another kegging question

[LIONS_FAN2539]

i know this has been brought up and ive have a good idea, can i condition in the corny. for example: 7 days in primary, then moved to secondary(2days). can i move this to a keg and let it sit a week or two? and if so at what temperture? and how much pressure? thanks

 

[Orfy]

Why only secondary for 2 days?

 

[david_42]

I'll leave a batch in the fermenter for two weeks, rack directly to the keg and let it condition for a month or more. Generally around 50-65F.

 

[gnef]

i do the exact same thing. after reading so many stories of people going to the hospital from dropping their carboys, i decided to go back to plastic buckets for a two week primary, and kegs for secondary/serving. i feel much more comfortable about it now.

as far as temp and pressure, that's up to you. i would say the upper limit would be mid 70's, but hopefully lower. keep the beer in a temperature you would normally feel comfortable with it. keeping it in a keg is no different.

as far as pressure goes though, you want to purge all the oxygen out of the keg before you transfer, and then make sure the lid seals. if you have a keg in good condition, you won't need pressure to seal the keg, but many of us, myself included, have kegs that require pressure to seal.

that is if you only want to secondary in the keg. many times, i just keep it on pressure so it will slowly carbonate that way over the course of a couple weeks.

this is just what i do, and by no means is it the only way. figure out what works for you in your setting the best - this may take some trial and error, but you'll figure it out soon enough. don't be afraid of trying new things too.

 

[LIONS_FAN2539]

orfy..its been in the secondary (glass carboy) for 2 days . its still there. my question is can i move it to an keg to finish conditioning, and if so is it a good idea and how to store it.

 

[Orfy]

I thought you was wanting to move it on after 2 days.

Yes.
In theory you could leave a beer in a secondary for a few months to condition then put in a keg to force carb and drink straight away.
But in reality most people just let it clear in the secondary (a couple of weeks) then put in the keg to condition and carb. This give the beer chance to settle further whilst conditioning and has the benefit of clearing the fermenter for more beer.

Storage. I like to keep a conditioning beer coolish but not cold. It depends if you are priming or force carbing.