Keg in the Fridge?

[lutonlady]

Hi again guys - Day 6 in the big brewer house!!

I'm getting ready to syphon my brew from the FV into the keg and a good half a dozen or so 500ml bottles in the next few days.

(My local Asda are doing their 'extra special golden ale' for £1 a bottle which happens to be shepherd neame spitfire under another label so I now have a good few of them in a bucket full of bleach!!)

I'm just wondering, can I wallop the keg straight into my fridge to chill down & settle for a few weeks?

Am planning to leave it a month anyway, but dont want to move it after its been settled down...

Any suggestions? Will it kill my beer if I pop the keg straight into the cold or will it fizz up nicely enough cold??

Many Thanks for advice in advance :

 

[corby_brewer]

(My local Asda are doing their 'extra special golden ale' for £1 a bottle which happens to be shepherd neame spitfire under another label so I now have a good few of them in a bucket full of bleach!!) :

If they are clear glass bottles dont forget to put them in a dark place, or better still put them in a cardboard box and tape it closed.

 

[tubby_shaw]

Hi again guys - Day 6 in the big brewer house!!

I'm getting ready to syphon my brew from the FV into the keg and a good half a dozen or so 500ml bottles in the next few days.

(My local Asda are doing their 'extra special golden ale' for £1 a bottle which happens to be shepherd neame spitfire under another label so I now have a good few of them in a bucket full of bleach!!)

I'm just wondering, can I wallop the keg straight into my fridge to chill down & settle for a few weeks?
'Fraid not :nono: The yeasties need some warmth to do their business

Am planning to leave it a month anyway, but dont want to move it after its been settled down...
A week in the warm will allow the priming sugars to be utilised by the yeast to bring the beer into condition. Three weeks in the keg will allow it to clear nicely :thumb:

Any suggestions? Will it kill my beer if I pop the keg straight into the cold or will it fizz up nicely enough cold??
See above :lol:

Many Thanks for advice in advance :

 

[jamesb]

Day 6 in the big brewer house!!

Don't. Just don't.

:twisted:

 

[lutonlady]

ha ha ha - thats just how it seems!! Time goes by so slowy for those who wait... day 8 already!

Gravity is now constant 1008 and planning to keg / bottle it friday evening- but my beer looks a bit 'mouldy' - tiny bubbles with a few small whitish bits floating on top with the sediment - is this normal??

 

[tubby_shaw]

Sounds normal to me :thumb:
Each brew finishes slightly differently in my experience
As the level drops when bottling/kegging the stuff on top will cling to the sides of the fv :)