Kegged my first beer...What can I expect?

[funkenet]

Maybe I am asking the wrong question. If I want there to be CO2 dissolved in my beer without cranking up the pressure and shaking (a method Ive heard at best is a crap shoot to get the proper volumes of CO2 dissolved) then I should wait several weeks for the beer age and for the flavors to mingle together. However, if I want to drink this some of this keg on New Years I'm guessing that there will be carbonation but the beer won't be at its best. Am I right?

About my process:
Racked to keg
pressurized and depressurized (x3) to purge any oxygen
then set my pressure to 11 PSI at 45F (its a stout)
waiting for the fizz....

[HighCountry]

Absolutely you can drink it on NYE. It will be fine. It's up to you if you want to save some to let it develop or not. Depends on how many people and how thirsty they are...

[TheDarkSide]

So how did it go?

I've been so busy I haven't had much time to think about it. I set the pressure at 10 psi and it's been sitting there since my original post. I'm going to try it out tonight and see how it is.

[Mylo]

Expect it to be gone in 2 weeks....


Mylo