Moving My Kegs and Chest Freezer

[beerdrinker]

Well, another year at universty is coming to an end, and now comes the time to bring my keggerator home for the summer. The only issue is that my kegs still have beer in them. Can I just unhook the kegs and throw them in the truck for the ride home, or do I need to do something special with them? I know drinking them is one option, but I dont have anything fermenting cause I need to bring the carboy home empty, so it'll be a few weeks till any new brew is ready to drink.

My current plan is to detatch the kegs and throw them in a garbage bag just incase they leak for the ride home, maybe even putting them back in the keg fridge for the ride. But I just don't want to waste two batches (One almost empty and one just over half full). If need be, I'll get my roommates to help me empty them, but I'd really like to have some left to sample with the family.

Thanks for any input you may have,

Sean.

[Brant]

just go on a bender for a couple days to get rid of the beer. do the mike mcdole method and make some friends while youre at it.

[yellowcolumbia]

They'll be fine for the trip in kegs. If there was any settling, that will get mixed back up into suspension, but that's no biggie. It would be good if you could find a way to keep them cool during the trip.

Or just drink them.

[beerdrinker]

drinking it would be fun... but I have exams up till the day I leave... plus, I don't want to be without homebrew for a few weeks

[Field]

you'll just need to let them settle for a few days once you get the kegerator setup and plugged in at home

I'd just make sure you don't leave them in the car for a long time, the high temps that can build up in a parked car are way too high for beer.

[WitsEnd]

What I do for my portable setup is do a keg-to-keg transfer to get rid of the yeast. Run a jumper from keg out to keg out and do a closed transfer. Then you don't have to worry about your brews getting cloudy and you'll be drinking clear beer again in no time!

[BDawg]

Pack them up and send them to me for proper disposal.