Bottles or kingkeg?

[RoomWithABrew]

The industry vogue for canning beer or using clear / green bottles may well push reusable brown bottles into short supply.
Strange most of the beer bottles here say not reusable, but I've had no problems, so far.

 

[gavp1979]

Belgians and barley wines in bottles, ale low pressure cask and the rest in the keg fridge.
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King kegs can be temperamental but close to a cask ale type.
@Buffers brewery uses kingkeg I think in a fridge.
They are bulky though and my keg fridge fits 8 kegs, although it's a tubing and cable nightmare with the flowmeters.
I still use my kingkeg and boots keg when I need some extra capacity.

That looks like some set-up

 

[gavp1979]

Absolutely.
Bottling can be very easy or very complex. But you can be finished in an hour. Kegging is a continual PITA and far more expensive. Bottles are free and caps reusable.

Just my tuppence.

I wouldn't say that kegging is a continual PITA. I just put beer in it, bang it in the fridge and then drink it Once every 18 months or so I need to get another bottle of gas which was around £20 last time I needed one.

The initial set-up can be expensive but once it is there it is extremely simple and cheap.

(A quick edit to point out that I am talking about Corny's above, I have no experience of king kegs so maybe that is what @MashBag was referring to in his post)

 

[RoomWithABrew]

I don't have any cornys, I'm using either d type sankey metal kegs picked up second hand. Or reusing one way plastic sankey kegs or key kegs.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I don't think it matters what your beer is in, as long as it is right in the final package the glass

 

[jambop]

I don't think it matters what your beer is in, as long as it is right in the final package the glass

Amen

 

[MashBag]

Nope, good corny's. Just more expense and work than bottles. Imo

 

[RoomWithABrew]

Occasionally I like to use a pewter tankard. With or without a glass bottom.
If I'm really thirsty I can use the two pint tankard.
Think that one is at least 50 years old a school sports day prize.
Bought by me not won!

 

[panderson]

Thanks for all replies, very helpful. I'm about to order everything, and am considering which fermenting bin. Should I go for a standard bucket type, or a 25l moulded fermenting type with 4" lid, bit more expensive but easier to move?

 

[Bitter_Dave]

Thanks for all replies, very helpful. I'm about to order everything, and am considering which fermenting bin. Should I go for a standard bucket type, or a 25l moulded fermenting type with 4" lid, bit more expensive but easier to move?

Personally I use a standard plastic fermenting bin with hole drilled for tap. Can't see any gain in those ones with the four inch cap, and the tap looks annoyingly high. Mine cost a tenner with the hole already cut. See no reason to change. Whatever type you buy check the measurement markings are correct - this is not always the case.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I have 4 brew to bottle 23L fv's no tap i just syphon straight into the corny