Keg to carboy???

[Gilbey]

I have a keg shortage problem. Long story short I have a big party coming up and all my kegs are full of beer. Normally that would be a GOOD problem to have . However, I promissed my kids that I would make some birch beer for them for the party and force carb it in a keg.

I have several beers lagering in kegs - a Czech pils, and an Marzen. I also have an APA and an Alt that are not for the party but are conditioning in kegs.

To get an empty keg do you think I could rack one of these beers into a carboy for a week to free up keg space?

I should have planned better and just ordered a few extra kegs, heck, I need them anyway, but my preferred keg supplier takes a week or two to get me kegs, and I don't have that kind of time.

Thanks.

Alan

 

[Yooper]

Sure, you could do that. Hopefully, the beer is just aging and not carbed up. If it's carbed, foaming would be a huge issue. But if it's not carbed, just rack gently and then airlock it. You could give it a little shot of co2 once it's in the carboy just to ensure that it is not exposed to air.

 

[Gilbey]

Thanks Yooper. The lagers are not carbed, so it should be a piece of cake!

Oh, and BTW Yooper I followed a hopping schedule for an IPA based on your advice and it absolutely blew me away. I got all the hop nose I was looking for and then some. Thanks as always for your dead on advice .

Alan

 

[Yooper]

Thanks Yooper. The lagers are not carbed, so it should be a piece of cake!

Oh, and BTW Yooper I followed a hopping schedule for an IPA based on your advice and it absolutely blew me away. I got all the hop nose I was looking for and then some. Thanks as always for your dead on advice .

Alan

Glad I could help. I do love hops! I'm not great at English, Belgian or German beer styles, but I like to think that my IPAs and APAs are pretty good. I have lots of practice, since 80% or more of what I brew seem to be hoppy beers!