Kegging question

[ampsman]

If I have a beer thats ready to keg but no room in the keezer can I just throw it in the keg like normal, hit it with 12psi and let it chill till I can put it in the keezer?

 

[jakecpunut]

Yes! no worries! I would hit it with enough to make sure it's sealed good though.. maybe 25 or 30.

 

[Skyforger]

just make sure the keg stays pressurized. Esp. if the beer isn't carbonated yet, it can absorb the CO2 you put in there and depressurize the keg.

I just moved a lager into a keg for lagering and had to partially carb it first, because otherwise it would just suck up whatever CO2 I could throw on top as it chilled.

 

[ampsman]

So if its going to sit in the keg for awhile before it goes in the keezer should I rack it on some priming sugar?

 

[AmandaK]

So if its going to sit in the keg for awhile before it goes in the keezer should I rack it on some priming sugar?

Sure, why not.

 

[TopherM]

I naturally carbonate in my kegs. Just note that because a keg has FAR less deadspace than the aggregate of 48-54 bottles, you use much less priming sugar than you would if bottling. I always take the bottle priming sugar recommendation and use about 1/3 of that amount in the keg.

 

[ampsman]

I naturally carbonate in my kegs. Just note that because a keg has FAR less deadspace than the aggregate of 48-54 bottles, you use much less priming sugar than you would if bottling. I always take the bottle priming sugar recommendation and use about 1/3 of that amount in the keg.

Excellent! How long do you carb them for?

 

[TopherM]

2-3 weeks

 

[paparker21]

make sure you know your kegs! some kegs dont like to seal without being put under a certain amount of pressure (i've got some that want 5 psi, some that want 30) and natural carbonation wont seal your keg- you'll simply bleed off any generated CO2. Also keep in mind that you wont be able to bleed of the air that starts in the headspace.

I would reccomend taking one of your kegs off tap long enough to get your fresh keg force carbed- then you can take it off and store it as long as you want, no problem. Just take your least used tap off for about a week, week and a half-- it shouldnt be missed too terribly much.

 

[TopherM]

Even when I naturally carbonate, I'll still hit the keg with some 30psi CO2 to seal, then bleed just a bit to purge the oxygen, THEN store the keg for carb/conditioning (I throw them in an interior closet to make sure the temp is regular.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

I just purge a few times, and hit mine with 20psi. Store until room opens up in the keggerator. If they sit for a while, I'll gently and quickly nudge the relief valve once in a while to make sure they are still under pressure.