Tippsy-Turvy
Well-Known Member
I guess the title says it all.
My first time serving beer from a keg and had followed all the well-known procedures (dismantled everything, replced all worn o-rings, scrubbed and soaked everything in pbw, santised with starsan etc).
The keg was 2nd hand and came as part of a keg kit that included CO2 cylinder, picnic tap etc from these guys: http://www.kegkingdom.co.uk/collect...kit-with-party-tap-and-co2?variant=6309594883
The beer was a wit and, luckily, i bottled a portion and kegged the rest. After 3 weeks of conditioning the bottled beers are perfectly fine but the beer served from the keg was "blackened" ie the colour had a very dark grey hue to it, and the beer taste finished with a metallic bitterness.
I followed the shake approach to carbonating. I flushed the headspace repeatedly before setting the pressure to 20psi and then shaking the keg for about a minute. After disconnecting the keg was left in the cooler for 3 weeks.
What gives??
My first time serving beer from a keg and had followed all the well-known procedures (dismantled everything, replced all worn o-rings, scrubbed and soaked everything in pbw, santised with starsan etc).
The keg was 2nd hand and came as part of a keg kit that included CO2 cylinder, picnic tap etc from these guys: http://www.kegkingdom.co.uk/collect...kit-with-party-tap-and-co2?variant=6309594883
The beer was a wit and, luckily, i bottled a portion and kegged the rest. After 3 weeks of conditioning the bottled beers are perfectly fine but the beer served from the keg was "blackened" ie the colour had a very dark grey hue to it, and the beer taste finished with a metallic bitterness.
I followed the shake approach to carbonating. I flushed the headspace repeatedly before setting the pressure to 20psi and then shaking the keg for about a minute. After disconnecting the keg was left in the cooler for 3 weeks.
What gives??
