There's been some discussions recently about carbonation with kegs that are out of the frige, mainly in relation to temprites, but what about longer term?
I've picked up a cheap keg and I plan to use it for funky belgians, brett, souring etc.
I only have room for four in the fridge though.
I do have a place that maintain a reasonable temperature no matter what the outside temp.
The worst it probably gets is 20C if the outside temp is Brisbane summer levels.
Is it feasible to gas it up and store it, checking the gas level occasionally?
Any drawbacks, tips, tricks?
Ideally Id like to keg it chilled, hit it with a dose in the manner of force carbing and then let it be to let the characters develop.
This would generally be after a period of secondary anyway in the case of some.
This might also be used for aging bigger beers in general.
I've got a biere de garde which is already tasting nice but I'd like to leave it alone for 6 months.
Am I dreaming? Would I be better to just finally get around to cleaning up the bottles that sit so forlon in the garage since the arrival of the slightly shiny tubes of beer goodness?
I've picked up a cheap keg and I plan to use it for funky belgians, brett, souring etc.
I only have room for four in the fridge though.
I do have a place that maintain a reasonable temperature no matter what the outside temp.
The worst it probably gets is 20C if the outside temp is Brisbane summer levels.
Is it feasible to gas it up and store it, checking the gas level occasionally?
Any drawbacks, tips, tricks?
Ideally Id like to keg it chilled, hit it with a dose in the manner of force carbing and then let it be to let the characters develop.
This would generally be after a period of secondary anyway in the case of some.
This might also be used for aging bigger beers in general.
I've got a biere de garde which is already tasting nice but I'd like to leave it alone for 6 months.
Am I dreaming? Would I be better to just finally get around to cleaning up the bottles that sit so forlon in the garage since the arrival of the slightly shiny tubes of beer goodness?