Johnnyhitch1
Well-Known Member
You don't prime when kegging. That's the co2 cylinder's job. But some do use kegs for primary & secondary. Even priming in the keg. But it'd be exactly the same as in the UK where they have that plastic barrel on the counter to prime the beer in. Kinda like a poorman's keg. Crap I says. I'll bottle it,thank you,& won't loose carbonation as the bottle empties. Unlike priming in kegs or plastic barrels.
I think what your refering to is when priming a firkin/cask and ONLY pushing with the pressure of the secondary ferm/priming pressure through the engine.
This does loose considerable carb towards the end but usually any beer served by this method has a low carb per style.
I almost always prime in my keg
1.Only have room for 2 kegs in the fridge and if i have a 3rd i need to get on gas and carb i could just prime and seal with gas instead of leaving in on. The sugar carbs the beer so that when im ready to put it in the fridge i can drink it next day instead of waiting another week.
2. YOU SAVE ON CO2, Its a PITA to get tanks and I like to do it as little as possible, because i prime i tend to get around 10-13 kegs for a 5lb bottle and change it out every 6months or so.