Aging high gravity ale in keg

I plan to brew a high gravity ale (imperial stout, barley wine etc) that I would like to age for up to a year or more before force carbonating in several korny kegs.

I don't want to bottle this batch, unless it's with a beergun or counter-pressure bottler after the fact. I want to serve it from the keg with as little sediment as possible.

Should I leave the ale in the secondary fermenter for a year or is it better to transfer from the secondary after fermentation has completely stopped and maybe purge the 5 gal keg beforehand or purge the oxyegen from the top of the keg after transfering from the secondary?

I just want to know if there is a way to age a high gravity ale before carbonation in the keg or at least in a larger vessel as opposed to aging in the bottle.

This is my second post, Thanks!

You can definitely do the aging in a keg, I've done it for 12 weeks once, but there is no reason why it couldn't have gone longer. Be meticulous in your sanitation of course. It would be a good idea to purge the keg after the transfer, and to leave it at least somewhat pressurized to ensure that the lid is sealed.

That is so cool how fast I got a response!

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Thanks again!

brew_free_or_die said:

I can tell the combonation of the internet and homebrewing is going to be both wonderful and addictive.

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Coastarine said:

Very true. If it weren't for this website, I'd probably still be scratching my head wondering what the clear liquid on top of my cornmeal beer is.

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