myndphaser
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I have been brewing my own for a couple of months now, and already I have grown weary of filling those horrid little bottles. I have decided to raise the ante and move on to kegs. Here is where the need for advice from some old pros would help me out greatly. I have found a kegging system for really cheap, and also they have extremely cheap cornelius kegs ($13 per keg).
http://homebrewing.org/item919.htm
The only hesitation I have with purchasing this setup is that it comes with only a single gauge regulator. As I understand it, the second gauge only tells the pressure in the CO2 tank, so I'm not seeing a great disadvantage here, but if I am wrong please feel free to yell at me like a drunken banshee to cure my bouts of misinformation. The kit also comes with only a picnic tap, but I don't have a personal problem with that because I have no room for a kegerator and am thinking of going to kegs just to save myself from the bottling routine. I have been told by my local HBS that force carbonating stops the aging process of the beer, and because of that have decided not to force carbonate as I like the beer more after it has had a chance to mellow. Again, if I am misinformed start flaming.
Any help from any of you would be greatly appreciated as it seems you have a much better handle on this process than most of the people I have access to on a personal basis. Thank you in advance to anyone who provides advice.
http://homebrewing.org/item919.htm
The only hesitation I have with purchasing this setup is that it comes with only a single gauge regulator. As I understand it, the second gauge only tells the pressure in the CO2 tank, so I'm not seeing a great disadvantage here, but if I am wrong please feel free to yell at me like a drunken banshee to cure my bouts of misinformation. The kit also comes with only a picnic tap, but I don't have a personal problem with that because I have no room for a kegerator and am thinking of going to kegs just to save myself from the bottling routine. I have been told by my local HBS that force carbonating stops the aging process of the beer, and because of that have decided not to force carbonate as I like the beer more after it has had a chance to mellow. Again, if I am misinformed start flaming.
Any help from any of you would be greatly appreciated as it seems you have a much better handle on this process than most of the people I have access to on a personal basis. Thank you in advance to anyone who provides advice.