your keg.
Breweries & brewpubs
Fresh beer and cider straight from the tap. Ask if they'll chill and CO2-flush your keg first.
Cans & bottles
Pour your favourite beer, RTD or mixer into the keg for draught pours, no ice and no empties.
Your own keg or fermenter
Fill from a home kegerator, fermenter or a 50L commercial keg using ball-lock posts.
Can you refill a keg with anything?
Yes. How long it stays fresh depends on the drink and how carefully you fill it.
| Drink | Gas & pressure | Tips |
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| Beer & cider | CO2, about 12โ14 psi | Chill and flush the keg. A carefully filled keg lasts weeks; craft beer poured from cans can go off in 48 hours if oxygen gets in. |
| Soda, RTDs & spirit mixers (G&T, rum & coke, Scotch & dry) | CO2, about 20โ25 psi | A bit of oxygen makes no difference. Keep it under pressure to stay fizzy. |
| Kombucha & sparkling water | CO2, about 12โ15 psi | Chill the keg first so it doesn't foam or lose carbonation. |
| Nitro cold brew, nitro stout & cocktails | Nitrogen: infuse at about 45 psi, then pour at about 15 psi | The liquid must be as cold as possible; nitrogen barely dissolves into warm liquid. |
Best practice for all filling methods
1. Clean & sanitise
Make sure your keg is clean and sanitised before filling, but don't use dishwashing liquid: it wrecks the head on any beer you put in it afterwards.
The best cleaner is sodium percarbonate, which removes set-on sediment or stickiness if you forgot to rinse the keg when it was empty. The best sanitiser is a phosphoric-acid no-rinse sanitiser: it kills bacteria in 2 minutes and leaves no odour or flavour. Both come in the Keg Care Package with spare o-rings and lubricant.
Watch: sanitising your mini keg (video)
2. Chill the keg first
The fastest way to chill your keg is to swirl ice water around inside it. You can also put it in the fridge or freezer with the lid off.
For any carbonated drink (beer, cider, kombucha, soda, G&T, rum and coke) chill the inside of the keg before filling. This stops foaming and loss of carbonation when the liquid hits warm metal. For nitro drinks, chill the ingredients and the keg: nitrogen dissolves far more easily into cold liquid. With an insulated keg, always chill the inside first, otherwise the drink warms up and takes a long time to cool down again in the fridge.
3. Flush with CO2 (or nitrogen)
Flush the inside of the keg with CO2 or nitrogen before filling so your drink doesn't touch oxygen. It matters most for beer, but it's good practice for every drink.
Inject CO2 into the open mouth of the keg, or through the gas post while pulling the release valve a few times (you'll need a mini regulator). CO2 is heavier than air, so as you fill, your drink sinks to the bottom and lifts the CO2 layer above it, keeping oxygen out.
Watch: CO2-flushing an open keg ยท Watch: flushing a keg with ball-lock posts
Three ways to fill your keg
From a pub or brewery tap
This is why we designed iKegger: take home drinks from local producers, without the rubbish, as fresh as possible and without the middleman's cut.
Basic hose fill
- Sanitise your keg.
- Chill the inside: ask the brewery to pop it in their fridge, or swirl ice around in it.
- Flush with CO2. Many breweries do this for you; ask first, or do it yourself with your regulator (skip it only if you'll drink it within 24โ48 hours).
- Attach a hose to the tap that reaches the bottom of the keg, so you fill inside the CO2 cushion with minimal splashing.
- Once full (it'll foam over for a bit), screw in your cap or spear, flush the filled keg again and pressurise to about 13 psi.
- Keep it in the fridge. At worst it lasts 24 hours (unsanitised, unflushed); a sanitised, carefully filled keg lasts weeks.
Counter-pressure fill (best, no foaming)
- Sanitise, chill and CO2-flush your keg.
- Leave the spear on the flushed keg and pressurise it to about 12 psi. Ideally flush the filling line too.
- Disconnect your regulator and attach the Auto-Stop Filler to the gas post.
- Connect the keg's liquid post or tap spout to the filling tap with the included line.
- Turn on the tap and set the gas-post valve so a slow, steady stream of gas escapes as the keg fills.
- Flow stops automatically when the keg is full. Turn off the tap and disconnect.
From cans & bottles
Draught pours, no glass around the pool, no ice (insulated kegs stay cold 10+ hours), no 40kg esky, cash back for cans at a return-and-earn station on the spot, and no empties to bring home from the campsite, boat or national park.
- Chill the keg (lid off for an insulated keg).
- Flush the keg with CO2.
- Tilt the keg and pour slowly down the inside wall with as little splashing as possible.
- Screw the lid on, attach your regulator and add CO2 while pulling the release valve a couple of times to purge any air.
- Pressurise for your drink: about 12โ14 psi for beer, 12โ15 psi for kombucha or sparkling water, 20โ25 psi for soda or mixed spirits.
- Disconnect the regulator until you're ready to pour.
This method has the highest oxygen contact: craft beer can start to go off within 48 hours if you're not careful (big brands like Tooheys, XXXX and Carlton are heat-treated and last longer). Sodas, RTDs and your own mixes aren't affected; just keep them under pressure.
From a keg, fermenter or 50L commercial keg
Got a kegerator, or brew your own beer, kombucha or coffee? Fill an iKegger instead of buying cans to take out.
- Sanitise, chill and flush your keg.
- Pressurise the empty keg to just below the source keg or fermenter pressure.
- Connect the liquid posts together.
- Attach the Auto-Stop Filler to the empty keg's gas post and wait for the transfer to finish.
From a commercial 20L or 50L keg it's the same, you just add ball-lock posts to the coupler (the Keg Tapping Kit does this). Watch: filling a mini keg from a 50L keg coupler
Keg refill FAQs
Can you refill a mini keg?
Yes. iKegger mini kegs (2L to 10L) are stainless steel and made to be refilled again and again, from a brewery tap, cans and bottles, or your own keg or fermenter.
Where can I get a mini keg refilled near me?
Use the refill map at the top of this page. If there's no partner near you yet, call your local brewery, cidery or kombucha maker: most will fill a keg on request.
How long does beer last in a refilled keg?
From about 24 hours (unsanitised, unflushed keg) to several weeks (sanitised, chilled, CO2-flushed and kept in the fridge under pressure).
What pressure should I set after filling?
CO2: about 12โ14 psi for beer and cider, 12โ15 psi for kombucha and sparkling water, and 20โ25 psi for soda and mixed spirits. Nitrogen (nitro cold brew, stout, cocktails): infuse at about 45 psi, then drop to about 15 psi to pour.
Should I clean my keg with dishwashing liquid?
No. It kills the head on beer. Use sodium percarbonate to clean and a no-rinse phosphoric-acid sanitiser before each fill.
Get your own iKegger and start filling
Most people start with the Beer Bundle: keg, push-button tap, regulator and gas, ready for your first brewery fill.
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