Kegging Obstacle

[Redbird Fan]

For those of you who keg - how do you overcome the portability issues?

When thinking about kegging, it seems like a big drawback to kegging will be the INABILITY to share it with your friends (without them coming over). Of course, I'm talking about kegging in the Cornelius kegs.......

[YamahaXS]

I have just bought my keggin eq so I don't have any experience, BUT i have been thinking about this a bit.

First, you can bottle up a few jugs or liter bottles before you go... just make sure you drink it all that night.

Second, you can buy hand held Co2 Cartridges so that you could take the keg, with out the tank. these are about 15 bucks.

[YamahaXS]

http://www.containerandpackaging.com/item.asp?item=G006


64 oz glass jugs for about 2.25 each (buy in sets of 6)...



OR you can start buying juice that is package in glass jugs...

[Tweek]

you can get or make a counter pressure filler. to make one just do a google on it and there is simple instructions all over the internet. Then you can fill a few bottles from your keg whenever you want.

Another way is to have a smaller keg like the 3 gallon one for pportability. you can either pump over from your five or fill your 3 to begin with.

If I have beer that want to take somewher that is in a keg, I put it into my tap a draft. I just draw off the beer right out of my kegs into the tap a draft container. You will lose a little carbonation, but it hasnt been a big deal for me as my beers are not overly carbonated.

[Tom C]

You can also purchase draft boxes in one tap or two. They have cold plates or steel coils when ice is placed in the box (cooler) it will serve the beer cold. Of corse you would have to take a keg and co2 with you but it really is an easy set up especially if the co2 is in a small gun like format. A draft box will run between 150-250 depending on the style you get. It is a real treat when you arrive with kegged home brew ready to serve!

Tom C

[blzrfn]

A couple weeks ago I threw a keg and CO2 in the trunk along with a 7 gallon bucket. When I got to the bbq I just put the keg in the bucket and filled it with ice, it was a huge hit.

[b3s]

purchase a loading dolly?

bottle some of your beer. i like the 64oz ez-caps, too. they look cool and work great for this kind of thing. another option would be wine bottles.

even though i just use that tap-a-draft thing for my kegging, i also bottle about a 1/3 of my beer in case i need to bring some with me :)

[Fast_Eddy]

Yeah the 64 oz ez caps work great. Pull two of them straight from the keg for an easy gallon on the go.

Also, the keg in a bucket works great too. You'll need a QD with a picnic dispenser on the end of the hose.

I've never bothered with a counter pressure filler but that's the way to go if you're not going to drink it in the very near future.

[L.H.H.H.Brown]

Yes, portability is the one " drawback " of kegging. Every time I transport them I have to let them settle for an hour or 2. Those 64 oz'ers soung good but you can also use the old/new Grolsch bottles. They're only 16 oz/s but they work fine also. I happened to steal a tall, slender trash can from work that fits the kegs perfectly. Insulate with newspaper, place keg in trash bag, fill bag with ice, insert in can, voila. I just can't get back to bottling. Good luck

[S.F.B.]

I just pack it up in the truck nice and snug so as not to shake it up too much. Take along a trash can to ice it and no problems. Always a big hit.