Can I store in a corny keg

[Libigage]

Hi, I want to get into kegging but I cannot afford a full set up in one go. So can I just buy a corny keg this month and fill it with beer. Then next month buy the gas and fittings to carb and dispense. Or am I better to batch prime to keep the oxygen off the beer or is it OK to condition for a month then carb. Its just on the videos I've seen they fill the kegs with beer and then purge the air out.

 

[cushyno]

While I have no experience of Cornies (disclaimer done), I believe you have to use a burst of co2 gas at the very minimum to seal the keg. So without gas it's a non starter.

 

[xozzx]

Why not just wait until next month and buy everything you need?

Remember you will also need a fridge or chest freezer to keep it cool.

 

[Libigage]

While I have no experience of Cornies (disclaimer done), I believe you have to use a burst of co2 gas at the very minimum to seal the keg. So without gas it's a non starter.

Oh yeh forgot about that, thanks

 

[AXW123]

I have recently started kegging. Whilst it is not particularly complicated and I have now got it sorted - it takes a bit of getting used to. So I would wait until you have all the kit, so you don’t introduce unneeded variables into the process.

 

[labrewski]

Can u cool it only when needed I would only have a few on the weekend so if I were to go down this road ie kegging fo I have to keep it chilled

 

[Banbeer]

Can u cool it only when needed I would only have a few on the weekend so if I were to go down this road ie kegging fo I have to keep it chilled

You could just chill it the night before you want to dispense but moving a keg around will disturb the sediment.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I have recently started kegging. Whilst it is not particularly complicated and I have now got it sorted - it takes a bit of getting used to. So I would wait until you have all the kit, so you don’t introduce unneeded variables into the process.

Any chance you could share a few words on your process? I've got a new batch of ale clearing down in my FV... I'm itching to christen my new 19 litre AEB corny with it, but I don't want to make any newbie errors - ta

 

[Banbeer]

Any chance you could share a few words on your process? I've got a new batch of ale clearing down in my FV... I'm itching to christen my new 19 litre AEB corny with it, but I don't want to make any newbie errors - ta

Can you purge with C02?

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Can you purge with C02?

Yep - I've got a full sized CO2 cylinder and a regulator. After sterilising I was planning to fill the keg with water and then drive it out with CO2, so I can be sure the whole thing is full of gas...

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Perhaps while I'm filling under gravity, from the FV bottom tap, I could link the gas outlet on the keg to the FV top vent so that I don't have air being sucked in while it empties?