I have a Koenig CO2 beer dispenser for 5l mini kegs and was intending reusing the kegs with home brew. Would this work or would the pressure disturb the yeast sediment ?

I've been kegging for awhile now, but I still haven't managed to successfully fill bottles from my kegs without losing all pressure. I don't have a counter pressure beer filler or a Blichmann Beer gun, and for the moment I'd rather spend my beer-money on something else. The few times I've tried to fill a couple bottles I've done this: Chill the keg (well, already done) Chill the bottles Turn down the keg pressure to almost nothing, like 1-2 psi …

I have a no of kegs both 50L and 30L kegs from my own private bar ,I'm just wondering if I can carbonate my own cider in the keg similar to carbonating to the bottles of cider cheers and thanks in advance

I'm thinking of buying a CO2 bulb and holder to fit a 25 litre keg. I have the right cap to fit one. Am I right in thinking the only purpose is to stop air ingress through the tap (that would cause taints) ? Or will it also contribute to carbonation ? I use honey or brew sugar for priming in the keg. Beer is fairly fizzy when it comes out but goes still quite quickly.

I just got my first kegs - a couple used, reconditioned corny kegs from beveragefactory.com, still smelling like soda (yay). I've been reading up on the process and it seems like it's a best practice to replace the poppets, along with the O-rings. Wish I knew that before I made the order, or I would have gotten those too. There are several types of poppets. How do I identify the the type of poppet I need for my keg? Also …

I would like to put craft beers on my tap system at home. Is it possible and safe to depressurize a full sanke keg and pour that beer into a corny keg so I can connect and enjoy at home? Other suggestions?

What are the pros and cons for using a 5 gallon keg for 3 gallon batches of beer? Am I wasting a lot of Co2?

I am new to kegging and I am trying to build a kegerator. I am short on living space so I am considering a particularly low-footprint concept. My question is: what do you guys think about this concept and is there a device I can buy instead of make? Basically I want it to be an open-top small fridge, with only enough space to insert the bottom part (e.g. 1/3) of a keg. Of course there would be heat loss …

I have black and grey couplers, one says "in" and the other says "out", but they look exactly the same to me... Does it matter if I use them indiscriminately for gas in/beer out lines?

Would it be possible for me to use a regular store bought pump to tap a keg, then untap it and place it in a kegerator with a co2 pump without the keg going flat? Would I be able to change out the oxygen that gets put into the keg with co2, or would I be spoiling the keg much quicker because I use the regular pump? Thanks.

I just bought two reconditioned 5 gal pin lock kegs. When I filled them up with hot water to clean them out I noticed that the rubber boot at the top of one of them was completely loose - it's only being held on by the poppet valve stems. I plan to remove the poppet valves and try to glue the boot back on... Does anyone know what type of glue would work best?

I've since learned better, but when I first got my kegging setup, I put root beer on one of the lines. After that keg was empty, I decided to put soda water in instead. Unfortunately, the root beer scent is fairly strong. Like I said, I've since learned that this is a problem and you shouldn't put root beer in there. But, here I am, having made that mistake. Is there anything I can do, short of replacing everything that …

Currently, if I want my beer "today" I put the gas into the out tube at the desired target pressure. I then rest the keg on my lap and gently rock it for about 20 mins, until I don't hear any more bubbling. Then I let it sit for a few hours. Is there an easier way to carbonate quickly? I hate having to disconnect my gas line to get the keg out of the fridge, and I hate sitting …

Years (10+) ago I collected a fair quantity of my firestone kegs by going to a local metal scrap yard and buying them for about a $1 each. Geographical area aside, are there still old soda kegs available out there for joe blow to buy, or have all of them been purchased and refurbished?

I want to build an all-grain setup using 1/2bbl (15gal) kegs (keggle, HLT and MT/LT). I really didn't imagine that sourcing them would be such a difficult task, but after a couple of weeks of calling around and trolling eBay, I've come to the conclusion that you just need to be "in the right place at the right time", as they say. The ones I've found on eBay are nearly $100 with shipping. I've always read that most can be …

I just built a d-coupler kegerator, and picked up a few pony sanke kegs from a friend. I've been looking to start filtering some of my homebrew, but all the kits I see online require soda kegs. Is it possible to use the filter kits with a sanke keg, or is there some technical difference that would make it impossible?

I currently only bottle beer, but I would like to have the flexibility of kegging beer to bring to a party from time to time. I do not want to commit to a kegerator. I will be happy to try to keep the beer on ice during the event. What is the smallest amount of gear that I can get away with to accomplish this and about how much will it cost?

I had my twin corny-keg setup in the garage in a refrigerator. The fridge kept it about 34 F degrees all summer, and I had the CO2 dialed just right. Well, it dropped down to about -5 F and my beer froze inside the refrigerator. (Not solid - but it turned "slushy") I brought the keg inside, and it's at about 43 degrees now. When I try to pour a beer all I get is foam. Is this just because …

I'd like to make some smaller batches in order to test recipes, but without the hassle of bottling multiple different beers. The whole process of sanitizing and cleaning bottles takes too long if I'm going to be frequently brewing small test batches. So this brings me to my question: If I were going to force carbonate 1 gallon of beer in a 5 gallon corny keg, what do I need to know? What's the best way to expel the air …

I am using a 5Gal plastic keg with a brass valve at the top that takes co2 syphon bulbs. The beer has been in there for about a week and i have used 2 bulbs on it so far, but still has no carbonation to speak of. The ambient temperature is about 5-10 C Do i need to use more bulbs to get some carbonation into the beer? How many would be a goof number to use?