Kilowatt wrote:

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


That's only if you use an air pump tap. If you use a CO2 tap, kegged
beer will keep for months (if it lasts that long.)

Bob