oxidation in keg

[spotmon]

Hello all,

I recently left a keg at my friends place for dry hopping. I left and I realized that i didn't run any co2 through the keg to force any o2 out. Just racked straight into the sanitized keg, threw in my hops and put the lid on. I won't be back there for another 2 weeks. Am I in danger of oxidizing my brew?

 

[jtratcliff]

Just means you gotta drink it fast.... Time for a party!

 

[raouliii]

.... Am I in danger of oxidizing my brew?

Yes

 

[Heavywalker]

No you are fine. People rack into secondary all the time and do not purge the headspace, a keg is no different. Just get it on gas when you get back there.

 

[wilserbrewer]

No you are fine.

Agreed...I might be concerned if this was something you intend to cellar and age for an extended period, but if it is an ale that you intend to carbonate and consume within 2-4 weeks I think you're likely fine...

 

[BigFloyd]

It depends on the amount of headspace and, to a lesser extent, how much the keg gets jostled around.

I've tasted the staleness in a beer that was needlessly placed in a secondary for 3 weeks. It was 5 gallons of beer in a 6 gallon carboy.

 

[day_trippr]

If the keg has a prv one could have the keg custodian lock it open and shake the keg until it foams out of the prv. That would displace most of the air out of the head space...

Cheers!