How to Keg Homebrew

Not the only way to do it, but it's my way of kegging homebrew. I also bottle a few bottles at kegging time. There are other videos and web pages with more details about taking kegs all apart so I didn't include that.

More details about my keg setup and beer fridge:

http://www.donosborn.com/homebrew/faucets.htm

http://www.donosborn.com/keg/keg_life.htm

Feel free to post/send any comments. cheers.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• kegging
• draft
• beer
• homebrewing
• homebrewed
• co2
• instructions
• help
• tutorial
• donosborn

[cornwejf]

Also, near the end of you video is that DWD from 8/14/10 at Alpine?

[donosborn]

@cornwejf It sounds like DWD for sure. Did i say in the vid if I was listening to some show that I had been at? If so, it's possible. Otherwise I guess I'm not sure.

[cornwejf]

Really dig your videos. I am kegging my first IPA in two weeks and have a good understanding of the basic process. It really is quite simple... and I find it really ironic that "simple" is playing at the very beginning of your video. One small note that I might add that might help your process is to vent the keg a little bit more. With that much head space in the keg I think a couple of burps is not enough to completely evacuate all air, maybe burp for 5 seconds or so. Just a thought.

[donosborn]

@cornwejf I don't know how much I vent here, but I usually give it 8-10 pulls, which probably equates to about 5 seconds. Glad you like the vid. Never thought about "Simple" meaning "simple" in this case. :)

[cp5027]

Does the keg get refrigerated while its at 30psi

[donosborn]

@cp5027 Mine are in the fridge, but they would not have to be (to get carbonated).

[cornwejf]

no, no mention of that show, I just remember that one because I went to it and it was my birthday. The riff you hear in your vid from DWD is pretty distinct, and I just remembered it. It was an amazing show... Highly recommend getting the DVD for that one just for the funkified sneakin sally that they threw down. Anyway, sorry to go off topic there but, on a side note, I am gonna start posting some vids of my brewing en devours; you have inspired me.

[Jesieli]

What is the Ph of a viable starsan solution?

[33apd]

@BaileyForLife Some kegs do have a safety valve on top, which automatically vents above a certain pressure. Unfortunately these valves are emergency-only, so if you want to vent your keg you'll still have to remove your gas line and pull the old screwdriver trick. Just make sure it's your gas line because if you try that with your beer line you're going to spray the ceiling with beer!

[terenceg81]

Still the best vid I've seen on this subject. Sometimes reading the crazy graphs on desired volumes of CO2, temperature, and PSI setting can just be a bit overwhelming for the beginner. This is the most simple and effective way to get the results you want!