Conditioning in Keg - Carbonate before or after?

[yournotpeter]

I'll be conditioning my Belgian Dark Strong in a keg for approximately 6 months, at which point I will use my bottling gun to bottle the batch. Is there any benefit to carbonating it as soon as I keg it or wait to carbonate until it is almost bottling time?

 

[Hammy71]

Shouldn't matter either way. I routinely condition my beers while they are being carbonated.

 

[BigFloyd]

Just set it at whatever pressure you need at the temp you are storing to get the desired level of carbonation. That way, it will equalize in a few weeks, you can take the gas off, and it will be ready when you want it.