[pmillervb]

I am attempting to get back into brewing (I do very simple beer making from kits and have not yet malted my own grain). I have been doing more drinking than brewing and have purchased a Kegerator which I have been enjoying. I would like to brew my own beer into the 5 Gallon Kegs and have several questions.

If I transfer the brew into a Keg with a large CO2 tank (not the CO2 cartridges) after fermentation, should I still prime the beer to carbonate it prior to kegging it?

When I bottle beer, there is some sediment in the bottom of the bottle (maybe from the priming process?) How much sediment do you get in thru the tap? Does the sediment stay in the keg or does it come out thru the tap? If I don't prime and use the CO2 does it limit the sediment?

Also if you use the CO2 instead of additional sugar for carbonation, does it taste different (Better, Worse, or Indifferent)?

I found a keg with 2 ports, an in port and an out port both with ball locks. Where can I get the connectors that will hook directly into the kegerator? I have the standard US type tap system with a hose with a 3/8" nut that currently gets screwed into the keg tap. The Custom Brewing kegs I have seen has a ball lock connector with a 1/4" screw connector or a barb hose fitting. Does anyone sell something that has a 3/8" screw connector that will fit my 3/8" nut on the existing hose so I don't have to redo the hose to the tap?