Home BrewingHomebrew Kegging Systems Keep Your Hard Work Fresh
There are several things that may concern you if you are a home brewer or are just curious about the process. First, you do not want to wait six weeks to find out what your beer will taste like. Second, you do not want to waste extra storage space with bottles.
Fortunately, neither of these need to be a problem any longer. Not only is there a most space and cost effective way to brew your own drinks at home, you may open to the methods used in kegging as well.
The biggest benefit to creating beer on tap instead of bottles is that you can use your kegerator at home for your own beer instead of buying a keg. You also do not need to purchase much to get started either.
Almost all homebrew kegging systems are similar in regards to what they supply. The first thing you need is a corny keg. This keg is stainless steel and was named after the Cornelius Company which was the company that created it.
The kegs have been in existence for decades and have served as the carbonated drink dispenser much longer than any other type of keg. They are very common and work very efficiently. This is normally the keg that you will receive when buying a home brewing kit.
You should also receive a double gauge regulator which has a shut off valve. You should also receive standard CO2 tubing as well as clamps, these ball styled disconnects are standard on every pressurized unit and the tap as well as the tubing should be included with it.
Different kits have different levels of quality and the difference tends to be negligible.
This is important when transferring the beer to a second sanitary keg later in the process.
If you keep your eye out, specific kits will include pin lock kegs. These are kegs which lock and disconnect by twisting the collar. This is much less frustrating than using ball lock kegs because it is much easier to tell when your lines are locked. Most ball lock kegs function just fine, but a pin lock keg will give you options which may fit your personal preferences when deciding on what kegging system you want to use.
Every single kit will have slightly different instructions on the setup process as well as how it is used and cleaned. Make sure to pay close attention to the instructions as each kit will have small, but important differences.
If you are new to home brewing, then an additional resources may be a worthwhile purchase to keep you from feeling intimidated. There are many options which can get you started down the road to brewing your own beer, ales or laagers. By using a homebrew kegging system, you will finally be able to save yourself tons of headaches and storage space by going straight from the brewing to kegging. This cuts out the bottling time as well as the waiting time.