Timeline for How long do I have to finish a keg once it's been tapped?
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| Feb 21, 2019 at 13:05 | comment | added | DaFi4 | I just tapped a 3 year old lager and it still tastes fine. I just dont let any oxygen in. I drink a few liters every year and always throw out whatever was in the "dip tube". I use a clear beer "dip tube" so it grabs beer from the top. | |
| Jan 24, 2011 at 4:47 | vote | accept | Erick Robertson | ||
| Jan 20, 2011 at 17:14 | comment | added | Hopwise | It depends on the amount of carbonation you want in the beer and the temperature you're serving at. 15 - 20 is a good estimate, but if you want to really exact, take a look at this nice guide to kegging: www.beernut.com/zen-cart/pub/kegging.pdf As long as your keg holds pressure and your sanitation was good, you can hang on to it for months and months. I know of home brewers who have kept beers for years. | |
| Jan 20, 2011 at 16:53 | comment | added | Erick Robertson | Pressurizing the keg appropriately basically means connecting it to a 15 psi CO2 supply and allowing the pressure to equalize? How long have you kept a keg this way without it going bad? | |
| Jan 20, 2011 at 16:46 | history | answered | Hopwise | CC BY-SA 2.5 |