I've been homebrewing for a while and have been kegging in Sanke kegs since the beginning. The one issue I have though is developing a pipeline. Usually, I just try and time my fermenting to match when my kegs on tap will blow, but even if I do this right, there's maybe 3 days or so where my taps are "dry" while I force carb the kegs.
So, I'm thinking about buying a second CO2 Bottle and associated equipment, then kegging/force carbing the kegs before storing them somewhere prior to moving them into the kegerator. After force carbing the keg for a few days, I would disconnect them for storage.
My question is, how long would the beer stay good with this kind of pipeline setup? What about storage temperatures? I don't currently have excess refrigeration space to store excess kegs. If it's paramount that I store them at serving temperature, I could always buy a chest freezer and modify it with an STC-1000, although I'm not sure how cool my wife would be with more stuff in the garage.
Thanks.
So, I'm thinking about buying a second CO2 Bottle and associated equipment, then kegging/force carbing the kegs before storing them somewhere prior to moving them into the kegerator. After force carbing the keg for a few days, I would disconnect them for storage.
My question is, how long would the beer stay good with this kind of pipeline setup? What about storage temperatures? I don't currently have excess refrigeration space to store excess kegs. If it's paramount that I store them at serving temperature, I could always buy a chest freezer and modify it with an STC-1000, although I'm not sure how cool my wife would be with more stuff in the garage.
Thanks.