Kegging ? Can you half fill a corney????

[JKHomebrew]

Hi,

We are new to homebrew, i see that kegging seems to be the way to go instead of dealling with bottles, i do have a big ? can you rack a 5 gal corney with 2.5 or 3 gal and then bottle the rest? i do realize you have to change the % of priming sugar but I am wondering how the beer will react to being in the keg half full.

I am looking for any input, so far I love this hobby

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Sure, not a problem. Just make sure you purge all of the air out of the keg, replacing it with Co2.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Take a moment grasshopper and ponder this....You fill the keg full (5 gallons). You then drink 2.5 gallons of it. What's left? 2.5 gallons of beer.


Yes, you can fill the keg half way, then bottle the rest. OR...you can put it all in the keg, carb it, then bottle from the keg.

 

[JKHomebrew]

Guys,

Thanks so much!

I like the idea of kegging than bottling, do you force carb then bottle?

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

You can force carb, or naturally carb that choice is up to you. Use the search function up top and search out "we no need no stinkin beer gun" for a cheap DIY bottle filler.

 

[Baja_Brewer]

you can, see the We dont need no stinking beer gun sticky for some help on this!!

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Is there an echo in here???

 

[IrregularPulse]

Is there an echo in here???

I would say an improvement on a good idea. (His had a direct link).

 

[Baja_Brewer]

I would say an improvement on a good idea. (His had a direct link).

Agreed, thank you!

I often walk away from my computer after opening a few pages... Guess I need to move the kegerator closer!

 

[Dpostman]

I do it all the time. I brew 12.5 Gallons at a time so every batch gives me 2 and a half kegs. I use the half filled ones first.

dp

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

I would say an improvement on a good idea. (His had a direct link).

man, make the newb do some of the leg work. I gave him the exact terms to search....Man, you guys are starting to go soft on the newbs.

 

[MoRoToRiUm]

Take a moment grasshopper and ponder this....You fill the keg full (5 gallons). You then drink 2.5 gallons of it. What's left? 2.5 gallons of beer.

If a keg is tapped, and there's no one around to drink it, is it really tapped?

 

[GNBrews]

..nevermind, BlindLemonLars said it already in the first response.

 

[JKHomebrew]

Guys,

Thanks you have been allot of help, i will most likely be kegging a little from my next batch.