Hi there,
I brewed a black IPA approx. 3 weeks ago. After 10 days I took a gravity reading and racked into a secondary filled with toasted coconut. I have taken another gravity reading and it has completed fermentation. I tasted the beer at that time and the coconut is quite strong but otherwise it's fairly green. For that reason I'd like to remove the coconut and let the beer age for another few weeks.
problem: I used a glass carboy and I can't fish the coconut out. I also don't have any spare carboys to rack into for aging.
Question: I was planning on kegging this batch for the very first time. I'm wondering if I could rack into the soda keg, purge the oxygen and let it sit for a few weeks in the keg before carbing. Are there any issues with this? Do I need to purge the o2 at all or could I just sanitize/rack and put a lid on it?
Many thanks!
I brewed a black IPA approx. 3 weeks ago. After 10 days I took a gravity reading and racked into a secondary filled with toasted coconut. I have taken another gravity reading and it has completed fermentation. I tasted the beer at that time and the coconut is quite strong but otherwise it's fairly green. For that reason I'd like to remove the coconut and let the beer age for another few weeks.
problem: I used a glass carboy and I can't fish the coconut out. I also don't have any spare carboys to rack into for aging.
Question: I was planning on kegging this batch for the very first time. I'm wondering if I could rack into the soda keg, purge the oxygen and let it sit for a few weeks in the keg before carbing. Are there any issues with this? Do I need to purge the o2 at all or could I just sanitize/rack and put a lid on it?
Many thanks!