On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 22:05:12 GMT, Dog3 > wrote:

>"Buck Turgidson" > wrote in
>news:e7bNd.104357$Jk5.81807@lakeread01:
>
>> I drink half a beer from a bottle, is there a way to keep the
>> remainder reasonably fresh for the next day? I don't like wasting it
>> if I don't have to.
>>
>> Thanks for any tips.
>
>You don't say how much you drink per week. You have several choices. Do not
>open a bottle of beer unless you tend to drink all of it. If you go ahead
>and open it, find some recipe to add the other 1/2 to. 1/2 bottle would
>probably be enough to use with a kielbasa, polish or other sausage. Or, buy
>a mini keg and keep it in the fridge. They are not that huge and beer will
>keep a long time. You can tap it any time you want and take only the amount
>you will drink.
>
>Michael

A keg lasts less than 24 hours after it has been tapped.