OffTheRadar
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I'm new to this hobby and, thanks to all that I've learned in the last month or two by reading this forum, I've got one batch under my belt and and will soon be bottling batch #2! After spending some time cleaning 50 used bottles, I'm realizing that the bottling process is the one part of home brewing that I could live without, and I think that a kegging system will be my next investment. I've done some research, but still have a couple of basic questions.
From what I understand (I'm new, so please correct me if I am wrong), when using kegs the beer is carbonated with the CO2 canister and it is no longer necessary to use a priming sugar. It still takes a couple of weeks in the keg before the beer is properly carbonated, however, similar to bottling.
My question is, is it important for newly-kegged beer to remain near room temperature or is it OK to refrigerate this beer immediately? I'm looking at a three keg system and it seems that all kegs would be connected to the same CO2 canister. If I have two ready-to-drink kegs refrigerated, is it OK to just throw a newly-kegged beer in the fridge and plug in to this same system? If so, do I need a dual body regulator in this scenario?
From what I understand (I'm new, so please correct me if I am wrong), when using kegs the beer is carbonated with the CO2 canister and it is no longer necessary to use a priming sugar. It still takes a couple of weeks in the keg before the beer is properly carbonated, however, similar to bottling.
My question is, is it important for newly-kegged beer to remain near room temperature or is it OK to refrigerate this beer immediately? I'm looking at a three keg system and it seems that all kegs would be connected to the same CO2 canister. If I have two ready-to-drink kegs refrigerated, is it OK to just throw a newly-kegged beer in the fridge and plug in to this same system? If so, do I need a dual body regulator in this scenario?