{"id":4623,"date":"2014-04-09T14:15:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2015-04-30T20:03:29","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T00:03:29","slug":"kegging-your-home-brewed-beer-with-chris-graham-beersmith-podcast-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/09\/kegging-your-home-brewed-beer-with-chris-graham-beersmith-podcast-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Kegging your Home Brewed Beer with Chris Graham- BeerSmith Podcast #79"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/09\/kegging-your-home-brewed-beer-with-chris-graham-beersmith-podcast-79\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4522\" style=\"margin: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png\" alt=\"PodNew200\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png 200w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>This week we discuss how to keg your home brewed beer with Chris Graham from MoreBeer. I highly recommend watching the video as this week Chris provides a detailed overview on kegging equipment, kegging techniques and how to make the transition from bottles to kegs!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-79-Kegging-Graham.mp3\">Download the MP3 File<\/a> &#8211; Right Click and <strong>Save As<\/strong> to download this mp3 file<\/p>\n<p>[audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-79-Kegging-Graham.mp3]<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dx-9W4hJlTM\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (55:25)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>I highly recommend watching the video version of the podcast this week &#8211; Chris shows us all of the equipment needed for kegging and how to use it.<\/li>\n<li>This week my guest is Chris Graham, who is <a href=\"http:\/\/morebeer.com\/\">Chief Operating Officer of MoreBeer<\/a>, one of the largest home brewing supply shops. Chris is also active in the home brewing community &#8211; he is a member of the American Homebrewers Association Governing Committee and Brewer&#8217;s Association board of Directors. He has been on the show twice before.<\/li>\n<li>Chris provided a PDF guide on kegging which can be <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/kegging.pdf\">downloaded here<\/a>. Also MoreBeer has an <a href=\"http:\/\/morebeer.com\/content\/kegging-homebrew\">online page about kegging<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We discuss some of the advantages of kegging beer over bottling it.<\/li>\n<li>Chris provides an overview of the equipment needed for kegging and approximate costs.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about the CO2 tank, regulator and where to get your tank filled.<\/li>\n<li>Chris discusses the kegs themselves and the difference between pin lock and ball lock kegs.<\/li>\n<li>He tells us why having a refrigerator is important for kegging your beer<\/li>\n<li>We talk about faucets, taps and what the different type of faucets are &#8211; as well as which work best for home brewing.<\/li>\n<li>Chris explains why your keg line length is important<\/li>\n<li>He tells us how to keg your beer &#8211; walking us through the basic process.<\/li>\n<li>We talk about portability options including bottling directly from a keg and using a Growler.<\/li>\n<li>Chris provides some closing thoughts on what&#8217;s new at <a href=\"http:\/\/morebeer.com\">MoreBeer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to Chris Graham for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!<\/p>\n<p><strong>iTunes Announcements<\/strong>: I launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">video channel for the BeerSmith podcast on iTunes<\/a>, so subscribe now! At the moment it will only feature the new widescreen episodes (#75 and up). Older episodes are available on my revamped <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Also all <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\">76 audio episodes are on iTunes<\/a> now &#8211; so grab the older episodes if you missed any.<\/p>\n<h3>Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3>\n<p>Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p>\n<h3>Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes or BeerSmith Radio<\/h3>\n<p>You can listen to all of my podcast episodes streaming live around the clock on our <a href=\"http:\/\/BeerSmith.com\/Radio\">BeerSmith Radio<\/a> online radio station!<strong> <\/strong>You can also subscribe to the audio or video using the iTunes links below, or the feed address<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Audio feed on iTunes &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/web\/linkmaker\/badge_itunes-lrg.gif\" alt=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" width=\"82\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a> (direct: <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast\"><strong>http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast<\/strong><\/a> )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Video feed on iTunes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/web\/linkmaker\/badge_itunes-lrg.gif\" alt=\"Subscribe on iTunes\" width=\"82\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/strong> (direct: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/\">http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/<\/a><\/strong> )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally, don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to the blog and <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\">my newsletter<\/a> (or use the links in the sidebar) \u2013 to get free weekly articles on home brewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet This week we discuss how to keg your home brewed beer with Chris Graham from MoreBeer. 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