Keg bottling temp?

[tonymctones]

Hi all,

Just curious as this will be my first time bottling from a keg. I am carbonating the beer in my fridge but after I bottle it am I ok to store it at room temp.?

I have cleared room in my fridge for the keg but don't really have room for all the bottles.

Thanks guys

 

[Gnomebrewer]

Yes, you can store bottles at room temp. However, they have a shorter shelf-life at room temp than fridge temps.

 

[WarmGas]

Yes, you can store bottles at room temp. However, they have a shorter shelf-life at room temp than fridge temps.

This is scientifically proven but I would like to know what others have experienced here as far as shelf life of filled bottles outside the fridge. I, like the OP, do not have space to put my bottles in the fridge (and the wife won't allow it) so I am keeping them in bottle boxes on the floor of the study where the ambient temperature now ranges 60-70F.

Under those conditions how long do you think they'll be good for?

 

[m1k3]

This is scientifically proven but I would like to know what others have experienced here as far as shelf life of filled bottles outside the fridge. I, like the OP, do not have space to put my bottles in the fridge (and the wife won't allow it) so I am keeping them in bottle boxes on the floor of the study where the ambient temperature now ranges 60-70F.

Under those conditions how long do you think they'll be good for?

"Hearing Charlie Bamforth talk about how when it comes to storing finished beer, every 10 deg C that the temp rises, your beer ages twice as fast really has me thinking. He was saying something along the lines of flavor stability being preserved best really low like 40 deg F and everything 10 deg C over that halves it's shelf life."
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=482760

Also, make sure you leave head space! I filled off a keg and gave a buddy at work a bottle of IIPA and it exploded on his desk at work because I over filled the bottle.

 

[WarmGas]

"Hearing Charlie Bamforth talk about how when it comes to storing finished beer, every 10 deg C that the temp rises, your beer ages twice as fast really has me thinking. He was saying something along the lines of flavor stability being preserved best really low like 40 deg F and everything 10 deg C over that halves it's shelf life."
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=482760

Also, make sure you leave head space! I filled off a keg and gave a buddy at work a bottle of IIPA and it exploded on his desk at work because I over filled the bottle.

Thanks.

And

Wow!

 

[Gnomebrewer]

This is scientifically proven but I would like to know what others have experienced here as far as shelf life of filled bottles outside the fridge. I, like the OP, do not have space to put my bottles in the fridge (and the wife won't allow it) so I am keeping them in bottle boxes on the floor of the study where the ambient temperature now ranges 60-70F.

Under those conditions how long do you think they'll be good for?

It depends on the style. I like, and regularly have a supply of, English bitters. Once in the bottle (from keg) at room temp they noticeably change (in a bad way) within a month, and are not worth drinking after three. Other styles can last a lot longer - some improve with storage at room temp. In general, I'd say try to drink them within 1 to 3 months. Bottle conditioned beer lasts longer, but that might be due to my dud bottling gun that leaks most of the CO2.

 

[WarmGas]

It depends on the style. I like, and regularly have a supply of, English bitters. Once in the bottle (from keg) at room temp they noticeably change (in a bad way) within a month, and are not worth drinking after three. Other styles can last a lot longer - some improve with storage at room temp. In general, I'd say try to drink them within 1 to 3 months. Bottle conditioned beer lasts longer, but that might be due to my dud bottling gun that leaks most of the CO2.

Interesting. I am now kegging and bottling all my brews. The good stuff I give away (kiwis love free beer). The not so good I have to drink. I have two cases of that staring at me on the floor of my study right now; a Wee Heavy and a Vanilla Porter. I was wondering how long the beer would go from not so good to undrinkable. Hmmm.