Got Gas?

[stillscottish]

The kegerator is built, I have kegs, regulator, lines, connectors etc etc and a brew ready to keg.
I was going to buy a fire extinguisher for the gas side of things today but talking to a mate yesterday, he said he had an extinguisher in his shed I could have.
Problem is, this shed is on a block of land up the coast and he may not be able to get to it for a couple of weeks. I'm determined to start kegging and wonder if the brew will keep in the keg until I get the gas organised.
Do you think there will be enough CO2 in the brew to drive off the O2 from the keg? Or is it best to leave it in secondary for a bit longer?
I want to get it out of the fermenter so I can get another brew on.

Campbell

 

[Wortgames]

For about $80 you could get a SodaStream adaptor and cylinder. You'll have easily saved the $80 with a free fire extinguisher (assuming it's still within it's date and refillable?). It would also come in handy as a spare or portable setup if the FE is a bit large to lug around.

At least that way you could get on the gas straight away, even if your fire extinguisher doesn't come through or there are other problems.

edit - to answer your question more directly, if you want to transfer it straight to the keg, I'd add some more fermentables and let it naturally prime.

 

[stillscottish]

I was thinking about the soda stream adapter as my soda stream machine just self destroyed and I have an almost full cylinder.

But......
As I sit here at work and look around I see the new extinguisher that womalds left here on monday. It has a connection that will fit my reg, unlike the old one that was here.
I'm tempted to lug my gear in on saturday and borrow a squirt of gas.
Hey, if I've got to work the weekend I may as well get something out of it!

Campbell