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| − | So you want to start kegging your beers, good it's about time. What do you need to begin? Obviously you need a keg. Kegs are available new (make list of vendors of new kegs) or refurbished (like wise with refurbished). Also you will need: | + | <nowiki>So you want to start kegging your beers, good it's about time. What do you need to begin? Obviously you need a keg. Kegs are available new (make list of vendors of new kegs) or refurbished (like wise with refurbished). Also you will need: |
-hoses (how much hose? what kind of hose? balancing info) | -hoses (how much hose? what kind of hose? balancing info) | ||
-quick disconnects (both a gas in and beer out) | -quick disconnects (both a gas in and beer out) | ||
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Now, how are you going to get that beer cold? There are a couple ways to solve the problem. You could counter pressure fill a bunch of bottles, run the beer through a chiller, stick the keg in a tub of ice, or build a keggerator. Bottling off the keg is a good answer if you want filtered, bottled beer. Using a chiller or ice bath is good for partys (or AA meetings). But if you want several beers on tap all the time; you want a keggerator. | Now, how are you going to get that beer cold? There are a couple ways to solve the problem. You could counter pressure fill a bunch of bottles, run the beer through a chiller, stick the keg in a tub of ice, or build a keggerator. Bottling off the keg is a good answer if you want filtered, bottled beer. Using a chiller or ice bath is good for partys (or AA meetings). But if you want several beers on tap all the time; you want a keggerator. | ||
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So you want to start kegging your beers, good it's about time. What do you need to begin? Obviously you need a keg. Kegs are available new (make list of vendors of new kegs) or refurbished (like wise with refurbished). Also you will need: -hoses (how much hose? what kind of hose? balancing info) -quick disconnects (both a gas in and beer out) -CO2 -picnic tap Now, how are you going to get that beer cold? There are a couple ways to solve the problem. You could counter pressure fill a bunch of bottles, run the beer through a chiller, stick the keg in a tub of ice, or build a keggerator. Bottling off the keg is a good answer if you want filtered, bottled beer. Using a chiller or ice bath is good for partys (or AA meetings). But if you want several beers on tap all the time; you want a keggerator.
