Hello all. I have been bottling for a long time and decided to finally get into kegging. I just got so tired of the 2 hour process for bottling. I purchased a 14.8cf freezer off CL and it will hold 8 kegs in the floor and a Co2 bottle with no problem. I have 8 kegs now and will pick up some more when I find more on CL for cheap. I think I have most of it figured out through reading the forums, but two things are stumping me:
1. How many of those 8 Kegs do I wan't to have gas lines to? Is there a reason not to plumb it so that all 8 work since I can just shut off the valves to the ones that don't have a keg on them? If I wanted to make a lager (only done ales to this point) the same would be true, just shut off the extra lines.
2. Since I could have a maximum of 8 kegs active, would a distribution block alone be OK or should I look at regulating some of the lines individually. It seems like with a distribution block alone even if I carbed in keg with priming sugar my PA, Hefe, and stout would all eventually even out to have the same carbonation level once they were attached to the Co2 tank. Is this correct? If so, do you find this to be a problem? It seems most people just set it to 10psi and forget it
I swear I have been reading for days and either I haven't come across the answers or I'm so overwhelmed with information that I didn't know it when I saw it. I really appreciate the help!
For background, I am the only beer drinker in the house and I have 2-3 glasses on a normal day. I do have friends help me occasionally on the weekends but for the most part it is just me doing the quaffing. With about 50 beers to a Keg that puts me going through a keg (if I only had one tapped) every 20 days or so.
1. How many of those 8 Kegs do I wan't to have gas lines to? Is there a reason not to plumb it so that all 8 work since I can just shut off the valves to the ones that don't have a keg on them? If I wanted to make a lager (only done ales to this point) the same would be true, just shut off the extra lines.
2. Since I could have a maximum of 8 kegs active, would a distribution block alone be OK or should I look at regulating some of the lines individually. It seems like with a distribution block alone even if I carbed in keg with priming sugar my PA, Hefe, and stout would all eventually even out to have the same carbonation level once they were attached to the Co2 tank. Is this correct? If so, do you find this to be a problem? It seems most people just set it to 10psi and forget it
I swear I have been reading for days and either I haven't come across the answers or I'm so overwhelmed with information that I didn't know it when I saw it. I really appreciate the help!
For background, I am the only beer drinker in the house and I have 2-3 glasses on a normal day. I do have friends help me occasionally on the weekends but for the most part it is just me doing the quaffing. With about 50 beers to a Keg that puts me going through a keg (if I only had one tapped) every 20 days or so.