# I'm buying a keg of beer for a party. Looking for tips on keeping it cold. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 13, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290 "2004-09-13T18:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290/21 "2004-09-17T02:57:40Z")
You’ll definitely need one of [these](http://www.kegworks.com/shoppingcart/catalog/DraftBeerEquipmentBeerClothes1544.html), but I don’t think it will help keep the keg cold. ---
**Author:** ![greatwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@greatwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatwater)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290/22 "2014-05-30T17:42:02Z")
44 gallon trash cans have plenty of room. Add ice on bottom, sprinkle some salt, put in keg, then pack ice around keg. Was looking for the answer and thought Id share. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290/23 "2014-05-30T17:50:38Z")
zombie or no was the beer cold for the party? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290/24 "2014-05-30T18:07:04Z")
Personally, I’d throw out ten year old beer. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290/25 "2014-05-30T18:50:38Z")
10 years, that’s a helluva hangover. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290/26 "2014-05-30T19:09:07Z")
I’m guessing the foam has settled by now. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290/27 "2014-05-31T00:42:49Z")
Closing ten year thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-keg-of-beer-for-a-party-looking-for-tips-on-keeping-it-cold/264290.md?page=1)