Cakehole
Well-Known Member
Long-time lurker, first post.
I am currently deployed with the AF in a hot sandy location so the best I can do is read the forums.
I have decided to jump back in to brewing with both feet. I plan to get a 3 carboy system ( I want to be able to have 2 batches in secondaries within 7-10 days of each other ) and also plan to skip the whole bottling thing and go straight to kegs.
I plan on having 4 Cornies in a rotation to start off with, and depending on what I can find for fridge/freezer, adding a few more kegs to allow for longer maturation times before I tap and drink. I also have a young son that likes Root Beer, so I will probably need to add a RB tap and keg for him to whatever I use for the beer.
I enjoy a good beer, but the main thing that worries me is my HB will go stale in the keg after I tap into it as there will only be me consuming the goodness. ( no SWMBO for now )
I figure I probably drink about 2 or 3 pints of beer a day on the average, some days more, and some days a lot less.
Do you folks think I will have issues with stale, nasty beer because I don't drink it all that fast?
On another note, I really appreciate all of you folks out there that take the time to help everybody else out. From what I have read here, this is a very supportive community. I should return to Albuquerque mid-summer and will begin brewing shortly thereafter. I hope to learn until then and hit the ground brewing when I get home.
Dennis
I am currently deployed with the AF in a hot sandy location so the best I can do is read the forums.
I have decided to jump back in to brewing with both feet. I plan to get a 3 carboy system ( I want to be able to have 2 batches in secondaries within 7-10 days of each other ) and also plan to skip the whole bottling thing and go straight to kegs.
I plan on having 4 Cornies in a rotation to start off with, and depending on what I can find for fridge/freezer, adding a few more kegs to allow for longer maturation times before I tap and drink. I also have a young son that likes Root Beer, so I will probably need to add a RB tap and keg for him to whatever I use for the beer.
I enjoy a good beer, but the main thing that worries me is my HB will go stale in the keg after I tap into it as there will only be me consuming the goodness. ( no SWMBO for now )
I figure I probably drink about 2 or 3 pints of beer a day on the average, some days more, and some days a lot less.
Do you folks think I will have issues with stale, nasty beer because I don't drink it all that fast?
On another note, I really appreciate all of you folks out there that take the time to help everybody else out. From what I have read here, this is a very supportive community. I should return to Albuquerque mid-summer and will begin brewing shortly thereafter. I hope to learn until then and hit the ground brewing when I get home.
Dennis
I believe what you are thinking of as "stale" beer is beer pushed with those hand pump taps at keggers. Those push O2 into the keg, oxidizing and ruining the beer. Keep O2 away from your beer and you shouldn't have any problems.
