Commercial keg question

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

Probably a dumb question since I think already know the answer.

I've never run a commercial keg through my kegerator. Because of this, I don't have a sanke tapper. I have a pump style, but not the kegerator style.

Here's my issue..

I'm throwing a birthday party this weekend at a buddies house and I've picked up a 1/2 barrel of Sam Adams for the party. I'm not sure it will all get drank, so because of the price, I'm going to take it home and put it in my kegerator. Since I don't have a sanke tapper for my kegerator, I had to order one. I didn't think about it until this morning and now I won't get it until around tuesday or wednesday if it's shipped quickly.

How long will a keg last once it's been tapped? Also, since I'm starting off with a pump style tapper at the party, will this cause any problems with it going bad sooner? I'm assuming the pump style tappers just push air into the keg, and that can't be good for freshness.

Thanks everyone.

 

[wildwest450]

If your starting with a party pump your screwed, unless you can drink fast. They introduce air into the beer, it will go flat fast.

Do you have swivel disconnects on your cornie disconnects??

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

I'm not sure what you mean by swivel disconnects... I just have the standard ball-lock fittings. I was able to find a place in town that sells couplers though, so I cancelled my other order and will be able to pick up a coupler in time for the weekend.

Thanks for the help though.

 

[KhellendrosXS]

Is yours like this http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=14 with the nipple screwed on or is the nipple molded into the body of the disconnect?

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

Mine is exactly like the one you posted.

 

[wildwest450]

If so, there are tailpieces you can buy so you can switch from cornies to commercial kegs, meaning you could take your co2 and dispense with that. It would save your leftovers from being wasted.

 

[Photopilot]

If so, there are tailpieces you can buy so you can switch from cornies to commercial kegs, meaning you could take your co2 and dispense with that. It would save your leftovers from being wasted.

This is what you need to turn a sanke tap to work with your corny setup.

http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=150

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

Very cool. I wish I would have seen that before I bought my sanke coupler.