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10-04-2008, 04:36 AM
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Location: Houston, TX
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Oh beautiful keg, how many months wasted?
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I just tapped the first pint off my second kegged batch, and I cannot believe how awesome it is. The taste seems cleaner, and I think I'm figuring out that there's always a touch of oxidation or something in my bottled beers. I now understand why people say once you go to kegs, you never go back to bottles.
I still plan on bottling so I can share my beer, but man, for my house, kegs are the way to go. SWMBO is already talking about getting me another keg for Christmas, since her favorite beer is different from mine, and she likes the keg too! Life is good! 
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Bottled:
#35 Gold Standard Ale
#42 The Answer
Kegged:
#44 Donner & Blitzkrieg 2011
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#47 Evil Weevil Wheat
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10-04-2008, 04:43 AM
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I had the same feeling when I made the switch. I pray to mine every day. 
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10-04-2008, 04:56 AM
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I became a new man when I started kegging.
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Primary: Cherrywood Smoked Porter
60 Minute IPA
Secondary:
On tap:Amber Ale
Milk Stout
Lagering:
http://www.lazydogbrewery.com
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10-04-2008, 05:00 AM
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taste, clarity, ease of use... its all great. but nothing compares to how f@@king cool it is to have kegs in your home!
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Kegged: Citra IPA
Bottled:*empty*
Fermenting: Dusseldorf Alt
Planned: Black IPA, Munich Helles, Belgian Golden Strong, IIPA, Serrano/Habanero Cream Ale...
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10-04-2008, 05:11 AM
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Yup, I love coming home from work and stopping in the garage to tap on on the way into the house! Much more satisfying than getting a bottle.
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WORLD DOMINATION BEER
Bottled:
#35 Gold Standard Ale
#42 The Answer
Kegged:
#44 Donner & Blitzkrieg 2011
Up Next:
#46 Genocider
#47 Evil Weevil Wheat
#48 Nuclear Summer Stout
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10-04-2008, 01:57 PM
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I would have dropped the hobby years ago if I had to bottle. I like being able to pour a sampler tray of my beers or run the taps while brewing. I still bottle meads, but rarely anything else.
I'm not a hophead, but being able to freshen an IPA is great.
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10-04-2008, 02:53 PM
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When I bottled I would only make 1-2 batches per year because the bottling process was such a pain.
Since I've started kegging I've been brewing every 3-4 weeks or so - often enough that I may not need to buy any beer this whole fall. And trying to make different styles. Much more fun.
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10-04-2008, 02:54 PM
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+1 for me, up until I started kegging I only made a couple of batches a year, seems to me I had a lot of oxidation when bottling. Now I'm making at least a batch a month or more depending on what my supply and storage capabilities are. I have 7 kegs right now and I can tell you that I'll be getting more, they are great to age in and you never want to have a tap down believe me.
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Schlonghammer Ales
It well...it tastes.......more fuller
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I'm working as a pro now, but that doesn't mean I'm not still homebrewing. I'm going to see if I can homebrew at work as a way to develop new recipes.
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Originally Posted by Zymurgrafi
wow, tha more I drink, tha more cohernet you all are!
and stufffff.
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