Clean Brewer wrote:1.Do you just brew according to when a keg is just about to run out so you can just fill it straight away?
I brew when I have an empty fermenter. Try to keep the fermenters full as extra time in the fermenter is generally good (greater than 1 week but less than four is my general rule). Lagers make it easier to keep fermenters full.
Clean Brewer wrote:2.Do you brew and then C.C until the keg is empty and then clean and fill?
I prefer to CC in the keg. They're entirely impermeable to light and oxygen, and you can purge the headspace with CO2. Much much better than a cube or fermenter for this as a result.
Clean Brewer wrote:3.Do you just brew anyhow even if you have no spare kegs to put it in and just bottle it?
Sometimes. I never seem to have trouble emptying my kegs though.
Clean Brewer wrote:Or, you have more mates drinking it aswell? I dont have any....
(well where I live anyway)
Yeah, this is true. I would guess that I'm drinking well and truly less than 1/4 of the beer I brew these days. But I like brewing more than drinking, so it's fine by me.
One thing I have found is that I brew beer for events, and chuck it in kegs, then take the kegs with me and use the CO2 bulb charger thing to dispense. Do this a few times a year and you can get through a fair bit of beer.
Clean Brewer wrote:So really, 2 kegs would be fine and just have a couple cubes c.c??
Prob will get 4 kegs though so once 1 runs out I can hook it straight up..
You will probably need more than two kegs. But you can just get two and see how you go and get another couple later if you find you need them. I can pretty much guarantee that you'll need at least four kegs though.
Clean Brewer wrote:Would love more kegs but I really want to have a 2 tap set-up(cost more), can always look forward to Fathers Day, Xmas for more kegs, home brewing gives you the world of opportunity for presents...
What type of taps are you going to use? You can always just install one, leaving space for a second when you get it.