It just got serious

[eatmorefrogs]

No but seriously, save at least some bottles for overflow (some batches will have slightly more than your kegs can hold.) For those, I recommend carb tabs 'cause you'll only have <6 and it's easier to use the tabs.

I added a beer gun to my setup for when I want bottles. Nothing is bottled with the traditional method anymore.

 

[DevilNuts]

I saw a beer gun when I went to buy the kegs. Until yesterday, I had no idea such a thing existed. It's on my list.

 

[Transamguy77]

I saw a beer gun when I went to buy the kegs. Until yesterday, I had no idea such a thing existed. It's on my list.

I made one for like $10, read the "we don't need no stinking beer gun" thread works awesome!

 

[metanoia]

I made one for like $10, read the "we don't need no stinking beer gun" thread works awesome!

Honestly, if I owned a LHBS I'd make a bunch of these and sell them at like $20. Can't beat that price for something pre-made!

 

[j1n]

The "We dont need no beer gun" method does work, but the beer gun is way easier and i like that i can manually purge the bottle and head space with co2.

Beer gun - Purge bottle of o2, fill, purge head space, cap.

Other method - Fill, cap on foam.

 

[lostcheesehead]

I have bottled from the keg both ways.

I submitted the "No stinkin' beer gun" bottles to competition and got complaints about low carbonation.

I submitted counter-pressure filled bottles to competition and received no carbonation comments. Though it's more of a process, I prefer my bottle filler.


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[TheCADJockey]

Congrats man! I would like to get into kegging sometime soon but the whole process is a bit intimidating to me not knowing anything about it. On the other hand I really don't get the hatred towards bottling. It is by far my favorite part of the hobby (aside from the final product of course). Bottling just seems like the victory lap for me and it is never stressful or difficult. Just missing the allure of kegging over bottling I guess.

 

[william_shakes_beer]

I back my processes on top of each other. Bottle Friday evening and brew saturday morning. I think of bottling as brew foreplay

 

[BreezyBrew]

Welcome. You are one kegging session away from saying to yourself "I swear I will never bottle again!"

Haha that, annnd," I swear I'm going to bottle some of the next batch" never happens.

 

[metanoia]

I back my processes on top of each other. Bottle Friday evening and brew saturday morning. I think of bottling as brew foreplay

I was planning on doing the same thing this Friday/Saturday, until I realized that I'm cold crashing my first batch outside and it'd be best to bottle early Saturday morning when it's at its coldest, not to mention I can leave the bottles sitting in PBW overnight (some bottles are still labeled). So Saturday will be chock-full of beer goodness, a good 2-3 hours of bottling in the morning, followed by brewing in the late morning/all afternoon.

My wife is going to love me. :cross:

 

[BeerGrylls]

I'm just impressed that OP is intent on drinking 10-FREAKING-GALLONS of juniper witbier.

 

[QuercusMax]

Maybe his wife really likes juniper witbier?

I'm up to 16-18 5-gallon kegs and 8 3-gallon kegs, and I could probably go for a few more for aging purposes. I have a 6-faucet keezer which can hold 8 5-gallon pinlocks and a 3-gallon pinlock. Plus I just built a 4-faucet jockey box (expandable to 5, I have another free line in the coldplate), and I'm thinking about getting another 2-faucet tower for my keezer.

Party's at my place, in case you're wondering .

 

[TheCADJockey]

Maybe his wife really likes juniper witbier?

I'm up to 16-18 5-gallon kegs and 8 3-gallon kegs, and I could probably go for a few more for aging purposes. I have a 6-faucet keezer which can hold 8 5-gallon pinlocks and a 3-gallon pinlock. Plus I just built a 4-faucet jockey box (expandable to 5, I have another free line in the coldplate), and I'm thinking about getting another 2-faucet tower for my keezer.

Party's at my place, in case you're wondering .

Wow. So jelly right now. All I have is a dorm fridge full of Pale Ale

 

[DevilNuts]

I'm just impressed that OP is intent on drinking 10-FREAKING-GALLONS of juniper witbier.

Well I was drinking five gallons of it, but then my wife drank some, and then I shared some and everyone seemed to like it, and now I'm almost out.

Problem is, I really like it too, and so to avoid actually running out, I am doubling up. Plus, I want to experiment with putting orange peel in half of it.

Plus, I have two kegs. And two buckets. Rather serendipitous, don't you think?

 

[DevilNuts]

Party's at my place, in case you're wondering .

I would be working towards something similar, except I don't really have a permanent residence. Job has me moving every three years, so I can't install anything permanent for about another decade. Someday though, I do plan on building a bar in my home.

 

[72hw]

FWIW, this thread inspired me to take the plunge... Will be kegging my first batch as soon as the hardware arrives from AIH!

 

[DevilNuts]

Best part is, last night I won enough at a poker game to cover the whole deal.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

Best part is, last night I won enough at a poker game to cover the whole deal.

Great! Now you have a bankroll to turn that chest freezer in your first post into a multi-tap keezer! Trust me. You're gonna need more taps! Kegging is an addiction. You want more kegs. You need more kegs. You can't live without more kegs! I have 22, and I'm always on the lookout for more at reasonable craigslist prices...

Search craigslist for everything first! New stuff is outrageously priced nowadays!

If your wife asks what the hell you're doing to the freezer, just tell her "Trust me. I'm doing it for Science!!!" Mumble some crap about feeding hungry children, and breast cancer, and blah blah blah as well...