Hello all
Since starting brewing in May I've bottled all my brews. My last brew,a pumpkin ale,I decided to keg using the keg that came with my starter set up.
I looked on the forum and found the guide about setting it up (the rim was uneven!) and seem to have got it right. There was a little drop of beer from the point where the tap swivels but this stopped almost immediately. There doesn't appear to be any leaks. I found a tip online about marking the beer line on the keg so as it carbs up the keg swells and the beer drops so you can see something is happening. .
Now. ..obviously kegging is way easier and from the beers I've brewed some (wheat) don't suit the plastic kegs due to high carbonation.
Any more pointers on kegging? Are some better than others? Is it worth upgrading taps? How long will the beer last, untapped and once started? Finally...cooling your ale in the summer..
Cheers
Clint
Since starting brewing in May I've bottled all my brews. My last brew,a pumpkin ale,I decided to keg using the keg that came with my starter set up.
I looked on the forum and found the guide about setting it up (the rim was uneven!) and seem to have got it right. There was a little drop of beer from the point where the tap swivels but this stopped almost immediately. There doesn't appear to be any leaks. I found a tip online about marking the beer line on the keg so as it carbs up the keg swells and the beer drops so you can see something is happening. .
Now. ..obviously kegging is way easier and from the beers I've brewed some (wheat) don't suit the plastic kegs due to high carbonation.
Any more pointers on kegging? Are some better than others? Is it worth upgrading taps? How long will the beer last, untapped and once started? Finally...cooling your ale in the summer..
Cheers
Clint
