New to brewin here... Just wanted to know why so many of you guys bottle your HB. Havnt tried it yet but im so pleased with my tap setup i dont think i wanna. Somthin im missing?
Calder said:I can't justify the cost of a keg set-up. I would love someone to show me how it can save me money using kegs.
I think I have more variety using bottles.
I have nearly 25 cases of bottles. That's about 600 bottles. I'm always making discoveries; this evening I came across a 12-pack of IPA that was bottled last December - tastes great. Going to get another!
I wish I had 600 bottles! Damn! Better tell SWMBO I'm way too far behind with the pipeline!
400-500 bucks? Here's one for 159:
http://morebeer.com/view_product/12015/102298/Basic_Homebrew_Draft_System_-_Pin_Lock
Now that IS before tax but the shipping is free. Also have to consider there is a price involved with fillng up the Co2 container....comparable to the priming sugar and extra time cleaning a bunch of bottles, maybe? In any case a far cry from 400-500 bucks.
I agree it might not be $400 completely, but consider you need that kit plus a chest freezer, plus some DIY expenditures, plus the cost of refrigerating the entire 5 gallons for months
400-500 bucks? Here's one for 159:
http://morebeer.com/view_product/12015/102298/Basic_Homebrew_Draft_System_-_Pin_Lock
Now that IS before tax but the shipping is free. Also have to consider there is a price involved with fillng up the Co2 container....comparable to the priming sugar and extra time cleaning a bunch of bottles, maybe? In any case a far cry from 400-500 bucks.
Everyone here has raised a bunch of good points. The important thing to realise is that there are pluses and minuses both ways...and there's a bunch of reasons that people with keg systems still bottle from time to time. I do it to ship beer to family members or easily share it with people. And like some touched upon here, while it may be much less of a hassle to keg it's not really an option for some people. Even if you find a kegging system significantly cheaper than the one I posted above it's a huge expense to justify for many.
I don't mind bottling a few each batch. I just don't get why people don't see the value in reusing mini kegs?
Is it just because the label suggests a BMC drinker? I don't get it, seems like a no brainer to me. Hell, you could pour out the beer and still make out in the end. I don't know how many batches I've done with these mini kegs, but all I've needed to do is reinsert the valves that pop the cartridges a few times with pliers. Always great beer in the end.
I agree it might not be $400 completely, but consider you need that kit plus a chest freezer, plus some DIY expenditures, plus the cost of refrigerating the entire 5 gallons for months
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