So I naturally carbonate my 5g keg beers. Taste great when I first pour that first glass.... I dispense with 5-10 psi as per Charlie Papazian's recommendations (he says 5 psi and I agree). Anyways, I had it in a refrigerator. I always try to drink a lot that first go, maybe have a party or something. But as time goes on it tastes worse. Shouldn't the CO2 keep it fresh? It's probably good the first week or so.. after that the favors change noticeably. After a week, if the beer taste too flat I put the psi to 25-30 psi over night... but that usually gives me a lot of foam while I dispense at 5 psi... anyway, i had like a gallon in there for about 2 months... and I wanted to empty the keg yesterday... so I drank it while my friends were here... and I must say, the taste gets worse and worse... It tasted sweeter to me.. the texture even looked different... maybe a little more syrup-y...
Anyways... is that normal? for a good beer to suck as time goes by? I noticed this in the past... I brought a keg to tailgate at a football in a different state... it was delicious when I cracked it opened... we didn't finish it... so I saved it... and the beer sucked the next time I had it... it was a while later though...
thanks.
Anyways... is that normal? for a good beer to suck as time goes by? I noticed this in the past... I brought a keg to tailgate at a football in a different state... it was delicious when I cracked it opened... we didn't finish it... so I saved it... and the beer sucked the next time I had it... it was a while later though...
thanks.