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Kegging Homebrew
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This is a simple guide to properly and effectively cleaning, sanitizing, filling, carbonating and serving homebrew beer using Corny kegs. The advantages to kegging are many, but they can be summarized in a few key points: Kegged beer is ready to drink faster than bottled beer because you will be using a Co2 tank to carbonate! You can also carbonate to any level you want – no more guess work that may come with natural carbonation! In addition, there will be no more sanitizing, filling and capping dozens of bottles!
Equipment You Will Need
• Cornelius or “Corny” style keg
• 5 ft – 3/16” Inner Diameter (I.D.) Beverage Line
• 4 ft – 5/16” Inner Diameter (I.D.) Gas Line
• Gas-In (Grey) Quick Disconnect
• Beer-Out (Black) Quick Disconnect
• “Cobra” Handheld Tap (or tap/tower attached to a fridge)
• Co2 Tank with Dual-Gauge Co2 Regulator
Our KEGGING STARTER KITS contain all the above pieces except CO2 (contact a welding company to rent/buy CO2).
Let's do some math:
Average case price of a good beer at The Beer Store: $40
Average price to make a batch of craft beer (makes 66 bottles): $21.45 (no tax either)
therefore average price per case: $7.80
therefore savings per 3 cases: $96.60
See how, even at around $189, you'd pay off your kegging system in no time. Plus - no more empties to return!