Pumpkin Keg

http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/pumpkin-keg-instructions-youtube/

If this is what you are talking about, my vote is a clear and solid "do not try". And I believe the article makes note of this, but, it carries none of the principles of kegging. Depending on length of time in there, It will result in under carbonated to flat, warm beer, and a waste of money.

But then again, DFH's randall sells. You could put a bunch of pumpkin guts in the randall to get the flavor (maybe?)

Or, just buy a pumpkin beer

 

I don't think the OP was talking about kegging or long-term use though. I always thought of the pumpkin keg as a very short term novelty. I.e. before a Halloween party, you pour the beer in the tapped, chilled pumpkin, so it'll be proper temperature for the party. And then it's gone (or you finish it) by night's end.

I'm going to try this at a party I'm hosting next week. Not gonna pour Rumpkin in there or anything. Will go with the cheap stuff (Punkin?), so don't really care if some spills or is wasted in the process.

 

I can almost guarantee that this will not really improve a beer. That being said, I'll probably do this for the lulz.

 

I think a better idea for a party - and a lot less messy would be to gut some really small pumpkins/gourds and use them instead of cups/glasses.

 

Such a terrible idea for just so many reasons. I would recommend this if you...

1. Enjoy eating raw squash
2. Enjoy drinking flat, warm, nasty beer
3. Want to waste lots and lots of beer (and that's IF you even enjoy whatever beer doesn't get outright spilled/dumped)
4. Have lots of old cans of PBR lying around and you figure it can't make them any worse, right??

 

I think 1,2, and 3 are mitigated by properly cleaning out the pumpkin, chilling it, and inserting the spigot before you start drinking. In and of itself, I don't see how contact with the pumpkin could make a pumpkin beer worse? Besides temperature issues that have been mentioned.

 

This:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleation

 

Hah, I just watched this video. The potential for this becoming a massive, soggy, leaking mess is quite high.

 

Pumpkin keg? Yup got one in the basement. Southern Tier Pumking. Mighty tasty too.

Seriously, it's kind of a cool idea, but unless you keep it refrigerated, it's going to warm up.

I read something different that a guy did with pumpkins. He bought smaller ones, cleaned them out and then used them as beer glasses. Poured the beer in the pumpkins and drank right from the pumpkins. Cool idea too.

 

I've had beer poured through a pumpkin at local beer fests. I actually like the pumpkin flavor it adds. In fact I like it better than the "pumpkin beers" that pretty much only rely on spice. I will be making one similar for our Halloween party.