These are the slides that lead the topic of discussion during the November 2011 ALEiens meeting. Kegging 101. www.aleiens.com

1. KEGGING 101
ALEiens Homebrew Club

2. Why Keg?
 Easier to clean 1 keg over 50 cleaning 50 bottles
 Force Carbonation allows easy adjustments of
carbonation
 Kegs can last forever
 Friends will be Jealous
 Kegs store beer longer

3. Kegging Equipment

4. Cornelius Keg
(Corny)

5. CO2 Tank
and Regulator

6. Faucet

7. Beer and Gas Tubing

8. Keg Connectors

9. Types of Kegs

10. Pin Lock vs Ball Lock

11. Connections

12. Keg Lid

13. Pressure Releif

14. Dip Tube

15. Simple System

16. More Complex System

17. Standard Kegerator

18. Keezer

19. Old Fridge

20. Carbonating Beer

21. Filling Beer Bottles

22. Carbonating Tips
 Standard carbonating can take about 4-7 days.
 Kegs can be force carbonated quicker by turning up the
pressure very high and rocking the keg gently.
 It’s always better to aim at a lower carbonation level and
tweak it up to the desired level. It’s is far harder to
remove carbonation.

23. Kegging Beer Tips
 Add as clean of a beer as possible into the keg.
 Let the keg sit still in a fridge for a couple days to a week to
let the yeast and proteins fall to the bottom. Your first
couple pints of beer will be cloudy, but the beer should
clean up with age.
 Try not to shake up a keg.
 Make sure all your connections are tight and clean. Use keg
lube to help with better connections.
 Once Keg is sealed and carbonated, it is safe from light and
oxygen.
 Spray a soapy (star san) mixture on all connections and
look for CO2 Leaks.

24. Kegging Cleaning
 It is recommended to break a keg down after every use
and clean and sanitize every piece.
 Soak a keg and keg parts in hot water and
PBW/Oxyclean
 Clean keg taps, lines regularly.

25. Balancing a Keg System
 3/16 in. (4.75 mm) inside diameter (ID):
 3.0 PSI/ft. (67.9 kPa/m)
 1/4 in. (6.35 mm) ID:
 0.8 PSI/ft. (18.1 kPa/m)
 5/16 in. (7.94 mm) ID:
 0.4 PSI/ft. (9.0 kPa/m)
 3/8 in. (9.53 mm) ID:
 0.2 PSI/ft. (4.5 kPa/m)

26. Common Beginner Issues
 Foamy Beer
System needs balanced
 Cloudy Beer
Dirty keg or lines, Keg needs to settle
 Flat Beer
System may have a leak
 Foul Beer
Possible left over cleaner, dirty connections or facuets
 Sour Beer (non intentional)
Dirty keg, bad connections