Late C02 addition??

[Gropo]

Jeezus....I'm an idiot. I thought my C02 bottle was full, but it's empty. I just kegged a Belgian Tripel and an IPA into my cornys, but have no gas, and none available locally (I'm in the sticks) till Tuesday. I've put the kegs in my kezzer set @ 38. Am I OK???? Sucks, because both taste great warm and with no carbonation. I hope I didn't f*** these beers up. Should I take a long lunch break tomorrow and drive an hour for gas, or will they maintain till Tuesday?

 

[Yooper]

They'll be fine.

Flat, but fine!

 

[Gropo]

They'll be fine.

Flat, but fine!

Flat even if I boost and hold @ 48 hours? Not a huge deal....like I said, I'm really happy with the taste of both, but I really want to salvage and end up with great beer. I guess that oxidation is my biggest worry.

 

[jmick]

If you have purged with Co2 - your beers will be fine for a long time - they just won't be carbed. There is no way for oxygen to get in at this point. Relax.

 

[Gropo]

If you have purged with Co2 - your beers will be fine for a long time - they just won't be carbed. There is no way for oxygen to get in at this point. Relax.

Since I was out of gas, I couldn't purge with C02. I guess whatever will be will be at this point. I'm supposing that an extra 24 hours of waiting probably won't make a huge difference. I'll just gas it on tuesday and enjoy what comes out of the tap. In the mean time, perhaps the cold temps will help?

 

[SweetSounds]

Unless you pasteurized your beer, the yeast is still in there working, and creating a nice cozy CO2 blanket on top of your beer - You'll be fine.

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

You could always naturally carb in the keg if you can get a proper seal on the lid.

 

[Jawbox0]

Also, don't move your keg at all until you do put it on CO2. I second the vote for naturally conditioning, I'd think it should take some of the O2 out of the beer if you did manage to oxidize it. while those yeasties eat up your priming sugar... maybe.