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OkieDokie
Joined: 31 Aug 2013 Posts: 191 Location: Oklahoma
Drinking: Electric ale, Weizen
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Link Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:44 am Post subject: Transporting beer in kegs. |
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I live in Oklahoma and am going to visit lots of family in Florida for Thanksgiving. I keg my beer. We are going to fly for the trip. Does anyone have an idea for getting "kegged and ready to drink" beer to Florida?
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huaco
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas
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Link Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:04 am Post subject: |
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Fed ex or ups. It's going to cost you though!
Next option is to get creative.
Do you have any buddies who are over the road drivers? Owner-orator? If they drive down that way, you could have you're family or friends meet up to make the trade. That way, it could be in the fridge prior to you getting there.
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Fejj
Joined: 10 Jun 2013 Posts: 213 Location: North Shore, MA
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Link Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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IIRC its technically illegal to ship Beer(esp pressurized beer) via any mailing service. That said i know people do it, just understand there is a risk and penalties can be involved including losing your brew. i honestly think youd be better off talking to a airlines and paying the money to check them in a big well padded bag.
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kellzey
Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Posts: 580 Location: Orlando, FL
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Link Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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Mmm... is it already carbonated? Otherwise I think the flopping around is going to turn it into a big fizzing keg o beer and will probably break any seals.
Then it will take a while for it to settle again. If it's not filtered, it will get stirred up and cloudy and will take a good cold crash and settling to clear up.
Personally, I don't think the expense, hassle and risk would be worth it.
That's why it's HOME brew... drink it at home.
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Kevin59
Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 1047 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Link Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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+1 on the problem with mucking up the beer if it wasn't filtered going into the keg. I recently had to roll my keezer across the street to store it in a neighbor's garage while we finished ours. Once I brought it back I had to wait a couple days and pour over half a pint to get clear beer again...
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OkieDokie
Joined: 31 Aug 2013 Posts: 191 Location: Oklahoma
Drinking: Electric ale, Weizen
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Link Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:16 am Post subject: |
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I see the problems. Guess the relatives are going to have to come for a visit!
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Castermmt
Joined: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 863 Location: Lowell, In
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Link Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Been there, done that. The problem for me was the beer got shook up and took a few days to settle out. I brought one of my kegerators on a fishing trip with 3 kegs and had a lot of foam (way to much). I brought over half the beer home after the trip. We had plenty of other beer to drink but I considered it a big failure.
Do what I do when I travel, Find a few local Brew Pubs and expand your beer experience.
Hope this helps, Castermmt
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OkieDokie
Joined: 31 Aug 2013 Posts: 191 Location: Oklahoma
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Link Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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You guys talked me into it. Won't do it. However, this past weekend I transported 2 small 2.5 gallon party kegs and a CO2 tank to an Octoberfest party with some friends. They were a big hit. Wasn't that far of a drive so not a problem. Nice to know that they loved the beer. I brought a Blonde and the Weizen. Both kegs came back empty!
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Castermmt
Joined: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 863 Location: Lowell, In
Drinking: Steelhead Porter, Alt-Toids, Hefty-Weizen, Terry's Kolsch, African Amber, Pumpkin Ale, Double Dog Ale
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Link Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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I've since learned that we can knock the Co2 down by doing this start looking at the 7 minute mark to see what I'm talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk79UYGmAk8
I use some swivel flare fittings on my CO2 and liquid lines, so what I did was swap the CO2 in (white) with a Liquid out (Black) at the end of the CO2 hose. If you try to do what this guy does you will have a bitch of a time removing the white coupler off the Beer out post and risk damaging the coupler. I don't know why he just didn't swap his out because he has the same fittings I use.
Hope This Helps, Castermmt
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