bottling from keg - how long will carb last.....

[Brocster]

I am pretty sure that, from what I have read, carbonation will last quite a while in a bottle of beer that has been bottled from a keg. I use the fantastic BM bottling thingamajimee, but mostly serve the beer within a day or two.

I am entering a few contests this year, and some are a few months away. I have some beers on tap right now that I would like to enter in the contests and I know they won't be around when it is contest time, so I would like to bottle now if possible.

If I bottle now from a keg, taking time to ensure there is no O2 in the bottle, is it pretty safe to say that the carbonation will be retained for a few months? I can't see why not, but it is always good to get some real world advice.

Thanks!

 

[beerthirty]

I've gone 6 weeks with the BMBF. Very little carbonation was lost in the head space.

 

[ksbrain]

As long as it's sealed it won't lose any carbonation over time. Just the tiny amount that might be lost when you fill the bottle.