turkstreetales
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I just kegged my first beer yesterday - an ale. What is the best temperature to store the keg as it carbonates? I currently have it in my basement. Do I need it refrigerated right now?
Kegging Question: storage temp
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Clonefarmer
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It's better to refrigerate if possible, but you can keep them in a cool basement.
mosquitocontrol
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If you are naturally carbing with priming sugar you will want it at room temperature. Optimally around 68F.
Clonefarmer
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Ah, I assumed it was CO2 carbing.
turkstreetales
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Yes, naturally carbing, not forced. I'll check the temp of my basement, but should be room temp down there. Thanks for the insights.
Sorry to revive an old thread but does anyone know how long many session style ales will keep at 65-68 F while stored in a keg and carbed with corn sugar? With an addional baby on the way I am running out of time to brew so I was thinking of brewing larger volumes (going from 5 gallons to 10 gallons) and kegging both of these, placing one in my keezer and the other stored in our basement at 66 F.
