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Mrs. C
VIP September 2013

How Many Kegs...THAT is the Question :)

Mrs. C, on August 18, 2013 at 5:13 PM

Posted in Do It Yourself 25

Our venue told us to plan for 1 keg per hundred. Whatever number we give them, they have one "on reserve." So, we were thinking 2 kegs, plus on "on reserve" for 200 people. I was talking with some friends the other night, and they laughed. One friend said his nephew went through 4 kegs in like 5...

Our venue told us to plan for 1 keg per hundred. Whatever number we give them, they have one "on reserve." So, we were thinking 2 kegs, plus on "on reserve" for 200 people. I was talking with some friends the other night, and they laughed. One friend said his nephew went through 4 kegs in like 5 hours. Someone else told me they went through 4 1/2 kegs in the same amount of time, and someone else said they went through 7 (WHAT?!) A girl at work said they had 30 people, 1 keg, and ended up running out of beer.

I should also mention that we aren't having a fully open bar (I know...but, it is the norm around here). Alcohol wise, we're providing keg beer, and 1 batch of margaritas in marg machine.

I know it depends on number of people, and what kind of drinkers they are, but what did you guys do/what are you doing? My mom's side of the family drinks (but there aren't many of them), FH's side is kind of mixed, and that side of the family is HUGE, and then our friends are drinkers

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  • M
    VIP May 2013
    Married ·
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    We did 2 1/2 kegs for 177 people and had about 1/2 a keg left at the end.

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  • MJ
    Master June 2013
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    3-5 drinks per person per hour.

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  • C
    Just Said Yes August 2018
    Christian Lavender ·
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    We used this online calc to figure out how many kegs for the reception. Kegulator - Keg Beer Calculator

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  • K
    Just Said Yes September 2018
    KYLE ·
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    Was 1 keg enough?

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  • Caitlin
    Devoted June 2021
    Caitlin ·
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    We are having around 150 people and getting 2 kegs. After that, we are paying for bottles/cans of the same beer so people can still get it all night.
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