Mixed bottling from a keg and naturally carbing

[finley]

I've got a Stout that was a 6 gallon batch. It's been Primary 1 month, and secondary for a month, figure another 2 months before I think about drinking it. My plan right now was to take 2 gallons off of the batch and move it to a keg. Add priming sugar to the keg, and bottle from there, with the BMBG I have (don't have to worry about carbonation at that point thought so should be simple). After I have bottled the first 2 gallons, I would add the rest of the batch to the keg, and keep it there, and force carb it at a later date when it gets closer to drinking time.

Is there anything I need to be especially concerned about or be aware of? Obviously adjusting priming sugar amounts for the smaller quantity to be bottled, but other than that?

 

[billtzk]

I don't see any problem doing what you describe, but you'll have to put some pressure in the keg to bottle from it. Why wouldn't you just bottle the first two gallons from a regular bottling bucket and put the rest in the keg to prime and carbonate naturally?