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07-10-2009, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bel Air Md.
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bottle or keg first batch
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newbie with a question, been reading a lot and is it over kill to just go to kegs right off the bat or should I do my first couple batches in bottles ?
just seems easier to do kegs
Thanks
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07-10-2009, 01:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Triune, TN
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Kegging. Easier? Not really. Quicker? Definitely. Cheaper? No.
If this is your first brew, bottle.
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07-10-2009, 02:02 PM
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Zombie Apocalypse Brewer
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Now legal in Utah
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Whatever you have sitting in front of you, do that. Bottles are generally easier to come by [for free], and you can usually get a bench capper or wing capper going for less than $25.00 , with crown caps included. The kegs.... you'll probably be $25 into it just for a used corny keg, then new gaskets/parts, then gas lines, then CO2 tank, then....
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07-10-2009, 02:13 PM
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Location: Bel Air Md.
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I have the CO2 tanks and reg, and a small drop in freezer, would need the keg and lines
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07-10-2009, 02:18 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Fishers, Indiana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SWAMPER
I have the CO2 tanks and reg, and a small drop in freezer, would need the keg and lines
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Well in that case, I would keg.
For about 35 more bucks you could be kegging.
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Bottled/Conditioning: Riesling
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07-10-2009, 04:10 PM
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Kegs are nice but non-movable and non-sharing. You can not give a s-pack away to friends and so forth.
I've bottled 30+ batches and I'm fine with it.
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07-10-2009, 04:14 PM
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Go Blues!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Huntington Beach
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If you've got the gear go ahead and keg it. You'll be able to drink it sooner.
Bottle the next batch. Unless your keg is empty by then.
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07-10-2009, 04:16 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grinder12000
Kegs are nice but non-movable and non-sharing. You can not give a s-pack away to friends and so forth.
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4 letters.... BMBF
At your point, if you have the bottles, do that once. If you find it too timeconsuming, upgrade to the kegging route. I found that kegging renewed my love for brewing, because i hated bottling.
Bottling does have the advantage that you just grab a 6pack and give it away, whereas, I have to fill bottles on demand. I usually just fill a 1/2gal growler if i want to take some, and I only give it away to people that I know will return my bottles. |
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07-10-2009, 04:58 PM
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I'm with ----->
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Southern Oregon
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I'd start with bottling, it's kind of like doing calculus the long way... then the professor shows you the "short cuts" via kegging.
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07-10-2009, 05:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IXVolt
I'd start with bottling, it's kind of like doing calculus the long way... then the professor shows you the "short cuts" via kegging.
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true! also, if you are just starting this hobby, why spend more money on a new hobby before you get your tastebuds wet.
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