How to Throw a Kegger

For anyone who has ever wondered at the finer points of throwing a college kegger.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• keg of beer
• 60 pounds of ice
• 1 tapper per keg
• ping pong balls
• decks of cards
• water
• snacks
• 16 ounce cups

1. Throwing a party for college students is an opportunity to entertain, as well as an opportunity to have all of your things destroyed if you are not careful. Rather than try and control the damage of the force of nature that is drunken college kids, this article deals with how best to throw the party that might lead to such destruction.
2. First purchase a keg of beer as close to the beginning of the party as possible. 30 minutes of advanced purchase time will allow any excess foam to dissolve inside the keg, but it will also remain cold for this period of time, even in the hot summer months.
   
   Then tap the keg with the tapper. Surround the keg in some kind of enclosure, or failing that, place twenty of the sixty pounds of ice at the top of the keg and begin serving refreshments.
   
   Playing cards and ping pong balls will be used for games such
   as circle of death and Beirut, and the cups will serve as a fine means of containment for the beer.
3. Monitor your guest's intake, and be sure everyone has a lovely time, as long as the beer keeps flowing, I trust they will.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to serve water and some kind of snack in case one of your guests consume too much and need to deescalate their alcohol intake.
• Use the extra ice to cool down any hard liquor drinks that might be served.
• Avoid overconsumption.
• Beware of the dreaded party crasher.
• Do not fall asleep with your shoes on.