taking corny keg camping

[TripleJBrewery]

Hey all, I have a few 5 gallon corny kegs and I'm wanting to take one camping with me. I don't have a full kegging setup, just the corny kegs themselves, but I'm not sure how to go about it.

I have a container to keep it in no problem. I'm looking at using a 20oz co2 tank on it or using the hand held keg chargers.

How would i go about doing this?

Thanks!

-Josh

 

[chezzesteak]

easy... use the hand held charger to charge it up to dispense. few pumps, boom..

make sure you bring plenty of charges.

if your bringing a few I would just look at bringing a tank. I did three last year for my fishing trip and I brought a 5# tank. anything after 1 or 2 your just better off with tank then hand held.

 

[BigFloyd]

It almost goes without saying that you'll want to sugar-carb it in the keg and use those little cartridges only for pushing the beer out of the picnic tap. You need a bigger CO2 bottle and a regulator for force carbing.

 

[TripleJBrewery]

Thanks all! I have actually decided that I'm just going to buy the stuff to keg the right way, instead of wasting the money on something i might now use again.

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[DrunkleJon]

Also, something to consider. Kegged beers still settle out some yeast and other solids while they carbonate/crash out/condition. If you carbonate (naturally or force) for a couple weeks and have a clear pour, it is not a bad idea to transfer the beer into a second clean keg so that the sediment does not mix back into suspension during transport. Just my $0.02. The chargers do work for dispensing beer, though people have a tendancy to love to pull the trigger and you will probably need a few cartridges for the charger.

Additionally, remember to give the keg a little time to chill down and settle and give the CO2 a chance to settle back into solution.

 

[mikescooling]

I'd look into making a jockey box. I say this because the times I've taken beer camping/ hunting, my friends and family are over serving themselves. 15 gallons in 3 days is not out of the ordinary. I've even shut the tap's down in the am, to have enough beer for the weekend.

 

[mikescooling]

 

[TripleJBrewery]

Great idea on the jockey box. I'm actually going to look into renting one, since they are only $25 and include everything. Thanks again for a great idea!