priming my porter after a week ?

[andythomas34]

so im brand new to kegging and i broke the line in my mini fridge trying to convert it.i figured i would prime my porter with suger in keg while it conditions then either put in my garage and serve( fairly cold new england weather)or pour into growlers then to fridge for now.its ok to prime that quick after primary correct?Also any tips on room temp serving a keg or force carbing it would be helpfull.I read a lot about force carbing at room temp then transfer to fridge but not serving room temp.

 

[meddin]

It's been in the primary for a week? Did you take OG/FG readings? I'd give itat least a week or so more...

 

[andythomas34]

it was in glass and it had stopped fermenting ,as far as i could tell .i figured it would continue to condition in keg .like it was my secondary am i wrong?

 

[andythomas34]

i wont be trying it for another three weeks but figured i could carb all in one shot

 

[wildwest450]

What does your hydrometer say? I would leave it another week minimum.

 

[andythomas34]

my hydrometer is broken .so im just thinking if it looked like it was done,wont it continue to ferment in corny i know the only real judge is hydrometer but,i would just have more sediment in bottom of keg.is what i was thinking.

 

[shortyjacobs]

Those cornies can handle lots of pressure. And it has a safety release valve. I think the worst thing to happen is that it's not finished, and you overcarbonate it. But then you can just vent it a few times and it will be fine.

You want to use about half the priming sugar for a keg as you'd use for bottles. I don't think you'll have any huge issues...

 

[IrregularPulse]

it' will benefit the beer and be easier to leave it in primary another 2-3 weeks. This will give you time to replace the fridge and carry on as normal. Leave it on that yeast, they still have a lot of work to regardless if they're done eating sugar or not.

 

[david_42]

Yes, you can put your beer in a keg at one week. You will, however, have a huge pile of trub in the keg three weeks from now. Not too big a problem, just toss out the first couple pints and don't ever, ever move it.

I go directly to kegs, but only after 4-5 weeks. Even then, the first pint is yeasty.