birch
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I'm about ready to make the jump to kegging (finally).
I've done a lot of reading and pretty much have all my questions answered except for one that I can't seem to find an answer to in past threads...
Let's say I brew a batch, keg it, and I don't have room in the fridge yet so I want to store it at room temp. Is it OK to cool it down, carb it, then take it out and store it at room temp so all I have to do when I'm ready to drink is cool it down? Or should I store it un-carbonated and wait until I'm ready to drink to carb it? Or does it even make a difference? I'd like to be able to switch out a keg that's already carbed and be able to drink it once it's cold without having to wait a week or two for it to carb up.
I guess I'm mainly concerned if there is anything wrong with taking a keg out of the fridge and storing it at room temp after it's carbed. Will it still be correctly carbonated when I cool it back down to serve? Will taste be affected from the repeated warming/cooling?
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm pretty new here but this is a great forum!
I've done a lot of reading and pretty much have all my questions answered except for one that I can't seem to find an answer to in past threads...
Let's say I brew a batch, keg it, and I don't have room in the fridge yet so I want to store it at room temp. Is it OK to cool it down, carb it, then take it out and store it at room temp so all I have to do when I'm ready to drink is cool it down? Or should I store it un-carbonated and wait until I'm ready to drink to carb it? Or does it even make a difference? I'd like to be able to switch out a keg that's already carbed and be able to drink it once it's cold without having to wait a week or two for it to carb up.
I guess I'm mainly concerned if there is anything wrong with taking a keg out of the fridge and storing it at room temp after it's carbed. Will it still be correctly carbonated when I cool it back down to serve? Will taste be affected from the repeated warming/cooling?
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm pretty new here but this is a great forum!