Why keg?

[Dan]

No bottles to clean and sanitize.
Easy pressurisation (sp)
Beer on tap.

Keep the answers flowing and .

 

[Kaz]

Less chance for oxidation..
Much less time/labor to fill a keg as opposed to 50-60 bottles to fill and cap.

 

[Golddiggie]

No bottle bombs.
You can adjust the carbonation to better fit the brew at any time.
Don't need to restock the fridge with bottles as you drink. :rockin:
Storing a full batch of brew also takes up less floor space.

 

[shelly_belly]

Keg then bottle equals no bottle sediment and you can drink draft while bottling!

 

[LKABrewer]

Keg then bottle equals no bottle sediment and you can drink draft while bottling!

+1 to no sediment in the bottles, plus consistent carbonation that you can dial in.

 

[Smashing]

Bottles don't work in my kegerator

 

[WortMonger]

Because you can use the keg to ferment in as well! You can carbonate naturally! Lots more reasons than I can think of specifically right now.

 

[Dan]

Some people get excited about making beer. (Me included) I just find it easeir and more convient to keg.

 

[theonetrueruss]

Best reason to keg: Having beer on tap at home that you made is awesome!

 

[diannotti]

I like racking to one vessel, storing in one vessel, dispensing from one vessel.

 

[Dan]

Same here.

 

[amit01]

Because sometimes you don't want to commit to a full bottle.... like with your eggs in the morning.

 

[runningweird]

why keg? because it takes me 5 minutes to sanitize a keg and racking cane/tubing, and rack off of a carboy. instead of 45 minutes to sanitize 56 bottles, fill, and cap.

also, kegs carb faster, you can dryhop in keg, and whenever I drink from the tap I don't have a brown bottle sitting on my kitchen window sill until I get around to taking it to the basement to join its friends.

 

[Dan]

I agree with you all.

Friday, November 11 is Veterans' day. I want to honor our vets. Will to do that in my own way. If you don't mind me asking, Whats yours? Thankyou.

 

[HomeBrewFoSho]

Why Keg? Because when people ask you about brewing and you tell them you keg it they think your cool HAHA

 

[kpr121]

Why Keg? Because when people ask you about brewing and you tell them you keg it they think your cool HAHA

Nothing like rolling up to a tailgate with the portable kegerator!

 

[audger]

you cant drink half a bottle of beer (easily). you can pour half a glass of draft very easily (sometimes too easily...)

you can also experiment with blending beer. its much harder to do that with bottles.

 

[Shelly]

when you find a really good mystery beer in the back of the closet, you'll have more than 1 glass!

 

[mikeysab]

I wanted to build a stir plate, but I accidentally followed the instructions for a kegerator. Didn't make sense not to keg after that.

 

[sudsmcgee]

How else am I going to inject my beer enema's?

 

[day_trippr]

I wanted to build a stir plate, but I accidentally followed the instructions for a kegerator. Didn't make sense not to keg after that.

Ahahahaha! Good one!

Cheers!

 

[Golddiggie]

How else am I going to inject my beer enema's?

That's sad and disturbing at the same time... Sad because it's a waste of great brew. I just hope you have a set of dedicated hardware for that infusion.

 

[sudsmcgee]

That's sad and disturbing at the same time... Sad because it's a waste of great brew. I just hope you have a set of dedicated hardware for that infusion.

You act like my sphincter doesn't deserve the great brew I create. Using the old fashioned method, it gets completely left out.

















































P.S. I'm kidding

 

[koomber]

Turn up to a party with a keg of homebrew and your a leg end. Turn up with bottles and you end up having to explain to people why they need. To pour it first.

2.5 gallon cornies will turn you into a party god

 

[emjay]

You act like my sphincter doesn't deserve the great brew I create. Using the old fashioned method, it gets completely left out.

P.S. I'm kidding

Seems like you'd be better off bottling. Drink em straight from the bottle, and I guarantee your sphincter will get some. It's 2-for-1!

 

[Spartan1979]

Because if you attach bottles to your kegerator, you have to change them too often.

 

[runningweird]

I keg because bottling sucks. and because I was able to get into it at a low price(craigslist). Plus it seems like a natural progression in the homebrewing pyramid of total financial ruin.

Next step a 100% medical grade stainless steel hermetically sealed Electric Herms System powered by a dying star.

 

[day_trippr]

I keg because bottling sucks. and because I was able to get into it at a low price(craigslist). Plus it seems like a natural progression in the homebrewing pyramid of total financial ruin.

Ayup. Then comes the grain mill, the bigger pots, the pricey plate chiller - which demands at least one pump...then you decide you absolutely need to buy a welder to build your brew sculpture...then the conical shows up...

I think there's something in the barley that brings this on.

Cheers!

 

[Eisendrath]

Tonight, like every night, grab a glass, pour your glass, when done put in dish washer, hit start. Done. call me lazy, this works for me.

 

[tyrtruion]

Beer:
Like money, women and free time... More is better. Thus 5gallons is better than 12ounces

 

[kpr121]

Because I hate having to uncap 3-4 bottles just fill up Das Boot.

 

[Kosch]

One of the main reasons why I'm planning on kegging: when I decide to bottle something to give away, I can decide what size bottle at any time. "Bob gets a sixer of this, 1 12oz of that, a bomber of this"

Plus the no-sediment thing is a good one too...