Keg how many people

That equates to 56 12oz beers and 42 16oz beers. Cornelius Keg These 5-gallon kegs are typically used by home brewers, but you occasionally see a few breweries offering them for customers as well.

Can you ever have too much beer? The answer is yes. Determining how much beer you need, however, is a pretty simple process. I typically tell people to go by this simple formula, which so far has done me well. The one beer per person per hour formula will ensure you have a reasonable amount of beer to keep everyone lubricated without having a massive amount leftover when everyone heads home.

For those type events, I typically suggest people buy enough that each person can have one beer for every two hours of the event. Know your crowd though. One of the worst things you can do is dramatically overbuy beer in keg form.

That timeline moves even faster when you put that beer in a bucket full of ice that starts melting and your beer starts getting warm. Start with the keg, but if it runs out while the party is still going on, you can pull out the bottles or cans and keep things going. However, getting a keg makes much more sense if you're having people over for several hours, according to the The Kitchn.

Not having to deal with everyone's own six-packs and the resulting mountain of empty cans and bottles is a plus, too. In the event that you do decide to buy a keg, just don't attempt to tap it like these guys. Also, we're coming over. Skip to main content News. Send news tips to news thrillist.

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