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To: C19fan; Rockingham; Buckeye McFrog; W.; Vigilanteman; Vaquero; Repeal The 17th; V_TWIN; ...
Did some research as this is veddy series bidness. Unpasteurized kegged beer (most of them) are good to around two months, pasteurized three months or more.

A Half Barrel keg (standard size) is 23 inches tall, weighs around 160 lbs. full and holds 15.5 gallons. That breaks down to 1,984 ounces = 124 16-ounce servings or 165 12-ounce servings. That's 6.88 cases or 13.77 twelve packs. Here in Tennessee the average price on those are $12.00 and $24.00, respectively. $165 in twelve packs per keg.

At Nashville's largest distributor "All Things Scottish" (no free ads here) popular brand kegs "sell" for $150 with a $50 deposit, $40 by credit card. Right now they have PBR and Natural Light for $126. So if you're going to start saving $15.00 or more you need a "kegerator" - because a trash barrel of ice with a one-day party pump just doesn't cut it.

"Party pump - giggity!"

Here's an excellent page on kegerators. I see a lot of old yet working fridges dropped off at dump sites so I'm going for a kit conversion.

This has been an FR public service announcement. In case of an actual emergency break quarantine and bum beer from a neighbor.

47 posted on 04/27/2020 9:17:18 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (thought we had the Commie's beat. Apparently they mutate like this virus.)
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To: MikelTackNailer

So, what your saying is beer is about to be more expensive than gas? :^D


48 posted on 04/27/2020 9:28:46 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: MikelTackNailer

Hummmm! My son’s old dorm refrigerator is down in the basement.

Another project I don’t need to add to the list. I think I’ll just patronize the local growler place. They have about 40 taps, so a good selection at all times. I hope they survive this.


49 posted on 04/27/2020 9:41:01 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: MikelTackNailer

In high school in the 1960s a friend stole a case of beer from his brother’s garage. It was steel canned Schaefer and the outside of the cans were rusting. Talk about skunky beer. Yet we drank every drop.


50 posted on 04/27/2020 9:52:33 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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