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How to keep a keg fresh in a kegerator?
We just bought a kegerator and got a keg and already tapped it. What should we do to keep the keg fresh. We have the psi set at 10 is that the right amount? The temp in the fridge is cold and the beer is coming out perfect not foamy at all. Should we ever un tap the keg or do we keep the keg the entire time until its used up? Any tips or help would be appreciated. This is our first time with a kegerator.
There are three things that will keep your beer fresh.
First, the gravity (alcohol%) helps. So, the stronger the beer the better.
Second, keep the beer cold. Even though most modern beer is pasteurized, still keeping it cold is important.
And thirdly, it is particularly important that you only pressurize your keg with CO2 like the pressure tank your kegerator probably has.
The CO2 keeps the oxygen away from the beer and *substantially* extends it’s “shelf life”. Never use one of those hand pump keg tappers in a keg you are trying to keep.
If the three points above are the case (including the high gravity) you should be able to keep the beer reasonably fresh and drinkable for 3 to 6 months depending on other conditions that are related to the conditions under which the beer went into the keg to begin with at the brewery.
As a practical matter, figure actually 3 months for beer that is *not* high alcohol (i.e. beer under about 7.5%) … and 4 to 5 months for beer above that … provided that the other points above are adhered to.
If you used a tapper with a “hand pump” on it at any time and do not de-gas the keg and then re-pressurize with CO2 immediately … count on about 30 to 45 days of shelf life max from the time it was tapped.
Finally, you also want your kegerator to kept in an area that is not particluarly hot … so not in an uncooled hot attic or out in the sun. Although the kegerator is a refrigeration unit, having it going into cooling mode more often causes the beer temperature to fluctuate and consequently somewhat shortens the shelf life as well.
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