Looking for a keg for this weekend

[romen]

Hey everyone, A couple people offered to let me borrow a 5gal keg at the last meeting. I have a batch in the fermenter that just hit FG and I'd like to transfer it to a keg this weekend. I forget who was being generous with their toys, but we'll probably kick it at the brewfest and I'd have it back to you in early May. Let me know!

[Justin H]

Hey Ro,
I have a keg you can use. I’ll send you a DM.

[romen]

Thank you!

[CurtisG]

I'm downsizing so I might have a keg you can have. Might need to replace some o-rings though. I'll do an inventory tonight.

[CurtisG]

found a keg that was at work, empty, and recently filled with the barrel aged project we did. It's dirty, but you can have it if you want! I would replace the orings

[romen]

So I transferred my beer (1 gallon... long story) to a keg thanks to Justin a few weeks ago and it's been in the fridge lagering. I need a way to carbonate it before the fest. I think I can maybe take it to Windsor maybe? Any other ideas?

[CurtisG]

Sorry for the late response just saw this post.

is it only 1 gallon in a 5 gallon keg?

You can slow carb or quick carb it at this point but you would need a co2 tank and regulator. quick carbing will still take a day or so. Maybe you can leave it at someones place and they can hook it up to their CO2 tank for you.

[romen]

So, from the other post, I decided to try and carb it with priming sugar since that's all I have. I used an online calculator and made some bottling solution and dumped that into the keg. I hope that's right! Now I'm wondering how I will know if it's carbonated and if it's the right amount of carbonation.

[maltbarley]

Sorry I'm late to this party but I have an extra keg if you still need it.

As far as carbing with priming sugar, you should be fine if you used the right proportion. Probably no more than a 1/2 cup for the keg. the drawback will be the sediment created and you won't have clear beer at the fest. If it's over-carbbed, don't worry. You can always release pressure from the keg. Besides, an over-carbbed beer is always better than an under-carbbed beer. Screw casks.

[Justin H]

So, from the other post, I decided to try and carb it with priming sugar since that's all I have. I used an online calculator and made some bottling solution and dumped that into the keg. I hope that's right! Now I'm wondering how I will know if it's carbonated and if it's the right amount of carbonation.

Keep the keg at a warm enough teperature to encourage fermentation and you should be fine. You can check to see if CO2 is being created by pressing the poppet in the gray "gas/in" post, but you are releasing the CO2 by checking. The black post is the "beer/out" post, dont push that unless you want a beer shower.
Good Luck.
P.s. Next time I can carbonate it for you if I see you post in time.