Kegged Homebrew has changed my life

Ok, that's a little dramatic but this is the first weekend that I've had my own brews on draft downstairs. It's been an amazing weekend.

Congrads! You are a new man now

Isn't it wonderful! I resisted for quite a while, then really kicked myself for being such a dumb@$$.

Enjoy!

Kegging just makes everything easier. You've got to love it. I just wish I had a keezer...

geeez....with a keg kit on order reading posts like this make me SOOOO anxious!
good to hear your enjoying it...I will be there soon

I am jealous!!! My christmas list consists of kegging equipment and I can't wait to get started!!

I really wish I had the space to keg.

I said the same thing for a long time. If you have the space to bottle, you have the space to keg. I'm kegging sans-keezer right now, and the homebrew is at 55 degrees -- perfect!

Kegs are the only way to go! I brewed Saturday and in between doing the mash, sparges and boiling I kegged 2 different batches from separate fermenters, plus cleaning everything. There's no way I could have sanitized 100 bottles, filled and capped that many bottles in the same time, at least without losing my mind.

After a little opps earlier, I FINALLY got my kegerator built today! Hopefully I'll be able to say the same shortly!

Expect a major weight gain

Poobah58 said:

Expect a major weight gain

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My consumption definitely went WAY up when I could pour one and not deal with any bottles!

I have tons of Grolsch bottles in the basement that I'm giving away because I rarely bottle any more. It's so easy just to take a growler somewhere that I haven't bottled in ages.

I got kegging equipment for my birthday.

I'm just waiting for my first brew to carb.

weirdboy said:

I really wish I had the space to keg.

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You don't really need as much space as you might think. I am in a 320 square foot apartment and I keg. You don't NEED a massive keezer or anything, and kegs take up less space than carboys.

Of course the amount of refrigerated food I can have at any one time has been diminished.

Kegging is amazing and cost me 10 lbs in the first 4 months. I love draught beer and really love the bulk efficiencies of kegging over bottling.

Yet to pull a pint, but I have 3 full kegs that are in the force carbing process.

Nothing truer could be said. Definitely a life changer.

weirdboy said:

I really wish I had the space to keg.

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I wish I could convince the SWMBO that I could have the self-control to not pull several pints every night if I went to kegging.

Heck, I need to convince myself first!

Another thing about kegging...

I usually refill before the glass is empty. And, after the first pull, I rarely fill a glass all the way to the top.

By this logic, I never drink more than one or two beers!

Reading this thread and finding the "easy" frigidaire model on craigslist for $75 today made my decision. I'm getting the barebones for 2 taps for Christmas. At least then I can have 2 kegs on tap. I can easily expand to a second 2-tap kegerator later or a keezer when I'm finally out of an apartment. I finally gave in! Thanks!

Now I just need to scrounge around the house for stuff to sell to buy some extra kegs!

On a side note, anyone want to buy the portable thermostat I bought for a keezer build. Never used since I'm going the mini fridge route.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_524747_524747

Remember, the other thing that convinced me is that you don't have to go all-out and buy shanks and taps right now. Picnic tap inside the fridge works fine as a first step.

arturo7 said:

Another thing about kegging...

I usually refill before the glass is empty. And, after the first pull, I rarely fill a glass all the way to the top.

By this logic, I never drink more than one or two beers!

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LMAO! I love this logic!

I love this logic as well.

I am so ready to get Draft beer flowing at my house. Shopping now for all the parts.