Secondary in Keg
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:10 pm
by SmellyFingers
I have a beer that needs to be put in secondary for about a month on bugs and a few weeks with wood chips. This would be the first time using a keg as secondary and I am concerned about the CO2 pressure and its impact on all of the bugs. Do I need to modify the keg to support an airlock or should I just let it ride in the keg and bleed the pressure every few days?
Re: Secondary in Keg
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:42 pm
by ChrisKennedy
If CO2 pressure has an effect on bugs, I wouldn't say it is negative. Especially on brett. Just think about Boulevard Saison Brett, or Orval, or any of the other beers bottle conditioned with brett (instead of adding it prior to bottling) and how awesome those brett flavors are.
Re: Secondary in Keg
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:30 pm
by SmellyFingers
True.... I guess that I should mention that I am adding all of these to the secondary:
Brettanomyces bruxellensis
Brettanomyces lambicus
Lactobacillus
Re: Secondary in Keg
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:59 pm
by jwatkins56550
I agree. I just tasted my brett beer aged in the keg with bugs, and it tasted great.
Keg it up, add your bugs, and forget it for as long as you can.
Re: Secondary in Keg
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:12 pm
by Elbone
Don't trust your homeys' advice, huh?
Re: Secondary in Keg
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:25 pm
by SmellyFingers
Elbone wrote:Don't trust your homeys' advice, huh?
Nah, you guys just brew a bunch of swill
