How can I transport carbonated homebrew?

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I started homebrewing last year and I've made five batches so far. I started off bottling like most people do and my last batch I made the jump to kegging in a small keg. It was awesome to not have to bottle at the end, however one issue I found now is how to transport my beer to share. On New Year's eve I wanted to bring a sample of my homebrew to share with a friend. I've seen some homebrewers put their beer into some canteen containers like a hydroflask, or growlers. I wanted to try to that so I washed and sanitized a metal water bottle, dispensed carbonated beer from the keg and tightened the lid very tight. But about an hour later when I opened it and poured the beer, it was flat. Any experience or tips on how to transport your kegged beer? I'm talking about a small amount not taking a whole keg for a party. Bottling was a pain but at least it was transportable!

 

[TheMadKing]

I started homebrewing last year and I've made five batches so far. I started off bottling like most people do and my last batch I made the jump to kegging in a small keg. It was awesome to not have to bottle at the end, however one issue I found now is how to transport my beer to share. On New Year's eve I wanted to bring a sample of my homebrew to share with a friend. I've seen some homebrewers put their beer into some canteen containers like a hydroflask, or growlers. I wanted to try to that so I washed and sanitized a metal water bottle, dispensed carbonated beer from the keg and tightened the lid very tight. But about an hour later when I opened it and poured the beer, it was flat. Any experience or tips on how to transport your kegged beer? I'm talking about a small amount not taking a whole keg for a party. Bottling was a pain but at least it was transportable!

A beer growler will hold carbonation just fine. I think your water bottle must have been leaking CO2 or you filled it with half foam.

It's usually best to use a growler filling attachment from your beer faucet and fill the growler from the bottom to minimizing foaming. Don't try to fill a growler like a glass, you'll get way too much foam

 

[RM-MN]

Here's a solution. A growler would be less costly but there are mini kegs available.

https://www.midwestsupplies.com/collections/kegging/products/half-gallon-mini-keg
They also list 1 gallons size kegs too if a half gallon isn't enough. The advantage over a growler is how well carbonated you can keep the beer and for how many days.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I use my liver mostly.

 

[Dr_Jeff]

Growlerwerks uKegs work awesome.

 

[doug293cz]

One and two liter soda bottles work well. There are ball lock caps made to fit them, so you can repressurize if needed. I fill using the method here.

Brew on

 

[Rish]

You could bottle a few ( or a bunch) and keg the rest. That would also allow you to do long term conditioning of appropriate brews without tying up your keg(s).

 

[TheBluePhantom]

Would this be overkill?

 

[pvpeacock]

Try this with the ball lock connector cap if you plan to take a couple gallons on the road. Much cheaper and lighter than taking a stainless keg. You just need a picnic tap and CO2 source.
https://www.morebeer.com/products/o...zTTGMrOtguOP9XSI5s8rWUcxNodH-l6xoCENsQAvD_BwE

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Ball lock caps work very well. Some people will not want to drink from a washed-out pop bottle, however.

I used to have a kit sold by one of the homebrew supply places. Maybe it was Northern. It had two big plastic bottles and a weird faucet that took two CO2 cartridges. It worked fine, but I can't find it on the internet.

You can use a small handheld charger with a cartridge to charge small amounts of beer.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079Q4HZ9B?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_E1YVQ4GY15VJJB7BA2FA