Kegs are an awesome way to store and serve beer, but there’s one catch: until you figure out the fittings, that beer isn’t going anywhere. You can shake it, you can pray to it, you can bang on the shell — nothing’s coming out. Why? Because the fitting is the official gatekeeper. It decides who gets in (CO₂) and who gets out (beer).The tricky part? There are several different kinds of these “locks,” and none of them are intuitive. Don’t pani Read more...

Kegs are an awesome way to store and serve beer, but there’s one catch: until you figure out the fittings, that beer isn’t going anywhere. You can shake it, you can pray to it, you can bang on the shell — nothing’s coming out. Why? Because the fitting is the official gatekeeper. It decides who gets in (CO₂) and who gets out (beer).The tricky part? There are several different kinds of these “locks,” and none of them are intuitive. Don’t pani Read more...