GrumpyJed

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I did a pale ale in the spring and bottled it. It tastes great but all of the bottles are undercarbed. I htink maybe I didn't measure the priming sugar well. I just started kegging. I am wondering if I could pour the remaining pale ale out of the bottles in to a keg and put it on gas? I probably have 3 gallons left.

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BreWirfel

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you could, however i believe you will have a problem with oxidation. Its gonna be hard to empty that many bottles, without inducing oxygen into your beer.

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boogyman

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You'll probably be ok as long as you take your time and then purge the keg thoroughly with CO2 when you're finished.

IrregularPulse

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This is generally not recommended. You'd be better off adding either sugar or a partial Carb Tablet to each bottle and give them a swirl.

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samc

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If you decide to pour into the keg, I would suggest you tilt the keg on its side and pour as close to the side of the keg as possible to avoid splashing. Then fill with CO2 & purge several times to get rid of the Oxygen. I'd do it this way because I don't dig bottles anymore.

Cpt_Kirks

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I would also hit the keg with CO2 first. Since CO2 is heavier than air, that will cause a "puddle" of CO2 to form, cutting down on the O2 contamination.



I recently pulled an empty 3 gallon keg of very tasty hefe out of the kegerator to clean. When I popped the top, there was a little dab of hefe in the bottom. Since the keg was still cold, I turned it up to slurp up that tasty bit.

I got a dense face full of hefe scented CO2, inhaled, and almost blacked out.

Shambo

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I am really going to make it a point to remember this.
The last thing I need is for my already disapproving wife to find me blacked out next to my new keezer.

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Cpt_Kirks

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It was....intense.

jtrainer

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I have a chest freezer for fermenting. I routinly get a nose full of co2 when I reach deep for a stored beer at the bottom. Sometimes as a drunken friendly joke I let people stick their noese deep and take a whiff.

Probably not the best thing but it's funny to watch....

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