I have three 5 liter kegs with bungs. What do I do next? Do I just add the priming sugar as I would if I were bottling then transfer to the kegs instead? After I let it carbonate and age, how do I pressurize the keg?
Basically, I am just asking: How do I keg my beer instead of bottle it?
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:03:43 -0600, "FTAforever" said in alt.beer.home-brewing:
That would work.
There are hand pumps that are used to put pressure behind the beer to force it out of the keg. Your supplier should have them, or be able to get one for you, or you can order one from suppliers on line. Check the "Kegging" section of any online supplier.
However, beer is usually kegged in aluminum kegs, not wooden kegs, and both carbonated and pressurized with CO2 from an external tank. Five gallon kegs are usually Cornelius, or "Corny", kegs - used soda kegs than have been cleaned out. Brewing suppliers sell them, and they're usually for sale on eBay. (You'll also have to learn how to balance your line, but there are a few good sites that explain it.)
Hope this helps.
Ok you beat me to the punch just. Do you have any links to those sites? I'll check eBay to see what a Corny keg looks like. Can you give me some info on the other equipment required & prices?
Make sure you clean them well. I submerse then in a bucket with oxyclean in it for 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse really well, then submerse in sanitizer and rinse really well unless using a no-rinse sanitizer.
Now just fill and prime. If you have the commercial ones with the spigot on them you do not need CO2 if you are going to drink it all within a day of opening. Otherwise you need a tap system for it with CO2 cartridges
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