Kegging Half A Keg

[bradsbrew]

Done a brew and ended up with 35L so I put 25 into one fermenter 9 into another. With the 9 litre one I gave it a 25g dry hop just because I could. I racked it to secondary last night and have got a bit over 8L.
Question is can I put 8L into a 19L keg and force carb it, is ther e any issues with doing this.

Cheers Brad

 

[porky]

Only that you will waste gas. You will fill half a keg with high pressure gas. I have done it. Won't do it again.

cheers,
bud

 

[kook]

Only that you will waste gas. You will fill half a keg with high pressure gas. I have done it. Won't do it again.

cheers,
bud

I half fill kegs all the time, particularly if I decide to bottle half a batch.

If you have a balanced system, why would it waste gas?


edit - Wouldnt it use less gas than a full keg?

 

[bradsbrew]

Cheers Budwiser.
As I am a tight prick and dont like wasting anything on purpose. I think I will bottle the 8L and wait a few more days and force carb 19/20L.

Cheers Brad

 

[bradsbrew]

I half fill kegs all the time, particularly if I decide to bottle half a batch.

If you have a balanced system, why would it waste gas?


edit - Wouldnt it use less gas than a full keg?

I was thinking because of the force carbing it would waste gas purging out the o2. Man I should have made a poll. I would like to try it tonight but maybe I should wait.....Oh the Pain.

Brad

 

[kook]

I prefer to purge kegs before I put beer in them, not after. I guess that uses more CO2, but it removes the risk of oxidation during transfer.

 

[paul]

Can someone please explain the wasting gas thing? If i start with a full keg and drink half of it, its half full of gas, same as only half filling a keg.

PS

Im glad daylight saving is ending this weekend, its fading my curtains :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[bradsbrew]

Can someone please explain the wasting gas thing? If i start with a full keg and drink half of it, its half full of gas, same as only half filling a keg.

PS

Im glad daylight saving is ending this weekend, its fading my curtains :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thats why I asked Paul cause I didnt know. BTW you will probably have to paint your house more often because with the extra hour of light each day the UV is gunna greak down the paint so much quicker.

Cheers Brad

 

[Polar Beer]

I suppose you need to take a gas per pint approach. Usually you would have drunk 9 litres of beer before your keg was half full of gas. If you are using the same amount of gas it takes to dispense a full keg, for only half as much beer, then I'd agree that could be seen as a waste.

I've done it before though. Depends on how urgent your beer need is. Gas vs Beer...no contest.

 

[kook]

I suppose you need to take a gas per pint approach. Usually you would have drunk 9 litres of beer before your keg was half full of gas. If you are using the same amount of gas it takes to dispense a full keg, for only half as much beer, then I'd agree that could be seen as a waste.

True. But you also would have needed (more) CO2 to carbonate that 9L of beer.

I guess it depends how tight you are, and how much you pay for gas.

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

I prefer to purge kegs before I put beer in them, not after. I guess that uses more CO2, but it removes the risk of oxidation during transfer.

As you should, none of this put the beer in and burp the keg, BS as far as Im concerned.Put in a full keg of sanitiser and blow it out with gas to the next keg , hey presto , keg ready to be filled.
Small price to pay for a good beer.
GB :beerbang:

 

[porky]

As you should, none of this put the beer in and burp the keg, BS as far as Im concerned.Put in a full keg of sanitiser and blow it out with gas to the next keg , hey presto , keg ready to be filled.
Small price to pay for a good beer.
GB :beerbang:

I don't see how this is relevant to the OP.
Question was any down side.
The reason it uses more gas is because of high pressure forced carb.
Not if you wait a week at serving pressure. That wouldn't make any difference then.
Friday night, maybe I have missed the point. Wouldn't be the first time.

 

[kook]

I don't see how this is relevant to the OP.
Question was any down side.
The reason it uses more gas is because of high pressure forced carb.
Not if you wait a week at serving pressure. That wouldn't make any difference then.
Friday night, maybe I have missed the point. Wouldn't be the first time.

The OP didn't mention high pressure though?

Forced carbonation is forced carbonation, regardless of the pressure you use.

He didn't mention using a balanced system either though. So we're both guessing.

Maybe I'm missing the point too though

 

[buttersd70]

The reason it uses more gas is because of high pressure forced carb.
Not if you wait a week at serving pressure. That wouldn't make any difference then.

Serving pressure force carb resolves that problem....shake the keg at serving pressure...for a full keg, it only takes about 15-20mins (assuming cold), shaking and/or rolling. A half keg actually takes quite a bit less time....10 mins maybe. It may end up slightly under, but is OK to drink. 24hrs on the gas and it's perfect.

edit: kook, I think what bw is referring to is the loss of gas when you vent it back to serving pressure after having force carbed high, not the carb itself.

 

[Bribie G]

Park it in 4 x 2L PETs until needed. Good little minikegs.

 

[Cocko]

Im glad daylight saving is ending this weekend, its fading my curtains :lol: :lol: :lol:

Great line :lol:

 

[troopa]

Couldnt you prime it with sugar and wait a few days?
Then use the gas to either correct the pressure and pour the beer?

Just a suggestion

 

[hoohaaman]

A D size ali of co2 that can last with care maybe 18 months,and people actually worry about been a tight arse.

No wonder bulk buys get narky



On the flip side,chase an infection in your brewery off and on for a year.Add up in time and parts it costs,then whinge about gassing up half kegs.

All relative I guess.

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

I don't see how this is relevant to the OP.
Question was any down side.
The reason it uses more gas is because of high pressure forced carb.
Not if you wait a week at serving pressure. That wouldn't make any difference then.
Friday night, maybe I have missed the point. Wouldn't be the first time.

May be "OT to the OP" but subject was raised and responded.
GB

 

[Sammus]

geez who cares about a little bit of extra gas, its about 3c worth. if you drink from a keg dont waste your time bottling because you're afraid of wasting a few cents worth of gas. youll spend more on carbing sugar/drops and cleaner and santizer and time spent on the bottles.