Question about beer kegs

Me and my my friend have been trying to find out how many beers are in a keg. Does anyone know? __________________ Depending on the size of a keg, you're probably looking at about 110-125 of the 12 oz (?) red cups you get at Costco. Remember, however, that the first 10 or so should be devoted to foam, so you're probably looking at closer to 100-115. __________________ i've heard it's generally 15 gallons... and i've heard about 150 beers... but i think 120 i more like it __________________ i thought it was one, but i've been told i have a problem __________________ hehe... WHERE IS sbp????? I am sure he would know ------------------ §=-Sp34dFr34k-=§ __________________ att, what are you talking about, 4 kegs=1 beer, you guys should all know that. __________________ kegs do come in various sizes. Just remember, if you have any doubts, rent a second one. Bubba __________________ after some careful calculations, i have determined how many beers there are in a keg: 15 gallons (standard keg size) x 128 oz/gallon x 1 beer/12 oz = 160 beers - 10 beers (foam at the beginning and the end of the keg) = 150 beers now, considering that the people throwing the party will be drinking "house beer" from much larger cups, glasses, steins, beakers, vases, pitchers, vats, hats, helmets, etc., this number would need to be adjusted accordingly. as for myself, i usually drink over a gallon of beer (sometimes over 144 oz) whenever we have a kegger in the house (which happens quite frequently as our second kitchen sports a kegerator), so that leaves no more than 14 gallons for everyone else. __________________ i just remembered something... theoretically, if you serve your beer warm, as they do in germany and other european countries, you should get more beers/keg. just a thought. __________________ While theoretically this may be true, your calculations do not take into account that the bottom 20 beers or so never get drunk, due to flatness/warmness/foam/spillage during pour from other beers. So while you could easily squeeze 150 beers out, my number was an effective number of beers that one can realistically expect from a keg. __________________ i was trying to apply the ideal gas law for air, carbon dioxide, CO2 and nitrogen, and pure nitrogen gas as they relate to temperature and volume, but i think i will give it up. i have other calculations that i should be doing instead *coughworkcough* __________________ I found this got beer? advertisement on http://www.milksucks.com and found this: "PETA is urging college students to wipe off those milk mustaches and replace them with ... foam? The largest animal rights group in the world is releasing the results of research showing that beer is actually better for you than milk. PETA is giving away bottle openers that say, "Drinking Responsibly Means Not Drinking Milk—Save a Cow’s Life," to college students who visit http://www.MilkSucks.com. The dairy industry spends more than $300 million every year to convince people to drink gallons of the white stuff, but PETA's sentiments are with savvy health officials who warn that dairy products have four major drawbacks. Milk and cheese: 1) are loaded with fat and cholesterol; 2) are frequently contaminated with pesticides and drugs; 3) are linked to diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers; and 4) may even cause osteoporosis, the very disease that the dairy industry loves to use as a selling point in its ads, because the excess protein in dairy products leaches calcium from the bones. (The Harvard Nurses’ Study shows almost twice as many bone breaks among women who drink three glasses of milk a day as compared to women who drink little to no milk.) Here's why beer is better A nutritional comparison of beer and milk reveals that: Beer has zero fat; milk is loaded with fat. Beer has zero cholesterol; milk contains 20 mg of cholesterol in every 8-oz. serving. Beer doesn't contain hormones or antibiotics, while milk contains an ever-increasing variety of the pesticides and antibiotics fed to cows, including rBGH, the notorious growth hormone that can give guys breasts. Beer has half a gram of fiber in every cup; milk has no fiber whatsoever. Beer has only 12 mg of sodium per cup. Milk is sky-high in the stuff. Beer has 3 grams of complex carbohydrates in a 12-oz. glass; milk has no complex carbohydrates. The high animal protein content of milk actually leaches calcium from the bones. In the U.S., Norway, and Sweden—where people consume the most dairy products—women have the highest rates of osteoporosis in the world. Regions of the world where dairy products are not part of the culture, such as China and Japan, are virtually osteoporosis-free. Many studies have shown a strong correlation between animal product consumption (including dairy products) and breast cancer. Unless you drink the stuff on your way up Mount Everest, beer won't give you a stroke. However, dairy products contribute to almost every disease except carpal tunnel syndrome, including stroke; iron-deficiency; allergies; cancers of the prostate, breast, colon, and ovaries; asthma; heart disease; and even the common cold (milk helps promote the production of mucus). PETA's main "beef" is, of course, about the treatment of the mother cows and their calves on factory farms. Today's dairy cow is treated like nothing more than a milk machine—chained by her neck in a concrete stall for months, her udders genetically modified to produce so much extra milk that they sometimes drag on the feces- and urine-covered cement. She is kept pregnant by artificial insemination to keep milk production high; her male calves are traumatically taken away from her at 1 to 2 days old and chained inside cramped dark crates to be killed for veal. The milk that is meant for them ends up on our supermarket shelves. There are no retirement homes for dairy cows. When their usefulness to dairy farmers is over, they get shoved into a truck and sent off to slaughter. PETA’s College Action Campaign coordinator Morgan Leyh counsels, "Colleges have been busy banning kegs from campus. But we say, ‘Ditch the dairy, not the beer!’ " United States Department of Agriculture Nutritional Data for Milk and Beer MILK (1 cup, 2% milk) BEER (1 cup) Fat (g) 5 0 Fiber (g) 0 .5 Sodium (mg) 122 12 Cholesterol (mg) 20 0 Calories 122 97 Of course, while all this is true, PETA recommends fresh juices, soy milk, and mineral water—even soda—over milk or beer." It sounds like I will be pouring a nice cold beer over my morning cereal from now on! __________________ wow coleslaw. Thanks for the words of advice. Cereal and beer, mmm, good __________________ Interesting reno. . . err coleslaw. Anyhow I think the only real way to find out how many beers are in a keg is like the tootsie pop idea. Except of licks. . . we're talking about drinks. . . sooooo go have fun But non of this __________________ lol i read throught that whole thing thinking renots wrote it hahahaha i found out when i read the post after it __________________ thanks for the faith guys __________________ Aww it's okay re. . . Coleslaw we still luv ya, even if you are made of pineapples and cocnuts. heheh __________________ pineapples and coconuts?? what? i'm made of shredded cabbage, carrots and vineger/mayonaise dressing(preferrably with a dash of paprika)!!! me gots no stinkin pinapples and coconuts! __________________ Yeah man, pineapples and coconuts. I see some on ya. __________________ alright, i admit... i'm wearing a coconut bra and i have pineapple rings stacked around my...um...lower appendage __________________ Dood. . . too much information. . . __________________ Egads. After the picture of the genetically modified breast on four legs, I'm just amazed how the cows can waddle anywhere with udders that large. [Edited by Startide on 09-05-2000 at 11:05 PM] __________________ i'm assuming that that udder is so large from a lack of milking? cows can get sick and die if they are not milked. how rude. __________________ Quote: Originally posted by Startide Egads. After the picture of the genetically modified breast on four legs, I'm just amazed how the cows can waddle anywhere with udders that large. [Edited by Startide on 09-05-2000 at 11:05 PM] That looks like one suffering cow, if I ever did see one... __________________ Quote: Originally posted by coleslaw i'm assuming that that udder is so large from a lack of milking? cows can get sick and die if they are not milked. how rude. Yeah, I think you're right. That thinkg is about to blow. __________________ and closer