I am new to kegging, and have been reading the kegging faqs etc, but can't find quite the advice I am looking for.
I have been racking my beer to corny after primary or after secondary, and then moving the keg to the garage, which is about 58degrees. Then after a few days I have been fridging it, and then using various techniques to carb.
I have a sure screen on the keg, so I am interested in using the kegs as secondaries and just racking straight from primary.
1. Is it important to let the beer "secondary" in the keg at temperatures above my fridge level, or can I just generally primary for 10 days and then slap the keg in the fridge?
2. Should I just hook up the keg at serving PSI and leave it and forget? Is that the easiest most consistent technique? Do I need to let it cool for a day before I do this?
I have been messing around with raising the PSI and shaking the kegs etc, its just quite a pain. I'd rather set it and forget it. It seems like even if I shake them etc, it still takes a week before it is to my liking. The other thing about shaking the keg is that everything gets unsettled again, so the settling that happens during secondary in the keg seems a bit useless.
I am asking these basic questions because I have read so much and there are so many techniques, I'd sort of like to know what the most common practice is for HBT'ers.
I have been racking my beer to corny after primary or after secondary, and then moving the keg to the garage, which is about 58degrees. Then after a few days I have been fridging it, and then using various techniques to carb.
I have a sure screen on the keg, so I am interested in using the kegs as secondaries and just racking straight from primary.
1. Is it important to let the beer "secondary" in the keg at temperatures above my fridge level, or can I just generally primary for 10 days and then slap the keg in the fridge?
2. Should I just hook up the keg at serving PSI and leave it and forget? Is that the easiest most consistent technique? Do I need to let it cool for a day before I do this?
I have been messing around with raising the PSI and shaking the kegs etc, its just quite a pain. I'd rather set it and forget it. It seems like even if I shake them etc, it still takes a week before it is to my liking. The other thing about shaking the keg is that everything gets unsettled again, so the settling that happens during secondary in the keg seems a bit useless.
I am asking these basic questions because I have read so much and there are so many techniques, I'd sort of like to know what the most common practice is for HBT'ers.