Taking a Kingkeg on holiday in a car

[larsselleth]

Hi Folks.
Long time reader, 2nd time poster.

I am after some advice regarding transporting a King Keg. I am going on holiday to Oban at the end of January 2015 for 2 weeks. I live in Manchester so its a fair drive (7hrs ish).

I wanted to take a keg of ready to drink beer with me (I was about to start brewing this week). I am sure somebody must have asked before (but I cannot find it) if moving a keg of beer is a good idea? Obviously it will need to settle, but will driving for 7 hours with a keg of carbonated beer be a good idea? Is it likely to blow the lid off during transport? My logic says that shaking a giant bottle of beer is a bad idea. Especially as there is so much room left in the barrel.

I have a bottom tap King Keg which may be advantageous compared to the top tap ones.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kind regards,
Lee

[GrowlingDogBeer]

My advice would be to bottle the brew.

I don't think you will have a problem with the keg, I just think bottles might be less trouble and should settle quicker at the other end.

[larsselleth]

Thanks for the advice.
I've never bottled beer before and a keg is a bit more compact for travelling.

I'm thinking of chancing it and wrapping it in a few bin bags just in case it leaks

[sparky Paul]

I went 550 miles and two ferries to Orkney this year with a load of 2L PET bottles, and they all survived no problem. Some of the bottles were drinkable when I got there, all were settled and clear in a day or two. One of the sea crossings was a bit rough too.

You might just be okay with a keg, but I reckon it would be better if it was very full so the contents can't slop about.

[larsselleth]

I never thought of PET bottles!

Genius! That sounds like a brilliant idea.

Thank you for your help

[Dave S]

If you have a pressure relief valve on the keg, then that should take care of any potential build up of pressure due to shaking about in the car.

[Hairybiker]

Depends on the brew. If it is a nice dark Porter or Stout then no problems, any yeast mixed up will be hidden, but if it is a pale ale then you may have issues with clouding. Doesn't affect the beer just the impact of it.

[Wezzel]

I took my keg on holiday. We're going to the pictures next and maybe a meal [WINKING FACE]

[larsselleth]

Thank you everybody for your help.

Coming your ideas and stories coming whilst I try t omake my mind up weather to pack off into PET bottles or if I should just transport the whole damn keg

[Hanglow]

Fyne Ales can be on your route, stop there and pick up a bunch of their 5l mini kegs for your drinking pleasure from their shop/tap room Loch Lomond brewery too, they do bag in a box
I'd probably bottle it rather than king keg it

[Donald]

As long as youve had a good go at clearing the beer before kegging then there will be no problem. Depends of what youve brewed really, id have thought that a light ale thats been fermented 2+weeks would be best.

Ive had a pressure barrel on the back of a motorbike for 200+ miles then got cracking as soon as i hit the campsite and had ale on tap. brilliant