Fermenter To Keg Transfer

[trustyrusty]

I did see on website someone gravity feed from fermenter with beer connect to keg ... lid on, so assume running down the tube , seemed good idea. ? Only thing you cannot see how much is going in? I normally bottle the first 4 or 6 so have about 18.5 left to keg. Cheers

 

[mattyh77]

Are you saying you can't see how much is going in?
If so do you cold crash. When filling the keg you will see the condensation coming up the side of the keg.
If you don't CC, then go by weight.

 

[trustyrusty]

Yes how much is going in...
seems good way to transfer, keep lid closed while transferring is good.

 

[mattyh77]

Thats how I do it. Closed system transfer. Just purge keg first with CO2 to get the O2 out, the transfer through the liquid line from fermenter. No oxygen worries then.