keg question

[sashurlow]

So the more I read the more a keg sounds like an investment idea (not an investment that will make sense to my wife...).
My biggest question is can you keg it to force carb your cider and then bottle it to store?
Scott

 

[sashurlow]

and I guess while I'm at it, whats the cheapest but still very functional option for kegging equipment?

 

[SaltyTX]

you can bottle from the keg.

Search craigslist for a used setup. Otherwise, Kegcowboy seems to be the cheapest...

 

[roadymi]

So the more I read the more a keg sounds like an investment idea (not an investment that will make sense to my wife...).
My biggest question is can you keg it to force carb your cider and then bottle it to store?
Scott

Yes as long as you use the proper bottles. Beer bottles, champagne bottles, and flip topbs will work. No wine bottles with carbonated beverages.

 

[Teromous]

I just leave mine in the keg, but you can cut a racking cane short and put it through a rubber bung small enough to fit in a beer bottle and it works great. My setup is pretty simple but there are some elaborate DIY beerguns on the forum. I've bottled up beers and stuff on the fly using it so I can take them to parties, etc. It'll save you some $$$

It does help to let it carb up but bottle early on. Otherwise you'll just keep saying "I'll bottle them later" and end up with an empty keg before long

 

[strangevictory]

I can tell you once I got a kegging system the bottling option pretty much went out the window. But when I do want to bottle something, I bottle from the keg into a hinged-top bottle. Used cornys can be found for under $40 bucks and make for a great secondary.