kombat
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
Quick question. I have 3 corny kegs and only one CO2 tank/fittings. Can I keg and carbonate my beer (in the fridge), then take the keg off the CO2, leave it at 10 psi, and move it OUTSIDE of the fridge, to make room for carbonating the next keg?
Will the beer continue to condition if it's not chilled? Do I need to worry about the pressure inside the keg rising if the keg is allowed to warm, or will it simply rise to the same level as the CO2 in solution (since the beer is warming too), thus maintaining equilibrium and keeping my beer carbonated to the correct level? How long can I leave the keg unrefrigerated like this before I need to worry about it going "bad?"
The issue is, my fridge simply isn't big enough to store all 3 kegs, with CO2 tank, and still leave room to store my ingredients and maybe cold-crashing/clarifying a carboy. I'm trying to figure out if I can create some sort of "assembly line" and have kegs of finished, carbonated beer in storage outside of the refrigerator.
Quick question. I have 3 corny kegs and only one CO2 tank/fittings. Can I keg and carbonate my beer (in the fridge), then take the keg off the CO2, leave it at 10 psi, and move it OUTSIDE of the fridge, to make room for carbonating the next keg?
Will the beer continue to condition if it's not chilled? Do I need to worry about the pressure inside the keg rising if the keg is allowed to warm, or will it simply rise to the same level as the CO2 in solution (since the beer is warming too), thus maintaining equilibrium and keeping my beer carbonated to the correct level? How long can I leave the keg unrefrigerated like this before I need to worry about it going "bad?"
The issue is, my fridge simply isn't big enough to store all 3 kegs, with CO2 tank, and still leave room to store my ingredients and maybe cold-crashing/clarifying a carboy. I'm trying to figure out if I can create some sort of "assembly line" and have kegs of finished, carbonated beer in storage outside of the refrigerator.