Alright. I'm sick of bottling so I've decided to move on to kegging (surprise!). I just have a few basic questions:
1) Where would you guys recommend purchasing the keg kit? kegconnection.com and midwestsupplies.com seem to offer the best prices that I could find. Any opinions?
2) Are there any other items I should purchase that don't come with the keg kit? i.e. keg lube etc.
3) Do I have to use Starsan? I have iodophor and oxyclean, but every tutorial I've seen has used Starsan for sanitizing.
4) Any mistakes that are commonly made by first time keggers? (This may be a bit too broad I guess, but I'll ask anyway )
Lastly, I'm in a bit of a situation. I think I may know the way to go about it, but I'll spare you my amateur ideas. I am going to a formal in 3 weeks and would like to bring along a keg of my trappist ale (AHS kit) I've had conditioning for a couple of months. I live in an apartment but my friend's house has a kegerator I can use. The main problem I am facing is the 4 hr. drive to to formal and a lack of kegerator once I get there. To keep the keg cold for dispensing, I'll probably use a trash can filled with ice (unless someone has a better suggestion). So it all boils down to...how the heck should I do this and have the beer at a decent carbonation level? All suggestions are welcome.
Random side note: I'm a college student in case you were curious how anyone could find themselves in a situation like this.
Thanks in advance!
1) Where would you guys recommend purchasing the keg kit? kegconnection.com and midwestsupplies.com seem to offer the best prices that I could find. Any opinions?
2) Are there any other items I should purchase that don't come with the keg kit? i.e. keg lube etc.
3) Do I have to use Starsan? I have iodophor and oxyclean, but every tutorial I've seen has used Starsan for sanitizing.
4) Any mistakes that are commonly made by first time keggers? (This may be a bit too broad I guess, but I'll ask anyway )
Lastly, I'm in a bit of a situation. I think I may know the way to go about it, but I'll spare you my amateur ideas. I am going to a formal in 3 weeks and would like to bring along a keg of my trappist ale (AHS kit) I've had conditioning for a couple of months. I live in an apartment but my friend's house has a kegerator I can use. The main problem I am facing is the 4 hr. drive to to formal and a lack of kegerator once I get there. To keep the keg cold for dispensing, I'll probably use a trash can filled with ice (unless someone has a better suggestion). So it all boils down to...how the heck should I do this and have the beer at a decent carbonation level? All suggestions are welcome.
Random side note: I'm a college student in case you were curious how anyone could find themselves in a situation like this.
Thanks in advance!