# Kegging Newbie **URL:** \ **Category:** Brewing Processes\ **Created:** [February 20, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112 "2011-02-20T16:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rayallen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/rayallen/32/8856_2.png) [@rayallen](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/rayallen)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/1 "2011-02-20T16:32:31Z")
My 1st batch of beer is ready to be bottled or kegged. Ive decided for convience that I want to keg my homebrews, plus I like new toys (kegs, gas tanks, gauges etc…) I want to buy something thats good quality and going to last a long time. Can easily be converted to use with my chest freezer kegarator once I build it. A C02 gas tank that can run several 5g corneys. Any recommendations on a setup to buy would be great appreciated. Theres a lot to choose from out there and I want to be sure im spending my $$ wisely. Another question. I should have had this already, but thought I would be bottling. Is it cool that the beer stays in the fermenter another week untill what ever I buy arrives? Beer began fermenting on Feb 10 it is now done. From my understanding it will just continue to age in the fermenter so do not think there is a issue leaving it for another week. Sorry for the newbie questions. ---
**Author:** ![corkybstewart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/corkybstewart/32/1995_2.png) [@corkybstewart](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/corkybstewart)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/2 "2011-02-20T16:47:55Z")
Your beer will be fine for a couple of weeks after reaching FG so don’t worry at all about that.  Any CO2 tank will run 5 or 6 cornies, all you have to have is some sort of manifold so you can split the gas hose for each keg.  I prefer a manifold like this:[http://morebeer.com/view\_product/16388/102238/Gas\_Manifold\_-\_2\_Way](http://morebeer.com/view_product/16388/102238/Gas_Manifold_-_2_Way).  You can add as many as you need, I run 6 kegs off one tank and a 6 way manifold. ---
**Author:** ![rayallen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/rayallen/32/8856_2.png) [@rayallen](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/rayallen)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/3 "2011-02-20T17:02:23Z")
Cool, good to know on the manifold. And if I understand correctly, because im using the C02 there is not a need to prime the beer like I would if I was bottling. The C02 will force carbonate the beer, correct? Man this stuff is fun! Already invisioning a work shop and bar… ---
**Author:** ![gsandel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@gsandel](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/gsandel)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/4 "2011-02-21T23:34:47Z")
you can go either way on carbonating…either prime with sugar or force carbonate…both work ok. ---
**Author:** ![bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@bluesman](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/bluesman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/5 "2011-02-22T02:09:09Z")
> [@rayallen](#): > > Cool, good to know on the manifold. > > And if I understand correctly, because im using the C02 there is not a need to prime the beer like I would if I was bottling. The C02 will force carbonate the beer, correct? > > Man this stuff is fun! Already invisioning a work shop and bar… Correct. There will be no need to prime the beer with sugar as the CO2 will force carbonate the beer to the prescribed volume. I recently purchased a 10# CO2 tank because the cost to refill is only $1.00 more for ten pounds than it is to refill a 5 pound cylinder at my local gas distributor. Here’s some kegerator kits. [http://www.kegkits.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category\_Code=DBKK](http://www.kegkits.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=DBKK) ---
**Author:** ![liquidbrewing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/liquidbrewing/32/8224_2.png) [@liquidbrewing](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/liquidbrewing)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/6 "2011-02-23T01:21:37Z")
I got a double body co2 regulator, so I can run two pressures, one for force carbing and one for serving.  That way you can stay ahead of the game.  Two manifolds and you’re set!! ---
**Author:** ![euge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/euge/32/5060_2.png) [@euge](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/euge)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/7 "2011-02-23T01:33:05Z")
Two good places to fill tanks while you wait. Natwell welding supply on Culebra and I-10 or A1 Fire and Safety at  203 E. Rhapsody. Avoid Amerigas on I-35. They’re complete jerks and also won’t fill while you wait. ---
**Author:** ![tygo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/tygo/32/2134_2.png) [@tygo](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/tygo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/kegging-newbie/5112/8 "2011-02-23T02:47:59Z")
I’m getting ready to pull the trigger on a CO2 tank, probably this weekend.  I’m leaning towards going the exchange rather than the fill route because I haven’t found a good place nearby that will fill, but Robert’s Oxygen right down the road will exchange. And with that purchase I will finally have all of the components necessary to fill and pressurize kegs.  Still no serving freezer yet but I can get started.  Get ready for the stupid questions…