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Brewing Discussions => Equipment & Chemicals => Topic started by: Fal on January 01, 2016, 02:52:09 PM

Title: Keg freshness
Post by: Fal on January 01, 2016, 02:52:09 PM
Santy was good enough to get me a keg for Christmas. Quick question how long does beer stay fresh in the keg vs bottles. I mean does it all have to be drunk quicker from a keg?
Title: Re: Keg freshness
Post by: Pheeel on January 01, 2016, 04:47:54 PM
Depends on how quickly you drink the bottles. It'll stay plenty fresh in a keg if its carbed. Even longer if its in a fridge. It doesn't need to be drunk any quicker. The exception is of you're not using CO2 and hand pumping (pumping air in, not using a beer engine) it out but you don't see that very often outside of the US
Title: Re: Keg freshness
Post by: DEMPSEY on January 01, 2016, 05:02:03 PM
Think of a keg as a  big bottle and you have the ability to take a drop at a time without having to open the big bottle. ;)
Title: Re: Keg freshness
Post by: Fal on January 01, 2016, 05:26:43 PM
Good to know, thanks guys
Title: Re: Keg freshness
Post by: Leann ull on January 01, 2016, 06:23:11 PM
One big thing, last pint out of the keg is always the best!
Title: Re: Keg freshness
Post by: Fal on January 01, 2016, 06:39:30 PM
Really? I didn't think of tgat