Storing Beer in Uncarbonated Kegs???

[Tresden]

Can I do this? I just got my kegs in, want to start kegging, but don't have enough money for the taps, CO2 and connects just yet. I need to bottle my brew by thursday and wont have all the equipment at least for another 2 weeks. How long can I keep brew in a Keg uncarbonated for? I imagine it would serve the same purpose as a fermenter or bottle for that matter, but should I just add priming sugar if I'm doing this so it acts like one big bottle or just keep it stored in there for however long?

 

[weetodd]

Storing it in a keg uncarbed is just like aging in a bucket or carboy. It will be subject to how clean your beer/equipment is and any oxygen introduced in the transfer process. But assuming all of that is normal, you should be okay.

If you would like to carb it in the keg you can and just hook it up to the gas when you get the equipment...I'm not sure if you are going to bottle it, if so, I'm not sure why you'd transfer to a keg first.

 

[MikeinAK]

You could always add your priming sugar to the keg, and let it condition and carbonate on it's own.

 

[mummasan]

Carbonate in the keg with priming sugar or just let it sit and wait to buy the rest of your kegging supplies. The extra time (conditioning) will help your beer taste better in the end.

 

[david_42]

Months.

Just prime it. If it doesn't carbonate because the seal didn't seat properly, you can always force carbonate when your gear arrives.

 

[OntarioBeerKegs]

Priming is the way to go, eats up all that air inside.

Why the rush to bottle by Thursday? If you are just following the instructions on a extract kit ignore it. You can crank them out real fast but they taste better if let them sit much longer.

 

[Conodor]

Wouldn't he need his kegging equipment to prime it?

 

[OntarioBeerKegs]

I just use a keg, I know some folks prefer to blast a shot of co2 to force the air out and seat the lids tight.

 

[Keith_Mahoney]

Wouldn't he need his kegging equipment to prime it?

They mean to prime with sugar. Even if the keg doesn't seal at least the production of CO2 will force the air out of the keg.