So I'm brand new to kegging so excuse my ignorance here, but I'm just wondering what is the proper cycle (roughly) for a beer once I'm satisfied with the fermentation, can I transfer to keg and put the pressure on right away (assuming not force carbing) or should I let it sit in the keg for a while? And if I do let it sit in the keg should I put some pressure on it before giving it the full beans? I'm sure this depends on style a bit but just a rough guideline would be awesome...thanks!
Proper fermentation to keg to pressure timeline
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Purge a couple times with CO2 after transferring to the keg, than you can immediately bring to serving pressure to start carbonating (or higher if you want to carb faster).
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If you have the equipment, give the batch a week-long cold crash in the primary before racking to the keg. Run a bit of CO2 into the keg before racking, purge after racking, sealing and checking for leaks.
If you're going to store it for a while before carbing up, there's no need to keep it under pressure.
If you're going to store it for a while before carbing up, there's no need to keep it under pressure.
