Hard Wooden Spiles for Cask Ale – Vent Pegs – Pack of 50
These Hard Wooden Spiles, also known as hard vent pegs, are used with traditional cask ale systems to seal the cask shive when venting is no longer required.
Unlike porous soft spiles, a hard spile is designed to prevent gas escaping through the peg, helping to retain condition within the cask. They are an essential part of traditional real ale and cask beer cellar management for pubs, breweries, taprooms and other venues serving beer from cask.
Supplied as a pack of 50 hard wooden spiles.
Hard Spiles for Cask Ale
A hard spile is inserted into the appropriate opening in the cask shive when the cask needs to be sealed rather than continuously vented.
The solid wooden construction prevents gas passing through the spile in the same way it does through a porous soft spile.
Hard spiles are commonly used as part of the conditioning and serving process for traditional cask-conditioned beer.
Key Features
- Traditional hard wooden spiles
- Also known as hard vent pegs
- Solid, non-porous wooden construction
- Designed to seal the cask shive
- Helps retain condition when venting is not required
- Suitable for traditional cask ale systems
- Fits compatible cask shives
- Suitable for pub and brewery cellar use
- Ideal for real ale and cask beer
- Supplied as a pack of 50
Suitable For
Common applications include:
- Cask ale
- Real ale
- Traditional beer barrels
- Cask conditioning
- Cask beer service
- Beer engine dispense systems
- Pub and bar cellars
- Breweries
- Brewery taprooms
- Beer festivals
- Cask ale events
Hard Spile vs Soft Spile
Hard and soft spiles perform different jobs when managing cask ale.
A hard spile is non-porous and is used to seal the cask when further venting is not required.
A soft spile is porous, allowing gas to gradually escape through the wood when the cask needs to vent.
Having both hard and soft spiles available allows the cask to be managed according to its condition and whether it needs to be vented or sealed.
Using a Hard Wooden Spile
The hard spile is inserted into the appropriate opening in the cask shive to prevent gas escaping through the vent.
It can be removed or replaced with a soft spile when further venting is required.
Cask condition and serving requirements vary between beers, so spiles should be used according to normal cellar practice and the requirements of the beer being served.
Specification
- Product: Hard Wooden Spile / Vent Peg
- Material: Solid wood
- Type: Hard / non-porous
- Application: Sealing cask ale shives
- Suitable For: Compatible cask shives
- Pack Quantity: 50
Important
These are hard non-porous spiles designed to seal the cask shive. They should not be confused with soft wooden spiles, which are porous and used when the cask needs to vent.
