Cold Crash -> Into Keg -> Store Outside Fridge = Bad Beer?

[Maheel]

just crash chilling a fermenter a few days prior to kegging

issue is i might have to put the cleared beer into the keg then let it warm up to allow me to get the next LFPA into the fermenter and have it ready for xmas...

will the keg be ok if i let it warm up, i was planning to force carb it 1st

so
1. fill keg
2. force carb after purging air
3. leave it to get all sweaty and go warm (hot here in Brisbane)
4. chill it back down closer to xmas when next keg blows..

other choice is to empty the current drinking keg RIGHT NOW so it fits in keg fridge or buy another fridge...
or store said keg at another brewers house (stupid idea)

i did a few searches but could not find the answer of letting it warm up from cold crash / force carb etc

 

[ekul]

If its going to stored out of the fridge you have to be really sure of your sanitation practices. I know i wouldn't do it, but thats because i never clean my kegs. At low temps and carbonation nothing really gets in there, at higher temps the bugs can get in there...

 

[dkaos]

I've done what your suggesting and had no trouble. When you hook it up to the keg disconnects you might want to spray the posts with no rinse sanitiser first just to be safe.

Cheers,


Clint

 

[Nick JD]

It works fine. I do it all the time.

I've even been known to store bottles of commercial beer at room temp.

 

[Maheel]

thanks guys

i prefer not to but i dont reckon this brew is going to be mind blowing awesome so will let it warm up
coming back up from +-2'c was my big concern, will double clean the keg...


yeah good call Nick i often look at the keg deliveries around here where the trucks are open and the kegs are in the sun all day....

It works fine. I do it all the time.

I've even been known to store bottles of commercial beer at room temp.

thanks

 

[adryargument]

She'll be right.

Never had an infected keg that has been pressurised to 250kpa while being at room temp for 4+ weeks.
However i have had an infected bottle or two from the same batches as above.

I put it all down to the lack of oxygen in a keg and the pressure.
(all my kegs are kept sealed until its hose and refill time)

 

[sama]

Just like a big bottle,conditioning away.presuming its fermented out,it should remain clear aswell.

 

[Shed101]

I've only got room for one keg in the fridge at a time, so i rotate on a weekly basis. If anything it has improved the stronger hoppier beers.

CO2 is your friend here - and my kegs are max 130kpa.

 

[Amber Fluid]

You could even bulk prime it and leave it out of the fridge. It would be ready about Xmas time then
I have done this a few times and saves stuffing around with gas.