I was talking to my gf last night and asked her if she was totally opposed to having a kegerator in the apartment and she said no, which leads me to the questions.
1. If I keg a beer, do I skip the sugar solution thats added just before bottleing? Do you still need to perform this step or is that what the co2 bottle is for?
Lets say I keg 2.5gallons and bottle the rest...
2. Whats the shelf life of a keg of beer thats sitting in the closet in a keg vs. bottles?
3. Will it still age just like in a bottle, rather do you let it sit for a period of time to age?
We are obviously not jumping right into kegging but I'd like to investigate it.
I think the process would be so much easier if we just kegged 1/2 of it and bottled 1/2. I don't think we will drink 5 gallons of beer that fast, we only have a couple bottles a week now and maybe 2-3 on the weekend. If it would preserve the beer longer in a keg then I don't mind going that route.
I could get a small fridge, convert it and keep more than a few 2.5gallon kegs in the fridge with 2-3 hooked up to a tap system mounted on the front.
A final question to those who know... We had Rogue Dead Guy Ale last night and to me it had a wierd bite/harsh taste in my mouth, is this from the hops? What kind of beer is it so that I can shy away from it.. I didn't mind the taste but it was a little strong.
thanks
1. If I keg a beer, do I skip the sugar solution thats added just before bottleing? Do you still need to perform this step or is that what the co2 bottle is for?
Lets say I keg 2.5gallons and bottle the rest...
2. Whats the shelf life of a keg of beer thats sitting in the closet in a keg vs. bottles?
3. Will it still age just like in a bottle, rather do you let it sit for a period of time to age?
We are obviously not jumping right into kegging but I'd like to investigate it.
I think the process would be so much easier if we just kegged 1/2 of it and bottled 1/2. I don't think we will drink 5 gallons of beer that fast, we only have a couple bottles a week now and maybe 2-3 on the weekend. If it would preserve the beer longer in a keg then I don't mind going that route.
I could get a small fridge, convert it and keep more than a few 2.5gallon kegs in the fridge with 2-3 hooked up to a tap system mounted on the front.
A final question to those who know... We had Rogue Dead Guy Ale last night and to me it had a wierd bite/harsh taste in my mouth, is this from the hops? What kind of beer is it so that I can shy away from it.. I didn't mind the taste but it was a little strong.
thanks