Kegging: you all were right

[passedpawn]

HELLO (KEGGING) WORLD!

Revvy likes to say there is a HBT "law" that in any bottling thread, within the first page someone will bring up kegging. Typically they eloquently state "f*** bottling, yous needs to keg"

Hmmm. They were right. It's a pure joy. I'll probably bottle some in the future, and I need to get one of those fancy bottle fillers, but man, kegging is the best.

That's all. Thanks, you've been a great crowd, tip your waitresses.

 

[HawkDriver]

My favorite part of switching to kegging was not spending all that time cleaning and sanitizing bottles... I absolutely hated that part of the process. Now with that time freed up, I can get to drinking sooner not to mention it's just plain satisfying to have a kegerator and tap built with help from this forum.

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[samc]

When you lose a tank of gas due to a leak, you will momentarily wish you stuck to bottling - but that will pass and you will be glad you are kegging.

After bottling a batch of wine yesterday I decided that if I ever do more wine I am going to get a tank of Argon and keg it. No more large scale bottling for me.

 

[passedpawn]

When you lose a tank of gas due to a leak, you will momentarily wish you stuck to bottling - but that will pass and you will be glad you are kegging.

After bottling a batch of wine yesterday I decided that if I ever do more wine I am going to get a tank of Argon and keg it. No more large scale bottling for me.

Argon is not soluble in wine?

 

[Yooper]

You don't need any "fancy" bottling equipment! Sure, a blingman Beergun is great, but all you need is stuff you probably already have: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/we-no-need-no-stinking-beer-gun-24678/

 

[Aschecte]

I feel like going in the opposite direction...... Kegging stinks !!!! one vessel a fraction of the time .....forget it without a doubt BOTTlEING is the way to go. ok now back to reality yeah kegging is the shiznat.

 

[tv187u]

You don't need any "fancy" bottling equipment! Sure, a blingman Beergun is great, but all you need is stuff you probably already have: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/we-no-need-no-stinking-beer-gun-24678/

Agreed! That is the best bottle filler ever.

 

[passedpawn]

You don't need any "fancy" bottling equipment! Sure, a blingman Beergun is great, but all you need is stuff you probably already have: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/we-no-need-no-stinking-beer-gun-24678/

Thanks Yoop. I'm sure I'll give that a try. I think all I need is the stopper.

 

[sweet_corn]

I never realized how much I disliked bottling until I got kegs.

I think that is a strong statement, but no I only bottle to give away to others, although I have started filling 4 grolsch from each batch before kegging, as I normally end up with a little more than 5 gallons and don't like wasting beer. Will keg every chance I can...

 

[bob1852]

Just wait until you have a tiny co2 leak that you can't find.

 

[passedpawn]

Just wait until you have a tiny co2 leak that you can't find.

I think I have a small beer leak already. It's going somewhere... I'll keep looking...

 

[samc]

Argon is not soluble in wine?

That's what they say!

The choice of pure Argon is very important. Argon is a naturally occurring, colorless and odorless gas. It is a part of the air we breathe everyday. Argon is completely inert and will not react with wine in any way. On the other hand, many people think of carbon dioxide as inert, but in the case of wine, it is not. Carbon dioxide will be absorbed by the wine and can create effervescence, or fizziness. Equally damaging is the fact that when the wine absorbs carbon dioxide, carbonic acid is produced – making the wine taste more acidic.

- Dr. Samuel Lane, PhD Chemical Engineering
http://www.wineinnovations.com/?open=how_r_preserves_detail

 

[blackbear219]

Kegging is definitely nice. I kegged two batches and put them into the keezer yesterday in less than an hour while the baby was napping. If I was bottling it would have taken HOURS.

The problem is that I think I have nocturnal beer gnomes in my house. They come out at night and steal the beer out of my taps. That's the only thing I can come up with to explain how we empty kegs so fast.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

You don't need any "fancy" bottling equipment! Sure, a blingman Beergun is great, but all you need is stuff you probably already have: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/we-no-need-no-stinking-beer-gun-24678/

I got a "blingman" and loved it until recently. It was the source of infection for some beers that I bottled for friends. Pretty embarrassing, especially the ones that I took to the local homebrew club for tasting.

 

[BrewThruYou]

I got a "blingman" and loved it until recently. It was the source of infection for some beers that I bottled for friends. Pretty embarrassing, especially the ones that I took to the local homebrew club for tasting.

It's a bottling device where only stainless touches the beer. I don't think it caused the infection...maybe poor sanitation.

 

[badmajon]

HELLO (KEGGING) WORLD!

Revvy likes to say there is a HBT "law" that in any bottling thread, within the first page someone will bring up kegging. Typically they eloquently state "f*** bottling, yous needs to keg"

Hmmm. They were right. It's a pure joy. I'll probably bottle some in the future, and I need to get one of those fancy bottle fillers, but man, kegging is the best.

That's all. Thanks, you've been a great crowd, tip your waitresses.

Yep. +1

 

[BryceL]

The one down side to kegging for me is the inevitable gusher of foam that you get at the end. I hate having my mouth all set for a brew, pull the handle and it starts to fill...but it's just a tease. You maybe get a quarter of a glass and then all foam...worst feeling ever. At least bottles you can see the end coming. But, that's why I at least have 2 kegs.

 

[Boodlemania]

^ This.

I still has a sad when I get that WHHOOOSH! at the end of a keg. Thought it was just me. Kind of glad it isn't.

 

[djt17]

I actually look at the "Whoosh" as another job well done.

 

[AnOldUR]

I actually look at the "Whoosh" as another job well done.

Especially at a party. It's the best complement you can get.

 

[samc]

To me it's a game. Trying to sense the foam before it hits the glass -very Zen like, almost like snatching the marble from the hand, Grasshopper. If you've done a good job of cold crashing then you wind up with a final glass of drinkable beer instead of a yeast surprise.

 

[nyer]

After you start kegging you run in to a new problem (addiction). You suddenly feel the need to own as many cornie kegs as you can find and you will never be satisfied with the number you have.

 

[wedge421]

Yep, force carb plus a $2 bottle wand to fill bottles if need be is the way to go.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

It's a bottling device where only stainless touches the beer. I don't think it caused the infection...maybe poor sanitation.

Well, no Sh!t, Dick Tracy. Sorry I misspoke. I should have said that the Blingman Beergun is such a PITA to get clean and sanitize that it is easy to do a poor job and then it could harbor bacteria, thus causing an infection in my bottled beer.

There. Happy now?

 

[BrewThruYou]

Well, no Sh!t, Dick Tracy. Sorry I misspoke. I should have said that the Blingman Beergun is such a PITA to get clean and sanitize that it is easy to do a poor job and then it could harbor bacteria, thus causing an infection in my bottled beer.

There. Happy now?

Why is it such a PITA to clean? Can't you just hook it up to a keg of starsan? I just got one, but haven't used it yet.