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What do you need to begin? | 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). | 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: | + | Also you will need:<br> |
− | + | -hoses (how much hose? what kind of hose? balancing info)<br> | |
− | -hoses (how much hose? what kind of hose? balancing info) | + | -quick disconnects (both a gas in and beer out)<br> |
− | + | -CO2<br> | |
− | -quick disconnects (both a gas in and beer out) | + | -picnic tap<br> |
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− | -CO2 | ||
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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. |
Revision as of 06:12, 15 April 2007
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.