Keg Conditioned Octoberfest

[rabassa]

Hello!

Just placed two kegs of Octoberfest in the fridge for extended lagering. I was thinking about cask conditioning these in the keg rather than force carbonating them.

So how much priming sugar should I use for each 5 gallon keg?

Do they need to be at room temp to condition or leave in the fridge in the 40-50 deg range?

How long should I leave to condition for proper carbonation?

-thanks,
rich

 

[porterpounder]

You'll going to want to carbonate at a higher temp to make sure the yeast don't quit on you. There are plenty of priming calculators online. With kegs, it's usual to use about 2/3 the amount of priming sugar you would use for a bottled batch. You can always adjust with forced CO2 later.

 

[MrPowers]

Use your favorite priming sugar calculator and cut whatever it says in half. That is a good starting point. I keg carbonate at room temperature, then return to lagering 3 weeks later to make sure that it is finished.