The history of the 5 litre mini keg and return of the Watneys Party Seven 2020 is the year European Malt Company celebrates 30 years as a supplier to the brewing and beverage industry. A large proportion of our business has been the establishment of the 5 litre mini keg into the UK and Ireland […]
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Brewers take advantage of low minimum print runs for custom printed mini kegs
5 litre mini kegs have been popular in the UK for many years. Brewers find them an easy container to fill and sell without any large investment in equipment required. Micro breweries and cider makers are now upgrading to colourful and innovative custom printed mini kegs for the draught take home market. Since the lockdown […]
Football Mini Kegs – the Aston Villa story…
European Malt, the exclusive supplier of Huber mini kegs to the UK for twenty years, has a new success story – the first UK premiership football mini keg! Purity Brewing Co., a long standing customer of European Malt, created their first custom printed design in 2011. They have lovingly filled their ‘mini casks’ with their […]
Worlds first Climate Neutral mini keg from Huber Packaging
Supplying a sustainable package to the UK is important to us. Every measure been taken at the Huber factory to reduce the carbon footprint during production. We are now going one step further and offering ‘Climate Neutral’ mini kegs to our customers. What does this mean? Climate Partner, a leading solution provider in the field […]
Cider approved for use in Huber mini kegs
German manufacturer Huber Packaging Group has recently approved cider for use in mini kegs. Previously, every cider producer had to trial their product independently and decide whether or not there were any compatibility issues. This is because the SO2 content and pH of cider is very different to beer and may react when in contact […]