Beer Captured--literally

**Biermann** · 11-09-2006, 03:51 AM

Well, I had a party this weekend (Sunday)--same one with the paintball and the idiot neighbor, but anyway. . .

In an attempt to keep everyone from going to my three taps and draining my homebrew, I ordered a 6th barrel (5 gallons) of Sam Adams BL. Well, most people seemed to drink the homebrew, although Sam helped take the heat off. So today, I had to take the keg back and the dang thing is still 75 % full.

So I rigged up a corny keg and hose, connected it to the hand pump, and pumped that beer into my corny, purged as much of the air as I could, and put it under pressure.

So I literally captured Sam Adams in a corny keg.

Now the question. ....
Since this was sitting under air for the past 2 days, and I only had a hand pump to draw it out, should I just put this on tap right now and continue to drink it, or can I store it awhile.

I had some today, and minus being a little flat, and maybe a slight bit stale, it tasted fine.

**olllllo** · 11-09-2006, 03:55 AM

I've done this a few times. The carbonation will return if stored under pressure.

Ol' Grog · 11-09-2006, 05:36 AM

Crank up the carb pressure. Unlike Frankenstien, it will become "alive." Been there, done that. But anyway, what the hell kind of party was that with 75% of a keg left? Ya'll didn't even FLOAT it!!! Shame shame...............

**david_42** · 11-09-2006, 02:01 PM

OG - the commercial beer was left over, not the homebrew!

**Biermann** · 11-10-2006, 01:19 AM

Yeah, even one of the kids got into the homebrew. Thought the tap handle was the handle to open my bar fridge. Homebrew all over the floor. . . . I learned about this after the fact. If I'd seen it first hand, I'm sure I'd have puked.

Anyway, I'm drinking some of the Sam Adams now. . . I've had it under 30 psi for the last 2 days. Still a little under-carbed, but it tastes fine. Maybe a little oxidized, but barely.