Keg and Bottle

[Gabe]

I thought about buying the 2.5 gal korny so I could keg half batch and bottle half batch. Kegging really does'nt let the beer age so bottling half would let you see how a beer ages and let you drink it at the same time. Has anyone been doing this?

 

[user 4295]

If you have enough kegs to allow one or more to be out of service, you certainly can, and I do, age my beers in the keg.

John

 

[EdWort]

.5 gallon kegs will be hard to find. Morebeer.com has new ones for $74.95 in their catalog. They do come in handy.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

You can age it in the keg or you can age it in the carboy then keg it.

 

[david_42]

If you only want half a keg of brew, siphon into the cornie & add the primer. Put 1-2 psi on it and burp a couple times to purge the air. Then bottle using your party tap.

Since you can draw a small sample from the keg, it is much easier to keep track of how it is aging and all of the brew in the keg is aging the same way.

 

[Gabe]

i can get 2.5 gallon kegs at my lhbs for 37.50 reconditioned. thought it might be good comparison.

 

[Flyin' Lion]

i can get 2.5 gallon kegs at my lhbs for 37.50 reconditioned. thought it might be good comparison.

Hey Gabe, Does your LHBS have a webpage? 37.50 is the best deal I've seen on 2.5 gallon cornies, does he have a lot of them? I have also thought about kegging half a batch and bottling the rest, so the 2.5 gal. cornies can serve that purpose and be available for potential portability as well.

Jason

 

[Gabe]

No website yet, it's a fairly new store and they just are getting situated. Thought this was a good idea to bottle2.5 and keg 2.5 . Drink and save!

 

[EdWort]

Hey Gabe, Does your LHBS have a webpage? 37.50 is the best deal I've seen on 2.5 gallon cornies, does he have a lot of them? I have also thought about kegging half a batch and bottling the rest, so the 2.5 gal. cornies can serve that purpose and be available for potential portability as well.

Jason

What's their phone number?