My Keg Carbonation Conundrum

[Ceejay]

I've got a batch of my recently brewed Spring Bitter in a rotakeg, no problems there - it's holding pressure well and so far I haven't needed to gas it up at all. The beer comes out pretty frothy until you open the tap right up and gives a nice load of fizz and a good head.

Problem is, the keg is in my cellar, which is holding a consistant temperature of about 18 degrees C, too warm for serving. This morning I poured some beer out into a couple 2 litre PET bottles and stuck them in the fridge for this evening's consumption, however - having tried a snifter just now (I know it's only 11am but curiosity got the better of me!), it's pretty flat - kind of as I expected.

Is there anyway round this? I don't like warm beer, and I don't like flat beer and at the moment I either have one or t'other!! :wha:

Do I need to go and buy a sodastream?! :lol: :whistle:

 

[Muddy Funker]

How about just chilling the pet bottles for an hour as opposed to all day, that might help.

Or go down the corny route I'd love to but just don't have the funds atm :

 

[Ceejay]

Yeah, might be a good idea. To be honest, the beer's only been conditioning for 2 weeks so it's possible there's just not enough CO2 in solution to survive the transfer. For tonight, I think I might pour 1/2 a pint of cold, straight from the fridge flatness and top it up with froth from the keg. Might work... :

 

[Sean_Mc]

Could you not sit the keg in an ice bath, mind your step going up and down the stairs after a few though