I have a couple sours & funky beers currently aging in 2.5 & 5 gallon corny kegs, it's what I had available at the time. I don't have the space or money to buy oak barrels
and don't wanna tie up a conical long term.
I see a lot of people on this forum using Better Bottles, Carboys, Spiedels, etc, but used kegs are about the same price or cheaper.
It seems to me, kegs are ideal because O2 ingress is kept to a minimum, you can sample with a picnic tap, slap a spunding valve on the gas post to maintain some pressure
and you can blend using a jumper to another keg. Why don't more people use kegs to age their sours?
Are there downsides to using kegs that I'm not aware of?
and don't wanna tie up a conical long term.
I see a lot of people on this forum using Better Bottles, Carboys, Spiedels, etc, but used kegs are about the same price or cheaper.
It seems to me, kegs are ideal because O2 ingress is kept to a minimum, you can sample with a picnic tap, slap a spunding valve on the gas post to maintain some pressure
and you can blend using a jumper to another keg. Why don't more people use kegs to age their sours?
Are there downsides to using kegs that I'm not aware of?