So, I bottle. Its tedious and time consuming, especially solo, but its the way I've done it forever and it works just fine. I always thought it would be cool to do kegging, I think I would enjoy the aspect of being able to pour draft beers whenever I wanted (more than the convenience factor of it.)
The thing is, I live alone in an apartment and I don't plan on living there forever. In fact, I'd say another year and its time to move on to something (hopefully) better...
However, and its a big however, my girlfriend's brother just informed me that he has a whole kegging system (minus the cornies) leftover from his college days a few years back. Also, he informed me that he will give me said system for free if I want it.
This puts me in quite a tough situation as I don't want the hassle of having a mini fridge kegerator(which I would have no problem buying with my tax refund) to move when I get another place. Like I said, I've always planned on kegging but not until I got a more permanent residence.
I've asked my parent's, friends (nonbrewers) and family and they all said it wouldn't be worth it. Now, I ask you guys. Should I just bite the bullet now and buy the mini-fridge and corny with some of my refund and accept the rest of the parts from the gf's brother? Should I accept the fact that I'll have to move one or two more (albeit large) items when it comes time to move? Or would it be wise to leave the kegging alone and stick to my old "friend" bottling until I've planted my roots somewhere a little more stable?
The thing is, I live alone in an apartment and I don't plan on living there forever. In fact, I'd say another year and its time to move on to something (hopefully) better...
However, and its a big however, my girlfriend's brother just informed me that he has a whole kegging system (minus the cornies) leftover from his college days a few years back. Also, he informed me that he will give me said system for free if I want it.
This puts me in quite a tough situation as I don't want the hassle of having a mini fridge kegerator(which I would have no problem buying with my tax refund) to move when I get another place. Like I said, I've always planned on kegging but not until I got a more permanent residence.
I've asked my parent's, friends (nonbrewers) and family and they all said it wouldn't be worth it. Now, I ask you guys. Should I just bite the bullet now and buy the mini-fridge and corny with some of my refund and accept the rest of the parts from the gf's brother? Should I accept the fact that I'll have to move one or two more (albeit large) items when it comes time to move? Or would it be wise to leave the kegging alone and stick to my old "friend" bottling until I've planted my roots somewhere a little more stable?