Foosinho
Well-Known Member
I've got a beer that should be ready to keg tomorrow (I will of course check gravity first - it's my first all-grain), and *hate* bottling, so I want to use the keg system I bought a few years ago before I took a hiatus from brewing.
But I have no way to chill a full keg.
SWMBO and I are talking about freezer options (I'm looking for something cheap on Craigslist, since this is going in a storage room in the basement all I care about is functionality, not aesthetics), but it might be a few weeks still until we get one in the house and set up.
So what can I do to enjoy the lawnmower beer before we're past prime lawnmower beer time?
My thinking was that I could keg and pressurize warm, and fill growlers (maybe with a cheap DIY bottle filler to keep foaming down / carbonation up) to toss in the fridge to chill prior to drinking.
Is that reasonable? Will warm (66-68 degrees - my basement is very solid temperature-wise) wheat beer pushed through warm lines have foaming problems?
Will a screw-top growler (which I have one or two of in storage) keep beer served this way drinkably carbonated? Or should I invest in one of the really nice expensive swing-top growlers the LHBS sells?
Anything I'm missing? Other approaches I should consider? While I'm hoping to get this kegerator business sorted out before I make my next batch, I don't want to wait to drink this beer!
But I have no way to chill a full keg.
SWMBO and I are talking about freezer options (I'm looking for something cheap on Craigslist, since this is going in a storage room in the basement all I care about is functionality, not aesthetics), but it might be a few weeks still until we get one in the house and set up.
So what can I do to enjoy the lawnmower beer before we're past prime lawnmower beer time?
My thinking was that I could keg and pressurize warm, and fill growlers (maybe with a cheap DIY bottle filler to keep foaming down / carbonation up) to toss in the fridge to chill prior to drinking.
Is that reasonable? Will warm (66-68 degrees - my basement is very solid temperature-wise) wheat beer pushed through warm lines have foaming problems?
Will a screw-top growler (which I have one or two of in storage) keep beer served this way drinkably carbonated? Or should I invest in one of the really nice expensive swing-top growlers the LHBS sells?
Anything I'm missing? Other approaches I should consider? While I'm hoping to get this kegerator business sorted out before I make my next batch, I don't want to wait to drink this beer!