tag0304
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I have brewed and bottle for awhile now. Started 20 years ago with my dad and after a hiatus got back into it last year. Bottling has become a pain, and I look forward to jumping to kegging. I have a few options I am pursuing on building a keezer. Here is my dilemma. I have 3 batches ready to bottle. I am running short on bottles right now as I still have some other batches still in bottles. I could purchase some more bottles to do these 3 batches. Or I could bottle 1 batch and get some kegs. Since I do not have a keezer yet I would need to force carb at room temp. I know I could prime and naturally carb in kegs but think I want to avoid that and just force carb. I'm not in any hurry to drink this and should have my keezer done in a couple weeks. 3 tops.
I really don't want to purchase more bottles knowing I am going to go into kegging soon anyways. I'm thinking that I get 2 kegs, co2, regulator lines etc to get 2 going. If I read correctly putting these kegs that will be at around 65-68 degrees in basement at 25-30 psi should work? Just not sure on once I move to keezer if simply lowering to serving psi and all should be good? Will sitting at room temp at 30psi for a few weeks use up lots of Co2? Should a 5# tank be good for a 2 keg setup? Nice Danby mini fridge on craigslist near me others have used here is one of the options I am looking at. Good deal at $50. Eventually would like to go bigger in a chest freezer and give this one to my dad (he stopped brewing but with the kegging option that he didn't have 20 years ago is interested in starting again).
I really don't want to purchase more bottles knowing I am going to go into kegging soon anyways. I'm thinking that I get 2 kegs, co2, regulator lines etc to get 2 going. If I read correctly putting these kegs that will be at around 65-68 degrees in basement at 25-30 psi should work? Just not sure on once I move to keezer if simply lowering to serving psi and all should be good? Will sitting at room temp at 30psi for a few weeks use up lots of Co2? Should a 5# tank be good for a 2 keg setup? Nice Danby mini fridge on craigslist near me others have used here is one of the options I am looking at. Good deal at $50. Eventually would like to go bigger in a chest freezer and give this one to my dad (he stopped brewing but with the kegging option that he didn't have 20 years ago is interested in starting again).