PAC762
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Every summer, a group of friends and I rent a beachhouse. Several years ago, we all chipped in for a kegerator for sanke kegs. It holds a half barrel, and a sixth. In the off season, it is usually stored in a friend's garage in VA. I am not set up for corny kegs and generally only make wine, so I don't really want to invest in a set-up. I would, however, like to keg a batch of apfelwein in a sixth barrel and bring it down to my beachhouse this summer to use in our kegerator.
In college, we used to refill half barrels with jungle juice for dispensing at parties, so I know sanke kegs can be refilled. My question is regarding oxidation. I see that it is recommended that kegs be purged with CO2 prior to sealing them. Since I would be filling the keg at my home, I would not have access to the C02 bottle in our kegerator. Would leaving some O2 in the keg before sealing totally ruin the apfelwein, or would it be negligible, like the small air pocket in a beer bottle?
Also, would there be a problem with not immediately pressurizing the keg?
In college, we used to refill half barrels with jungle juice for dispensing at parties, so I know sanke kegs can be refilled. My question is regarding oxidation. I see that it is recommended that kegs be purged with CO2 prior to sealing them. Since I would be filling the keg at my home, I would not have access to the C02 bottle in our kegerator. Would leaving some O2 in the keg before sealing totally ruin the apfelwein, or would it be negligible, like the small air pocket in a beer bottle?
Also, would there be a problem with not immediately pressurizing the keg?