keg conditioning question

[artongue]

I brewed an arrogant bastard semi-clone that has sat in the primary for about 2 weeks. I usually like to rack to my secondary and let my beers sit for another 2 weeks, but due to hosting a shindig on monday I am wanting to keg it and uber-force carb it so its ready in time. Im just wondering if a beer will continue to condition and age after it has been carbed and is kept cool in the keg (~40F, and assuming its not gone by the end of my shindig). Also, if i chose to add whiskey soaked oak chips (in a nylon bag for easy removal) , rack to keg and uber force carb, will the oak cubes still do their thing, despite the beer already being carbed?

 

[avidhomebrewer]

Yeah, the beer will continue to condition in the keg, even though it is carbonated. It will take a bit longer when it is cool to condition, but still will. A beer that is only 1 month old will still be a bit green, regardless of conditioning method. As for the chips, they should still work even if the beer if carbonated.

 

[Runyanka]

The beer will still be green for a while. Not only because you kegged and force carbed early, but in the colder climate of a fridge, it will take longer to condition properly.