Going to keg

[Milton B]

I'll be honest about it. Mort surprised me. He had both those kegs cleaned up and one filled. We turned up the pressue on the filled one to 30 pounds and shook the crap out of the keg for a few minutes. I wish I had my camera because Mort looked like a monkey humping a football! We put that keg back in the fridge while we tended to the other batch in the carboy. We siphoned that batch right into the keg and we were done! We ate supper and went back to try the keg that Mort humped and darned if we didn't have beer! It was pretty tasty too! We got brave and drilled a hole in the side of the refrigerator. Just kind of held our breath and hit it. No problem at all. We're going to shake and bake the second keg after it gets cold, so we will have two beers on tap Thursday. Oh yeah, we tried to fill a couple bottles and it didn't work very good. What is the trick to that?

Milt

[bub]

HOLY CRAP... you guys ask all the good questions.
Ok to fill a bottle from a keg,... there are many ways... here are 2.
1. put a piece of tubing in the end of your "cobra / picnic" tap, this should reach the bottom of the bottle. ok got it... now put the bottles in the fridge or if they are 100% dry freezer... you get the picture that they should be cold?.... good cold bottles, now fill them with the above mentioned contraption... you will probably get a bunch of foam but just keep filling till there is only 1" of space in the neck. Go ahead and cap on the foam and you will will be good.

2. Ok here is a slightly better way and one that you can probably manage.
Get a stopper (with a hole) that will fit in the neck of the bottle... I don't know the number.... ok so take a bit of solid tubing to reach about 1/4-1/2" from the bottom of the average bottle... you need 1-2' above the top of the stopper.... ok now attach the solid tube to a piece of flexible tube and the other end to the tap (plastic picnic/cobra tap)... ok you are 1/2 way there... now you farmers should have access to this a 18-20ga needle... or you can use one of those needles that you use to pump up footballs... anyway take your needle (smaller is better) and push it through the stopper (it has to go all the way through) this is your relief valve.... ok so you are set... take the stopper and stick it in the bottle tight... fill bottle... cap... remember to leave 1" in the neck.

Crimeny I'm drunk
BUB

[NumbSkull]

You type pretty good for being drunk. I think we can do what you say there. All I was getting was foam in the bottle last night. The beer was good and I was a proud papa of the homemade beer I made. The Mrs was pretty happy too. I hope I can stay out of it long enough to get some work done today.

This sight has been a great source of information. I really want to thank all of you that have helped an old numbskull go from a daydreamer to a brewer and now even kegging my beer. Milt and I have always been friends but now we are even better friends with a great hobby we share an interest in. I never even dreamed of it. I figured his boy Tim would be in he middle of it. Instead, Tim seems to care less and Milt is fired up. I think that is good really.

Mort

[bub]

It's not often that you hear that beer is bringing families together!
I'm glad to hear that this is something you can share together. BTW you don't know how many times I had to correct my spelling in that last post
I think Pope Jamil and most others on this group would agree spreading the hobby will make it stronger and better.
LOVE IT... keep up the Great Work and the Enthusiasm... yours helps ours.
Happy Turkey Day... you grow your own, shoot it, or buy it?
Later
BUB

[NumbSkull]

We have done all of the above. For some reason, I always prefer the farm raised and fattened ones. It is funny you ask because that is on my list of things to do today. I bet he's close to 25 pounds maybe bigger. I wonder if he has any idea what is coming? I tell you these farm fresh birds are the best and when you keep them penned up like that the meat stays tender. I wish we could fry him, but this one is probably too big for my pot.

Thank you for all the nice words Bub. You have a good Thanksgiving yourself. Same to all of you!

Mort

[Brancid]

Damb Mort, glad to hear of all the success. I am very jealous of that kegging system. I certain remember my first brew and how proud I was of it. I'll tell you, it never gets old. To give your buddies a beer that you crafted yourself and to see the smile on their face is an awesome feeling. I'm glad you guys have found a new passion and look forward to hearing more.

Have a great holiday and prost to you brotha!!!

[Thirsty Mallard]

Looks like you are doing great! The only part of the process you will have to work on mastering now, is aging. It's not an easy discipline either... as you well see...