Full Keg Storage

[jamursch]

Kegging is still pretty new to me and I had a few questions.

1. If you take a keg off CO2 and out of the kegerator, will it be ok? I don't think it'd spoil but wondered if there was anything to keep in mind.

2. I also assume that a cold, carbonated keg stops conditioning since the yeast are too cold. If you then take a keg out and let it warm to 70 degrees, will it start to condition again?

I guess the general question lies in that I have only room for 2 kegs and wondered if I can swap them around from time to time without hurting the beer.

For example, if I have a new IPA that I want to bottle a few from can I put it in the fridge and carb it up, bottle, then take it out and put the porter back in its place?

I think you get it. I'll stop rambling

 

[hopsalot]

you can carbonate beers and take them off gas for storage, no problem. I do not recommend storing above room temp. I store them cold, but seeing that you do not have that luxury you should be fine as long as you have a good turnaround of beer. Avoid hot/cold/hot/cold.

Your beer should not have noticeable fermentation occurring in the keg if your beer attenuated well

 

[ksbrain]

Some of my posts are a little leaky. I kegged a barley wine once to let it age and free up a carboy, but the gas in post wasn't well sealed and the thing was horribly oxidized by the time I tapped it. So just watch out for that.

 

[jamursch]

you can carbonate beers and take them off gas for storage, no problem. I do not recommend storing above room temp. I store them cold, but seeing that you do not have that luxury you should be fine as long as you have a good turnaround of beer. Avoid hot/cold/hot/cold.

Your beer should not have noticeable fermentation occurring in the keg if your beer attenuated well

Not really speaking of fermentation, just wondering if they will continue to age like a bottle conditioned beer would? Does putting it on gas and then taking it off stop the beer from changing or would I have to pasteurize it for that to happen? Not sure of the science here, but logic says CO2 is CO2 regardless if it comes from a tank or from yeast.

 

[hopsalot]

Not really speaking of fermentation, just wondering if they will continue to age like a bottle conditioned beer would? Does putting it on gas and then taking it off stop the beer from changing or would I have to pasteurize it for that to happen? Not sure of the science here, but logic says CO2 is CO2 regardless if it comes from a tank or from yeast.

I force carbonate for three days then store in a walk in cooler. I dont see why you could not carbonate then store at the temp you keep your bottles at, it just does not seem ideal to me