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Meat_Cat 10-16-2012 12:43 AM

Kegging or bottling?!?
 
Oh man, I can't decide. I can't decide. My first brew is approaching rack point soon. I don't know whether to keg or bottle. What do most homebrewers do? I know a bit about the benefits of each. I know the price differences for equipment too.

Any stories or feedback? :(

Beer_is_good_for_you 10-16-2012 12:49 AM

Keg. You won't regret it.

NordeastBrewer77 10-16-2012 12:49 AM

I do both

h22lude 10-16-2012 12:56 AM

I bottled my very first batch and ever since then I have been kegging. They both have pros and cons. Kegging is 1,000 times easier especially with one person. Though the start up cost for kegging is a lot.

Also remember if you keg, you can bottle from the keg without getting the yeast sediment on the bottom like you do when you bottle.

VegasJ 10-16-2012 01:04 AM

I've bottled for a year now... & I'll be buying a keg, Co2 tank & tap this week.

I'm tired of bottling. :\

Geiger420 10-16-2012 01:09 AM

I like them both, but I primarily keg because I am about to add another 3 head tap, 6 taps of tasty home brew. I do use the bottles after I keg so I can store for a long time wait and see.
I use the flip top bottles so bottling is easy.

ThePonchoKid 10-16-2012 01:13 AM

I keg with a 3ft picnic tap usually 9-10psi to serve. Love it, but I'd liek a bottling gun soon

Meat_Cat 10-16-2012 01:26 AM

I bought all the necessary kegging equipment. I really want to bottle special stuff, though, to age and see if it gets any worse than the horrible trub rot I drink from the keg.

ThePonchoKid 10-16-2012 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meat_Cat (Post 4502406)
trub rot I drink from the keg.

ewww!

FuzzeWuzze 10-16-2012 02:45 AM

Having both is good, so if you have to buy bottles its not a huge loss.

Bottles work well for aging long brews, things like Cider, Mead, Barleywine..where you dont necessarily want to just leave a carboy out of commission for 8+ months, bottle it all up, hide it in a corner of the closet and continue brewing until its ready. Kegs are way better for dispensing immediate beer though, only needing to carb for a few days to be ready if you dont force carb.


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