Pouring Bought Beer Into Kegs

[Jazzafish]

Ive done this once... just chill and purge the keg first. Then pour in using a technique that avoids splashes and reduces foam as much as possible. You will need to boost the carbonation regardless. If done careful the beer turns out fine for a week or so. I haven't tried to push the boundaries of shelf life, so cannot comment here.

FYI: I was given a couple of sample cases and found the beers to be nice but a little bland. So i blended them into a keg and added some hops in a SS hop ball. Worked well in this situation. But I wouldn't go out buying cases just to fill a corny.

 

[DanteHicks]

I did this last week with a bottled batch of beer I made last year. 1 in 3 or so did not carb, so I poured them into a keg and it seems to be fine. Try to get the beer and the keg cold to avoid foam as much as possible and just go slowly. Purge the keg before you pour too.