Basics of Home Brewing: How to Prepare a Cornelius Keg and Picnic Line for Kegging

This is an in-depth video of how to prepare a cornelius keg and picnic tap for kegging your homebrew. I cover taking apart, cleaning, sanitizing, lubricating, and putting the keg back together in close to real time (so the video is a bit long). I wanted to show everyone new to kegging exactly what you need to do to make sure your keg is ready for your batch, so you avoid any infections/mold/bacteria or possible gas leaks.

The basis is really simple--clean it, sanitize it, lubricate it, then fill and pressurize. In a nut shell it is pretty easy--so get to it and do away with bottles for good! Kegging is a great way to enjoy draft homebrew, pretty much all but eliminating the need for glass or plastic bottles and priming solutions for bottle conditioning. I pretty much only use bottles now to give homebrew as gifts to friends and family.

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• terpsichoreankid

[W1F3B34T3R]

real helpful vid. Thanks!

[terpsichoreankid]

@W1F3B34T3R You're very welcome!

[ChrisTripp]

A dancer and a brewer...

[terpsichoreankid]

@ChrisTripp :-D  Well done!

[BayAreaBeers]

@terpsichoreankid I'm off to the playlists...

Thanks again.

[terpsichoreankid]

@BayAreaBeers Definitely check out my other videos--especially the several brewing series that are on my channel. I go through, step by step, what to do and what you need to watch out for. They should be a great start for you. Cheers!

[BayAreaBeers]

@terpsichoreankid They did. Now I need the "what to do" videos. I literally have no clue on what to do. I'll figure it all out slowly.

[terpsichoreankid]

@BayAreaBeers Holy crap--that's awesome! Thank you so much for watching--it's truly appreciated. Hopefully they helped shed some light on what you were looking for!

[BayAreaBeers]

I just watched all 55 videos of The Basics of Home Brewing Series.

Thank you very much for making them.

[terpsichoreankid]

@shinej42 Awesome! :-) I'm very happy to hear I was able to help out! Kegging is awesome and it has been one of the best things to have happen during my brewing experience. Let me know if you have any other questions--I might be able to help further. Cheers!