I love my kegging setup. Kegs are much easier to clean and sanitize than a couple of cases of bottles, artificial carbonation is more predictable than priming sugar, and you don’t have to commit to another whole bottle when all you want is a nightcap half pint.
Perfect! Except that your homebrew is only at its best at home, or at least within reach of your keg. You can always pull a sample off to take a growler to a party or to gift some bottles to a friend, but it’s never as good as on draught. Maybe your friends won’t complain, but entering those bottles in a competition will give you all the brutal honesty you can take.
Don’t assume that’s just the cost of convenience. There are a couple of good options for taking your draught beer to go. If you’ve got an extra hundred bucks, then a beer gun or counter-pressure bottle filler will work nicely, but there’s also a cheaper alternative.
