More kegs than space, but got the beer to fill

[Hawkeye]

I am trying to figure out what to do with a batch of IPA I have coming up. I have 4 kegs in the chest freezer, and unfortunately no more space for another. I got an additional keg this week, but never really thought about the next step.

So here are the options i was thinking about:

1) unhook the co2 tank from the kegs in the freezer and carbonate the extra keg outside the chest freezer to the appropriate carbonation for several days/week, store in basement until one of the others dies, then rehook my c02 tank up to the chest freezer kegs

2) purge keg with a blast of co2 after beer transferred to get rid of any oxygen in top, then store like a conditioning tank...not properly carbonated for serving....

3) whatever else you guys reccomend.... [Wink]

I want to get it out of the primary so i can start using it (it has been in there for 3 weeks)

Got more beer to make!!!!


thoughts??

[Steelers&Beer]

1. fill the keg with ipa, add priming sugar, shake, drink one of the other kegs while this one natural carbonates in you basement.

2. buy a bigger chest freezer
3. send extra keg of IPA to Thirsty Mallard, he'll take one for the team.

later, Drew

[Bugeater]

I do either 1 or 2 depending on my mood or situation. I normally have 3 or 4 kegs of beer waiting their turn in the kegerator. I have a couple extra CO2 tanks and regulators. Any more I keep one cranked up to about 28-30# for carbonating at room temperature, adjusting the pressure according to the charts. When I keg a beer I purge the keg and then hook up the gas and let it sit for a week or two. When the keg finally goes into the kegerator, the pressure finally balances out by the time it gets down to temperature.

If I brew so often I can let it sit that long to carb, I will roll the keg around with the gas hooked up until I can no longer hear the gas flow. I then move the gas over to the new keg and do the same. I then mark the kegs that they are not fully carbed.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[Hawkeye]

Thanks for the reply to both of you. I would like a second co2 tank to have hanging around for purging, etc...but don't yet have the dedicated loot to get one. Perhaps around christmas. I will probably do as you mention, purging it with a psi kick and then letting it age

[triple-oh-six]

I'm kind of in the same situation, I've got 10 gal. of Amber ready to keg and only room for 1 keg in my fridge.
I'm just going to bottle condition one of them and let it sit at room temp until I have the cold storage space.

I'm about to buy a T w/ a check and ball valve so i can purge w/o opening my fridge to get to the manifold.