GuateBrewer
Well-Known Member
I think I am in the boat of having read too many posts and am now a bit confused, just getting ready to start kegging my beer and wondering about the shelf life of the product.
Assuming Oxidation is not an issue, when does the condition phase end and the spoiling phase begin.
For sake of argument lets just make this a your average red ale.
Assuming I primary a beer for a week, and then secondary for a week and rack to a corny keg and put under pressure does conditioning end?
Assuming everything is sealed up and under CO2 how long is this keg of beer good for, can I draw one beer a week for a year and have an improving product due to conditioning or would this beer begin to turn south at some point?
How would this be changed by the kegs being at room temperature and cooled with a cooling plate vs the entire beer kept cold.
I read in one of the stickys than an unpasturized beer has a shelf life of something like 3-4 months tops?
Thanks for all of your help!
Assuming Oxidation is not an issue, when does the condition phase end and the spoiling phase begin.
For sake of argument lets just make this a your average red ale.
Assuming I primary a beer for a week, and then secondary for a week and rack to a corny keg and put under pressure does conditioning end?
Assuming everything is sealed up and under CO2 how long is this keg of beer good for, can I draw one beer a week for a year and have an improving product due to conditioning or would this beer begin to turn south at some point?
How would this be changed by the kegs being at room temperature and cooled with a cooling plate vs the entire beer kept cold.
I read in one of the stickys than an unpasturized beer has a shelf life of something like 3-4 months tops?
Thanks for all of your help!