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Keg Beer
Posted on 10/8/19 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 10/8/19 at 4:58 pm
How long will a keg keep after it has been tapped? We have one left over from an engagement party this past Saturday and wondering if it will be good to use Saturday. It’s been in a walk-in fridge. TIA
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Posted on 10/8/19 at 4:59 pm to PawnMaster
Why?
Posted on 10/8/19 at 5:14 pm to PawnMaster
We got a keg for a house party in college. I think we tapped it on a Thursday and didn’t stop boozing on it until Sunday.
This post was edited on 10/8/19 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 10/8/19 at 5:19 pm to PawnMaster
About 2 weeks. One week will be absolutely good to go again.
May taste a bit off, but nothing anybody would notice if you didn't tell them.
Source: Just graduated college.
May taste a bit off, but nothing anybody would notice if you didn't tell them.
Source: Just graduated college.
This post was edited on 10/8/19 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 10/8/19 at 5:22 pm to Possumslayer
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Why?
Correct me if I’m wrong here, but I think he wants to drink it/finish it off.
Posted on 10/8/19 at 5:35 pm to USEyourCURDS
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Correct me if I’m wrong here, but I think he wants to drink it/finish it off.
Correct.
Posted on 10/8/19 at 5:37 pm to PawnMaster
Keystone from a keg GOAT
Posted on 10/8/19 at 6:03 pm to PawnMaster
It depends if it was tapped with a hand pump or on a CO2 system. Hand pump will cause the beer to go bad. Depends what the keg is as to how quickly, but hand pumping adds oxygen, which will begin oxidation. If it was pumped using CO2, beer gas, etc., the keg isn’t really going to go “bad” assuming it stays in refrigeration.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 9:21 am to BrianFlanagan
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BrianFlanagan
Agree. Hand pump will start tasted bad after 12 hours.
CO2 system can last months if properly maintained.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 9:29 am to BrianFlanagan
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It depends if it was tapped with a hand pump or on a CO2 system. Hand pump will cause the beer to go bad. Depends what the keg is as to how quickly, but hand pumping adds oxygen, which will begin oxidation. If it was pumped using CO2, beer gas, etc., the keg isn’t really going to go “bad” assuming it stays in refrigeration.
This is all true.
Using a hand pump tap just uses regular old air to pressurize the keg, introducing oxygen and whatever else. Oxidizing the beer can cause it to taste stale and like cardboard really fast.
Using a CO2 system and the beer won't have that problem, and will be good for weeks if not months and sometimes years depending on the beer.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 9:43 am to LSUBoo
All true, but if you tapped it with regular air, it'll still be drinkable after a week in a fridge.
Like I said, may just taste a tad off.
Like I said, may just taste a tad off.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 10:55 am to Tornado Alley
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We got a keg for a house party in college. I think we tapped it on a Thursday and didn’t stop boozing on it until Sunday.
must have been a shitty house party
Posted on 10/9/19 at 11:01 am to PawnMaster
If it was kept cold and not untapped it will be fine.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:24 pm to jimbeam
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Keystone from a keg GOAT
Does the keg have the same special liner inside?
Posted on 10/9/19 at 1:21 pm to PawnMaster
Get yourself a 6-pack of good beer. Finish that off first and you won't care about the old keg beer tasting off.
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