5 gallon Corny filled to the brim...OK?

[DizzyPants]

I racked a AHB Bavarian Hefe tonight that I brewed three weeks ago and has hit FG at 1.012.

When I was done racking the brew level was right at the top of the keg with almost no headspace. I pulled the valve to clear any O2 and beer came spilling out.

Is this ok?

I plan on leaving this in the keg untouched until mid March when I have some people coming in to town.

Suggestions/Comments?

~Diz

 

[samc]

I see you pulled the valve, did you purge with CO2? Not ideal to leave it filled so high - do you have check valves on your CO2 lines, if not be prepared for possible regulator ruination.


draw some off and drink it.

 

[Shooter]

I try to make sure the beer is lower than the gas in tube whenever I'm kegging. Actually, I never really heard anyone tell me to do that, but it seemed to be a good idea at the time.

 

[klyph]

Quick! Drink Some!

 

[boogyman]

Yea.. I'd keep the liquid level below the gas intake tube.. especially if you don't have check valves. If you don't have check valves and connect another keg with unequal pressure, you can end up sucking some liquid into the other tank -- or even worse -- your regulator.

 

[DizzyPants]

Drink, drank, drunk.

Thanks guys! I just had some and confirmed it is below the in tube.

Things are good. God is smelled and tasted great. Thank yeast.

~Diz

 

[klyph]

Yeast be praised! Hallebrewjah!

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

Drink, drank, drunk.

Thanks guys! I just had some and confirmed it is below the in tube.

Things are good. God is smelled and tasted great. Thank yeast.

~Diz

Keep in mind that as the beer carbonates it's going to expand. I've filled a keg to just below the gas IN tube but after it carbed it expanded enough to be above it.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Good to know SCA

 

[Shooter]

Keep in mind that as the beer carbonates it's going to expand. I've filled a keg to just below the gas IN tube but after it carbed it expanded enough to be above it.

Good Point!

 

[DKershner]

Just to flip around what everyone else said...

If you DO have check valves, there is no problem with this at all. Some people even carb their hefeweizens with a liquid dip tube on the gas side. This supposedly carbs your beer faster, but I think it is mostly just for stirring up yeast so it's constantly in suspension.

The point is, some people even do this on purpose, so you should be fine, even with SCA's concerns...so long as you have check valves.