Storing full kegs

[birvine]

+1 on hitting the keg with a shot of CO2. Mine will not seal otherwise. I'd hate to see you have this problem.

B

 

[BoxofRain]

Interesting stuff, 3 questions:

1) Does sugar priming a keg effect conditioning for good or bad? Does force carbing effect conditioning for that matter?

2) If you sugar prime a keg, do you have to let it sit and do it's thing before hooking it up to the co2? In other words lets say you kick another keg and hook up this primed keg before it's time. Will disaster ensue?

3) I forget the third question but will be sure to ask when I remember.

 

[mullenite]

1) not really and no, given equal conditioning time for both.

2) it might be a little sweeter.

 

[jakehale]

Search functions are great for opening old posts.

Instead of opening a new thread lets re-open this old one.

here is a really stupid question. through this whole thread everyone says to purge the O2,,, ready for it? How do you know when the O2 is out of the keg? when you pull the tab on the keg it "puffs" with the CO2 you have in the keg? Im not trying to be a smart a** just wondering.

I am going to start kegging as soon as Keg Cowboy gets all the parts they are waiting for and gets it out to me.

so beyond the "how do you know the O2 is out" question.

I will have a two tap system utilizing a refigerator as a my keg hold machine. of course i SHOULD have room in there for 4 or 5 kegs.

tell me if my steps are wrong.

-rack beer from fermenting vessal into keg.
-Place keg into fridge, hook up gas, set to 12 PSI (fridge is at 40-42*), purge O2 (goes with my very first question) close fridge and leave it alone for 2-3 weeks.
-do the same for my other tap
Now im outta taps
-rack beer from fermenting vessal into keg
-Place keg into fridge, hook up gas, purge O2, put 12 psi on it, disconnect gas. close fridge and wait until one of the kegs on tap runs out.
-remove spent keg, hook up one of the stand by kegs, connect gas set 12 psi close fridge and dont dispense for 1-2 weeks.

does that sound about right?

thanks folks
Jake

 

[heferly]

Sounds right, make sure you flush cleaner/sanitizer between kegs...i would also get a splitter to have an extra gas line so you can carb the extra keg while drinking the others...then its ready to swap out and drink, no waiting!

 

[wolfman_48442]

Jake,
The O2 is lighter than the CO2, so it's ready to leave anyway. Pull the release (you can just crack it, no need to open fully) count to 3, and you're O2 free!

 

[jakehale]

Jake,
The O2 is lighter than the CO2, so it's ready to leave anyway. Pull the release (you can just crack it, no need to open fully) count to 3, and you're O2 free!

thanks. i figured it something simple like that... but just wanted to make sure there was nothing "special" i was to be checking for all the O2 to be gone..

 

[jakehale]

Sounds right, make sure you flush cleaner/sanitizer between kegs...i would also get a splitter to have an extra gas line so you can carb the extra keg while drinking the others...then its ready to swap out and drink, no waiting!

i was thinking about that,,, just get one of those manifolds and have two lines for the two spare kegs.

oh yes and the cleaning of the lines between keg swapping,, ,that DID slip my mind. thanks for that point.

im excited to get the Kegs rolling,,, i know its only been 4 batches but bottling sucks.

ill still probably do a six pack per batch.....

 

[jakehale]

Now im outta taps
-rack beer from fermenting vessal into keg
-Place keg into fridge, hook up gas, purge O2, put 12 psi on it, disconnect gas. close fridge and wait until one of the kegs on tap runs out.
-remove spent keg, hook up one of the stand by kegs, connect gas set 12 psi close fridge and dont dispense for 1-2 weeks.

How big of difference would it be if this Keg couldnt stay in the fridge. Had to be kept at room temp.
would it matter?

thanks again

 

[heferly]

Its fine, it would just age...if its not going to be on gas all the time, just make sure your seals are good, and the o2 is purged well

 

[heferly]

Would have edited, but on phone...you could always add priming sugar to the keg that will sit out and it will bulk carb...little more sediment to pull in your first couple pints, but it would be carbed up and ready to chill and consume