can lager be barreled

[dye29]

hy all im pretty new to all this homebrew but ive only made a few batches of lager in bottles can it be done in a barell just as good as it takes age to prepare all bottles regards ste

 

[adomant]

Sure, you could put it in a pressure barrel so long as it's one you can pressurise it with CO2 either from bottles or bulbs. Some people use "minikegs" which looks a neat way of doing it (not tried myself) or Cornelius Kegs with a chiller and gas.

http://www.hopandgrape.com/public/catal ... KEG2156048 might give you some ideas

 

[BrewSage1985]

You probably won't achieve high enough carbonation in a plastic keg as it only holds so much pressure, excess pressure is released via the safety valve at the top or leaks out through the tap washer if theres too much pressure. Best off getting a Cornelius keg which is like a giant bottle or even use 2 - 3 litre PET bottles to save time on bottling. Even in a keg it should taste good, though it won't have the the desired carbonation.