Has Anyone Noticed that the beer in a keg seems to evaporate?

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

I set up a keg for drinking assuming that it will last me for a certain number of nights

But it never does

Is this perhaps evaporation or do I have a hole in the keg?

Or might there be another reason?

Any ideas/suggestions

 

[Gerryjo]

I set up a keg for drinking assuming that it will last me for a certain number of nights

But it never does

Is this perhaps evaporation or do I have a hole in the keg?

Or might there be another reason?

Any ideas/suggestions

Are you drinking pints or half litres when you pouring as you will get 33.4 pints from a 19l keg but less when you account for wastage.

 

[An Ankoù]

You were sold a keg of a certain size, but they gave you a smaller one, perhaps.
Also, I do recall that there's an element of "shrinkage" in the licensed trade. Don't know if that runs over to homebrew, though.

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Cheers Gerryjo - never thought of it that way - thanks

 

[samale]

Maybe you lost count after the 6th pint

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Maybe you lost count after the 6th pint

Lost count after the first pint I think

 

[RichardM]

I have the same problem with the mini kegs that I use. I know when I fill them that they take five litres but it seems to run out very quickly once tapped.

 

[Gerryjo]

You were sold a keg of a certain size, but they gave you a smaller one, perhaps.
Also, I do recall that there's an element of "shrinkage" in the licensed trade. Don't know if that runs over to homebrew, though.

Shrinkage in the pub trade is down too overpouring/topping up etc...

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Has anyone notice how your cloths shrink in the wardrobe

 

[DJDave]

I set up a keg for drinking assuming that it will last me for a certain number of nights

But it never does

Is this perhaps evaporation or do I have a hole in the keg?

Or might there be another reason?

Any ideas/suggestions

a secret home brew drinker? (To the tune of a lemonade advert) or perhaps there is a Humphrey about........

 

[DixeySJ]

Wine bottles are definitely getting smaller too ...

 

[mitch]

How long does the beer keep in a keg roughly?

 

[Clint]

How long does the beer keep in a keg roughly?

Only Mr Spock can answer that...

 

[Clint]

And as for the rest of you,you're having delusions...it's called being a fat drunk...well that's according to Mrs Clint..

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

How long does the beer keep in a keg roughly?

In my house not very long

I have, therefore, no experience on which to draw

However, providing your seals are not leaking I can't see why it wouldn't last as long as commercially bottled beer i.e. 12 - 18 months

Would be interested to hear other views from any one who is able to leave their beer alone for that long

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

a secret home brew drinker? (To the tune of a lemonade advert) or perhaps there is a Humphrey about........

a secret home brew drinker? (To the tune of a lemonade advert) or perhaps there is a Humphrey about........

Your reference to ads maybe dated your formative years

I imagine that you are younger than I

"We used to have to lick road clean before breakfast"

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Has anyone notice how your cloths shrink in the wardrobe

Also have you noticed that when you dial a wrong number - it's never engaged

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Wine bottles are definitely getting smaller too ...

Well, if you used smaller wine glasses each bottle would give you more glasses - so problem solved

 

[eyuptm]

Your reference to ads maybe dated your formative years

I imagine that you are younger than I

"We used to have to lick road clean before breakfast"

YOU were LUCKY!!!

 

[DJDave]

Your reference to ads maybe dated your formative years

I imagine that you are younger than I

"We used to have to lick road clean before breakfast"

Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now