Transporting corny kegs

[Leard]

I'm going away for a week to a cottage with a bunch of friends. I've brewed a pale ale that I'd like to bring in a corny keg. I then intend to keep it cold in a bin of icy water and hook up the CO2 with a party tap for us to drink over the week (I'll top the water up with more icy to bring the temperature down again). What's the best way to go about this? I'm going to transfer from the fermentation bucket to the keg without cold crashing (to avoid any oxidation) and then probably leave it in my kegerator to cold crash until I'm ready to transport it.

Should I carb it beforehand in the kegerator and then transport it fully carbed, before cooling again at the cottage? Or should I leave it with only a small amount of pressure to seal it and then carb it once I'm at the cottage?

Any tips on keeping a corny keg cold for use over a week as well?

 

[Madhouse]

A bin of icy water should work nicely as a heat sink, unless you're lucky enough to have enough spare fridge space in the cottage of course! YOu can get keg jackets with pockets for ice packs I think too.

I'm yet to transport one, but my thoughts are that you'd probably want to carb it while it's in the kegerator, release the pressure before you transport it and then let it stand for a while when you get there to settle down again.

 

[uDicko]

I'm going away for a week to a cottage with a bunch of friends. I've brewed a pale ale that I'd like to bring in a corny keg. I then intend to keep it cold in a bin of icy water and hook up the CO2 with a party tap for us to drink over the week (I'll top the water up with more icy to bring the temperature down again). What's the best way to go about this? I'm going to transfer from the fermentation bucket to the keg without cold crashing (to avoid any oxidation) and then probably leave it in my kegerator to cold crash until I'm ready to transport it.

Should I carb it beforehand in the kegerator and then transport it fully carbed, before cooling again at the cottage? Or should I leave it with only a small amount of pressure to seal it and then carb it once I'm at the cottage?

Any tips on keeping a corny keg cold for use over a week as well?

Carb it first. Get it how you want it before you go.

Use the water bath to try and keep at a reasonable temperature and if possible move stuff around and wang it in the fridge 1-2 hours before the drinking starts.

 

[Dads_Ale]

If you put it in a water bath just remember it will start to float as you drink the beer

 

[Drunkula]

release the pressure before you transport it

Why?