Have I seriously oxygenated my beer?

[ProfessorWoland]

I made the Bulldog Easter Chocolate Stout kit, filling my 2.5 gallon corney keg and bottling the rest.

I put the CO2 to 20 psi with a plan to leave it for two days to carbonate last night.

I woke up this morning and think I didn't vent the oxygen in the headspace before setting the pressure to 20 psi.

Have I destroyed my beer?


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[podz]

Have I destroyed my beer?

You'll just have to drink it and find out!

 

[ProfessorWoland]

You'll just have to drink it and find out!

What off flavours would I be looking for?


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What off flavours would I be looking for?

Wet cardboard?

 

[k1ngl1ves]

I doubt it, but you should probably purge it a few times and force carb it quickly so you can drink it sooner. Oxidized beer gets worse over time.

So now you have an excuse for drinking beer constantly for the next week or so. Lol!

People here get pretty crazy about the possibility of oxidation. It's actually kinda hard to do...

 

[The_Bishop]

I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

[masonsjax]

Co2 is heavier than air so as long as the keg was undisturbed, there was probably very little oxygen exposure. Purge the lid now and proceed as usual.

 

[ProfessorWoland]

Co2 is heavier than air so as long as the keg was undisturbed, there was probably very little oxygen exposure. Purge the lid now and proceed as usual.

I purged the lid first thing this morning


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