Soft Wooden Spiles for Cask Ale – Porous Vent Pegs – Pack of 50
These Soft Wooden Spiles, also known as soft vent pegs, are designed for venting traditional cask ale during conditioning and service. Made from porous wood, they allow gas to gradually escape through the spile while fitted into the cask shive.
Soft spiles are an essential part of traditional real ale and cask beer cellar management, commonly used by pubs, breweries, taprooms and other venues serving beer from cask.
Supplied as a pack of 50 soft wooden spiles.
Soft Spiles for Cask Ale
When a cask is vented, a soft porous spile can be inserted into the shive to allow excess pressure and gas to escape gradually.
Because the wood is porous, gas can pass through the spile rather than the cask being completely sealed.
Soft spiles are commonly used during cask conditioning and can also be used during service where appropriate for the individual cask and cellar setup.
Key Features
- Traditional soft wooden spiles
- Also known as soft vent pegs
- Porous wooden construction
- Designed for venting cask ale
- Allows gas to escape gradually from the cask
- Fits into compatible cask shives
- Suitable for traditional real ale systems
- Used during cask conditioning and service
- Suitable for pubs, breweries and taprooms
- Supplied as a pack of 50
Suitable For
Common applications include:
- Cask ale
- Real ale
- Traditional beer barrels
- Cask conditioning
- Cask venting
- Beer engine dispense systems
- Pub and bar cellars
- Breweries
- Brewery taprooms
- Beer festivals
- Cask ale events
Soft Spile vs Hard Spile
Soft and hard spiles perform different jobs within a cask ale system.
A soft spile is porous, allowing gas to gradually escape through the wood. It is used when the cask needs to vent.
A hard spile is non-porous and is used when the cask needs to be sealed rather than continuously vented.
Both types are commonly used as part of traditional cask ale cellar management.
Using a Soft Vent Peg
The soft spile is inserted into the appropriate opening in the cask shive to allow controlled venting.
As cask condition, pressure and serving requirements can vary, spiles should be used according to normal cellar practice and the requirements of the beer being served.
Replace damaged, excessively wet or unsuitable spiles when required.
Specification
- Product: Soft Wooden Spile / Vent Peg
- Material: Porous wood
- Application: Cask ale venting
- Suitable For: Compatible cask shives
- Pack Quantity: 50
Important
These are soft porous spiles designed for venting. They should not be confused with hard wooden spiles, which are used when the cask needs to be sealed.
