kegging the kolsch/port bottle shop
last saturday I managed to keg my kolsch and on sunday I hit up port bottle shop.
- FYI, when I keg, I just toss in 3 oz. of bottling sugar straight into the keg (no boiling) and rack the beer on top.
- I use my portable keg charger and a single canister to push PBW and sanitizer through my dip tube, and I use what’s left in the cartridge to seal the top of the keg after filling it.
- the above method makes for quick and easy keg filling, and I have had great results with secondary fermentation in the keg. it sure beats force carbing too (if you have the patience to wait another week or so).
- when I was down at port, the bottle shop was slammed when I went in, as it was the annual carlsbad fair and over 100,000 people were milling around outside.
- I slipped in and managed to score a bottle of ’10 angel’s share bourbon barrel (anyone up for a 3 year flight?) and a bottle of good ol’ fantome.
- also, I just picked up a grain mill and the ingredients for my first all-grain batch. tune in next week for the results (hint: it’s a kolsch rival).
Tags: angel's share, fantome, kegging, kolsch, port bottle shop, saison