Storing Kegs for Later Use

[David Woods]

I generally brew one beer after another so the new brew is ready to go into the fridge on gas straight away but I now want to have a brew or two ready in waiting - especially as I brew outside and want to do maybe 2 or 3.

So the last brew was kegged and purged then giving 35psi and stored in a fridge at 7c.

Having just hooked it up there was no pressure left (after a week in the fridge) so assuming as the beer was cold the gas was absorbed - so was wondering is it OK to leave like this till ready for use - should I not have cooled it? is it better to keep topping it up? - this would be a pain!

What would be the best method of keeping kegs till I need them.

Any advice would be great.

 

[Rodcx500z]

The gas is in the beer or the keg is leaking, what i do is purge the keg set at 30psi for half a day then turn it down to 15psi and leave it hooked up to the gas, i then turn it down to 10 psi for serving, i never turn the gas off

 

[Rwilts]

Have you considered no chill and storring unfermented wort until you want it to ferment a couple of weeks before your going to want to keg and drink it?

Sorry if I misunderstood your question but may be a 'safer' way to store several brewday outputs

 

[David Woods]

Have you considered no chill and storring unfermented wort until you want it to ferment a couple of weeks before your going to want to keg and drink it?

Sorry if I misunderstood your question but may be a 'safer' way to store several brewday outputs

I do no chill for my brews anyway so this may be the way to go - not sure how long I could keep the brews "on ice" so to speak until ready to use.

Thanks

 

[Rwilts]

I do no chill for my brews anyway so this may be the way to go - not sure how long I could keep the brews "on ice" so to speak until ready to use.

Thanks

I am sure I read a long time ago that the Aussies successful keep it for months ! Mine normally lasts overnight!

 

[Caramel Ox]

I have been lagering in keg for 2 weeks with no gas top ups. They end up presumably with no pressure but it hasn’t been a problem. I would give it a go, if you can hold a steady temperature there should be less risk of breathing by expansion and contraction.

 

[MashBag]

I am sure I read a long time ago that the Aussies successful keep it for months ! Mine normally lasts overnight!

'cubes' I think were invented by the Aussies. These & kegged beer (with positive pressure) will both keep for months if done properly.

 

[Graz]

This will probably have the purists twitching but for typical British style ales before I've transferred them to the keg, pressured and purged it a few times to get the lid to seal properly, on the final purge / pressure left it for a minute or so at 40 psi, then disconnected it and left it in my garage at ambient until I have space in the keg fridge. If I'm at critical mass this could be over a month later, sometimes more. Once it is ready to go in the fridge I'll let it chill for a day and then carbonate it for serving.

Beer has always tasted fine to me, but I get that an extra hoppy IPA might not be quite so good with this sort of treatment.