Room temp corny storage

[Spike101uk]

So anybody know how long a beer will last in a corny keg obviously co2 seated kid sat at room temp 18-20 making some stock but only have a 2 keg fridge

 

[Godsdog]

So anybody know how long a beer will last in a corny keg obviously co2 seated kid sat at room temp 18-20 making some stock but only have a 2 keg fridge

Once purged of O2 indefinitely as there's no fear of contamination IMO,had a brew in one for around a year with no issues

 

[cheeseyfeet]

I've wondered this myself, if the beer isn't carbonated won't it absorb the co2 in the headspace over time and lose it's seal?

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[Braufather]

should be ok, i am looking into possibly getting a corny plus a growler. seems storing uncarbed is fine- it says.......

..................You can store your uncarbonated beer somewhere cool in the 19L keg and use the included "Daisy Chain" link to transfer to the 4L as needed.Chill the 4L in your fridge under pressure using the included regulator. Have ready to drink, carbonated brew on tap within 2 hours!..............

wouldn't mind some feedback on this though

 

[Alside101]

I carb and store at what ever temp it is outside with no problems. As for the 4l keg i have looked at this i sometimes use 2l pop bottles and a carbonator cap to transfer to then put bottles in fridge

 

[BREWERS DROOP]

I’m about to fill mine tomorrow as a first time user,also how far do you fill them up to the top? Below the small tube or does the small tube need to be covered?

 

[m_rawdin]

I’m about to fill mine tomorrow as a first time user,also how far do you fill them up to the top? Below the small tube or does the small tube need to be covered?

Fill to below the bottom of the gas tube, leave at least half inch or so, you need space so that when you put co2 in its filling the head space and not being forced into the beer.

Also when you fill with co2 make sure you let the gas out a couple of times via the safety valve to make sure all the air is out. I usually fill with co2, turn gas cylinder off, let gas out, fill again, turn cylinder off, let gas out and fill for a final time.

 

[Godsdog]

I’m about to fill mine tomorrow as a first time user,also how far do you fill them up to the top? Below the small tube or does the small tube need to be covered?

On no account fill to cover the gas in short tube as you can get back flush of beer into your regulator,had it happen to me once so keep the beer level around half inch below it

 

[cheeseyfeet]

Anyone else store uncarbonated beer at room temp? Any issues with the lid remaining sealed?

Cheers!

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[Fil]

i wouldnt suggest storing unconditioned beer in a corny as the lid seals with older kegs will require some positive pressure to make and maintain the lid seal. even conditioned beers can fall foul of sudden temp drops such as caused by an unexpected frost, where the temp drop facilitates the absorption of the co2 creating the positive pressure and releasing the lid seal.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...=xbA22cKg6g1riDhoRe225w&bvm=bv.58187178,d.ZG4 can help illustrate the 3 way relationship between pressure temperature and condition level within a beer.


so i would condition the beer before stashing if i were you, the small volume of headspace in a full corny isnt going to contain much co2 so even a slight drop in room temp could draw some out to create a negative pressure in the keg?

 

[BREWERS DROOP]

So, i have not had time today to transfer to my Corney today so will be doing it tomorrow. Its cold crashing at the moment,so I want to keep this kegged until January what would you do?

 

[Godsdog]

So, i have not had time today to transfer to my Corney today so will be doing it tomorrow. Its cold crashing at the moment,so I want to keep this kegged until January what would you do?

as stated in earlier post,keg it and purge the air out with the pressure relief valve in the cap with C02 then what I do is force carb it to around 35 psi until the gas stops flowing and then over the coming days weeks regas it at a lower pressure on a regular basis of around 10 psi,this will keep your beer fine and nicely conditioned until January or even longer.i avoid keep pumping high psi in the keg as that's when I get fobbing at its worse.bottom line is with cornie kegs its a suck it and see as regards beer length line and pressures but you can always vent over pressurised kegs even if if it takes a bit of time:thumb:thats my regime anyway:whistle:

 

[Braufather]

excuse my ignorance, but for clarification - purging is filling in CO2 the releasing it via the valve in the cap and repeating a few time- is that correct? if you want to keep it for a bit as above, is it best to full carb it first so its done in one go, and then forget about until needed, stored in fridge?

 

[Godsdog]

excuse my ignorance, but for clarification - purging is filling in CO2 the releasing it via the valve in the cap and repeating a few time- is that correct? if you want to keep it for a bit as above, is it best to full carb it first so its done in one go, and then forget about until needed, stored in fridge?

Yep purging is expelling the oxygen out the keg and we achieve this by injecting CO2 which is heavier than oxygen and pushes it out when venting leaving a sterile blanket of CO2 on top of the beer to keep it fresh
You only need to forcecarb it in one go if the beer has had time to clear in a secondary before kegging and want to drink it on the young side otherwise graduall carbonation over a longer time period is the norm

 

[BREWERS DROOP]

Right it all done purged at 30psi

What temp would you leave it? considering I’m not opening until January

 

[Godsdog]

Right it all done purged at 30psi

What temp would you leave it? considering I’m not opening until January

If its in a kegorator the Co2 will go into solution quickly and will need topping up occasionally but once purged and stored in a cool room the temperature as ambient as it is this time of year will not diminish the quality of the beer and will still need the CO2 topping up at a constant lower PSI as the CO2 will still go into solution albeit at a slower rate

 

[Braufather]

This is most helpful- cheers.

Ok, so it's an American pale ale that will have been 3 weeks in the fv. I'd like to rack 9 litres of it to the 9 litre corny, then leave it for another three weeks in a fridge before opening it up.

So I start Carbing slowly I guess over these 3 weeks then. Is their a calculator I can use to work out what level and how long. Aiming for carbing 2.4 volume

Cheers again

 

[Godsdog]

This is most helpful- cheers.

Ok, so it's an American pale ale that will have been 3 weeks in the fv. I'd like to rack 9 litres of it to the 9 litre corny, then leave it for another three weeks in a fridge before opening it up.

So I start Carbing slowly I guess over these 3 weeks then. Is their a calculator I can use to work out what level and how long. Aiming for carbing 2.4 volume

Cheers again

https://goo.gl/31YwGn

 

[Braufather]

cheers. so from that if i set a target level of 2.5, at 4C i need to se tregulator to 11.9psdi.

again excuse my ignorance, and it may be self explanatory when i open it all up, but how do you know when its ready? and is this calculator for a slow steady carbonation? are there others for fast carbs?

 

[Godsdog]

cheers. so from that if i set a target level of 2.5, at 4C i need to se tregulator to 11.9psdi.

again excuse my ignorance, and it may be self explanatory when i open it all up, but how do you know when its ready? and is this calculator for a slow steady carbonation? are there others for fast carbs?

that's what the calculator says and you are obviously chilling the keg,something I cant/don't do.also I think that the keg has to be pressurised constantly to that PSI along with trying to work out the length of beer out line to the tap to balance everything together,again its not my regime as my kegs are room temperature and served through the flash chiller wether its running or not,as for fast force carbing there are plenty of videos on you tube for that and again its not something im a fan of, having not got a keezer,tried it and didn't like it as I prefer the old father time method which is great as clearing and conditioning isn't a problem should you have enough cornies to do that:thumb: