First time kegging

Midwest kit into a chest freezer with external thermo.

Sweet stout, I adjusted the water to try to be right at 5 gal. Three-and-a-half weeks in the fermenter.

I went out and got the air bottle filled. Super hot water in the keg several times (until the orange smell stopped).

Filled from the fermenter. I was slightly low. Filled at 5lbs twice. Dumped through the safety valve each time. 20 lbs, shook the heck out of it.

In the freezer now, will shake again tomorrow.

Questions:

Do I leave the air on or shut the bottle?

Next time do I clean with one step?

Can I realistically sell bottles on craigs list?

Garyius said:

Can I realistically sell bottles on craigs list?

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Of your homebrew?? Are you a licensed brewery from both the state and feds?

I think he meant sell the empty bottles he delabeled. I've seen ads for people trying to sell cases all the time and I just laugh. I don't think anyone would actually pay for that. I gave away about 14 cases on craigslist when I went kegging. Left it open if people would donate a 6 pack of homebrew. Of course they are usually new brewers and don't have any or much to spare.

Emptys, of course. I want them gone so fast.

That would make sense if he's just now getting into kegging from bottling...
I'd agree with mosquito in this case. Giving away is a better option if you just want to get rid of them. BUT, a word of warning. Even though you're kegging you may still want to bottle from the keg from time to time. Competitions, sharing with friends/family, aging a few bottles, etc. Always nice to have some around. I have about 5 or 6 cases of empties around most of the time and I've been kegging for years.

Garyius said:

Emptys, of course. I want them gone so fast.

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If that's the case take them to your local recycling center/dump.

What about the pressure?

pressure from what? Did you not bottle carb before kegging?

Garyius said:

What about the pressure?

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I think by pressure he's referring to his first question:

"Do I leave the air on or shut the bottle?"

God, I'm so lost with this thread....I give up. Everyone else, carry on....

But I will say my CO2 is on at all times. If you have no leaks there is nothing to worry about.