Size of Headspace for Keg

[jmcnamara]

Based on a few discussions here, the consensus seems to be that the amount of headspace in your fermentor isn't that big a deal, whether for oxidation or other fears / off flavors.

what about a keg that's only half full? other than using more CO2 to carb up, it seems to me like it would take the same or less amount of time as a full keg. and even then, i'm not so sure it would be a drastic increase in CO2 usage.

i'm thinking more on the brewery size of things, for instance, filling a 10 bbl brite tank with 5 bbl of beer. but seems like the same principles would apply

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

no disadvantages of the head space of a keg as far as carbing, in the beginning I rarely filled a keg full before getting my system settings right and its the same as drinking half for aging so your good

 

[jmcnamara]

did you notice if you were using significantly more gas one way or the other?

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

no my 5lb co2 last about a couple of months or some times even 3 depending on how fast I turn around beers and purge