How Long Will Beer Last In A Kegerator?

Kegerator – The is the king of beer dispensing, which is the reason why many restaurants rely on kegerators to dispense their kegs. Not only is the taste and experience of drinking beer from a kegerator better than other dispense systems, a kegerator is designed to preserve the quality of a keg.

With a refrigerator storage cabinet, the keg is stored at the ideal temperature for the specific beer that is stored inside. This temperature maintenance also prevents beer from being dispensed warm and foamy. The CO2 dispense system of a kegerator prevents oxygen from accessing the beer and maintaining the fresh brewery taste.

For a properly stored keg in a kegerator, how long the beer will remain fresh will depend on the style of beer. Pasteurized beers can stay fresh from three to six months. For non-pasteurized beers, you can expect the keg to stay fresh approximately two months. We can’t emphasize enough how important it is for a keg to be stored at the proper temperature. Regardless of your dispense system, maintaining a constant and ideal temperature for your keg is the key to keeping your keg fresh. Ideally, most kegs should be kept at 38 degrees Fahrenheit and not much lower or higher.

Keeping a keg at a higher temperature will not only cause your beer to excessively foam but it will also lead to stale beer. Temperatures above 55 degrees Fahrenheit will likely cause your beer to grow bacteria and increase your chances of premature spoilage. Lower temperatures will cause the beer to retain its carbonation, preventing you from experiencing the nuanced flavors and aromas of each pour.

If you allow the temperature to drop even further, below 28 degrees Fahrenheit, your beer is likely to freeze. Some light beers may freeze at even 32 degrees Fahrenheit so, be aware of your storage temperatures. Kegerators are ideal for keg storage and dispense because they are designed to maintain temperatures.

How long does beer last in a tapped keg?

How Long Does a Keg Stay Fresh? – For most beers on tap, dispensed with CO2, the rule of thumb is that non-pasteurized beer will retain its freshness for 45-60 days, if proper pressure and temperature are maintained. If you are serving up pasteurized draft beer, the shelf life is around 90-120 days.

If you have just gotten an air pumped party keg, you should consume the beer within 8-12 hours if you want to enjoy it at peak freshness. You will find that most breweries now print a freshness date on the keg for your convenience. Be sure to read the labeling carefully, as some breweries print this as an expiration date, while others opt for a “born on” date.

These dates have the days it is in inventory at the brewery figured into the equation and generally print the date on the side of the keg or on the cap.

Do kegs go bad in a kegerator?

2. Using a Kegerator with CO2 – Unlike the manual pump above, a kegerator using CO2 to dispense your beer will keep it fresher for much longer. This is because the keg remains pressurized, but avoids oxidation. In this instance, your beer can remain fresh for months, but the overall time really depends on the beer itself.

• If your beer is pasteurized, then it will likely last for at least three months, maybe even six if you store it at the correct temperatures.
• If it is not pasteurized, then it won’t last as long even if you store it at recommended temperatures.
• For non-pasteurized beer, you’re looking at maybe two months, give or take.

At this point, you may be asking yourself, “how do I know if it’s pasteurized or not?” This is where you would need to either contact the distributor/brewery or do some research online. If you can’t figure it out, just assume it’s non-pasteurized and treat it accordingly.

How long can a tapped keg last in a kegerator?

Tip 4. Keg that’s been tapped via a party pump will only last up to 24 hours – No matter how strongly you cool your beer down in this case, nothing will prevent it from going flat in a day or two at best (unlike the classic draft dispensing system powered by CO2 or nitrogen).

How long does a tank of CO2 last in a kegerator?

How many kegs can be dispensed from a CO2 tank? – A will last between 6-8 half barrels or full kegs before it needs to be filled. A will dispense 10-13 full kegs per fill. This number can be higher or lower based on how often you’re using your kegerator, the level of carbonation, and if your system is properly balanced.

Is it worth it to buy a kegerator?

You’re spending way more money than you’d like on bottled or can beer. – We have been asked countless times, is it worth it? The short answer is yes! We go through a full economical breakdown of a kegerator versus buying bottles and cans in our blog post here,

How do you keep a keg cold for a week?

How Long Will a Keg Last if Kept Cold? – A keg will keep beer colder for at least 8 hours when sufficiently cooled. This should cover a day outdoors, a night’s worth of partying, an afternoon watching the game, etc. The best course of action is to keep it in a keg blanket, keg barrel cooler or even inside a mini-refrigerator and add ice as often as possible to keep the beer cooler for longer.

Is it OK to keep CO2 in kegerator?

Finding the right CO2 tank for your home draft needs requires some consideration. Some of the factors included in your decision should be portability, efficiency, and space considerations. CO2 tanks come in a variety of sizes, usually from 2.5 lb to 20 lbs. Compressed gases such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrous oxide are all gases at room temperature. But get them cold enough, and they become liquid. Get them colder still, and they will become solid – and more concentrated or dense. As these compounds increase in temperature, they also expand in volume.

• Your CO2 tank is the same way – the pressure increases the hotter the tank (and therefore the CO2 inside) gets.
• This is why it is important have a good CO2 regulator and keep your tank from heating up drastically.
• CO2 expands rapidly as the tank’s temperature increases, putting more and more pressure on the gas regulator which controls the CO2 output.

The CO2 that the tank has been filled with is very cold (between -57 and -78 degrees degrees). At that temperature, the CO2 puts out only 100 PSI (pounds per square inch). At room temperature (70 degrees), the tank puts out about 850 PSI, and at hot temperatures (around 110 Degrees), the tank can put out a whopping 2000 PSI.

1. If your tanks are ever in the position to be raised to that high of a temperature, the release valve will be triggered to prevent the tank from exploding.
2. This can be quite startling, so it is wise to take steps to avoid this by storing your tank in a cool place, even while disconnected.
3. This is why CO2 tanks are filled to only 34% of their volume.

If the tank is filled more, it can trigger the safety and let all the gas out if it is exposed to high temperatures. Keep in mind that compressed gas tanks like the CO2 tank are powerful tools. Tools like this need to be treated with respect. So, if you are planning on having tanks like these around, follow proper safety guidelines. Do not turn the regulator pressure up higher than recommended, and make sure your tank is always standing upright when in use. Having enough room in your kegerator for your CO2 tank will ensure that your beer does not grow too foamy and will allow you to keep a firmer control on the carbonation present. So, if you have a full-sized kegerator setup, you have room to keep a large tank cool.

For smaller kegerators, you should go with a 10 lb at most. Visiting you local home brew or kegerator supply shop will help you get a grasp on the dimensions you are dealing with. Another consideration is the size of the beer keg that you will be using. Most home brewers use Cornelius kegs, which are quite slim.

If you are planning to use regular beer kegs, you will probably have to have an external CO2 tank unless you have a full-sized kegerator conversion from a refrigerator. The bigger sizes of home-use CO2 tanks are the easiest for most people to deal with, because they require filling less often.

Can beer get moldy in a keg?

The Cause of Moldy, Musty Beer – Not surprisingly mold and mildew is the primary cause of musty beer. Mold can develop at various stages in brewing from raw ingredients to the finished bottled beer or even the tap lines and taps used to serve finished beer.

• In a finished or fermenting beer you can often see the mold as a ring or layer on top of the beer.
• To diagnose your moldy beer a good place to start is your ingredients.
• Not surprisingly, moldy malt or hops will infuse a moldy taste in the finished beer.
• The main cause of moldy ingredients is storing malt, hops or adjuncts in a high humidity environment, though heat can also contribute to mold and mildew.

To avoid mold, store your ingredients in a cool, dry location ideally in sealed containers. The next place to look for mold contamination is during fermentation. One of the common causes here is a fermentation refrigerator or cooler that has not properly been cleaned.

1. Refrigerators and freezers are often contaminated with mold which can work its way into your fermenter.
2. It is also possible to get mold in your fermenter, especially when working with beers that have extended fermentations.
3. Diligent sanitation is needed throughout the brewing process, and you need to manage small thinks like the small amount of water in your air lock if you are storing beer in a secondary for an extended period.

If you are not careful transferring or bottling beer you can also contaminate your beer. Finally it is very common to get mold and mildew in your keg lines and taps, especially if you don’t clean them regularly. Unrefrigerated lines and taps are particularly susceptible as they have a combination of darkness, moisture and warm air that is a breeding ground for mold.

Clean your lines and taps regularly to avoid contamination. Those are some tips on avoiding mold and mildew in your beer. Thanks for joining me on the BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog, Be sure to sign up for my newsletter or my podcast (also on itunes and youtube and streaming radio station ) for more great tips on homebrewing.

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How long does a keg last once tapped without CO2?

How Long Does A Tapped Keg Last? – The method you choose for dispensing your beer also plays a major role in how long your keg stays fresh. Using a kegerator or draft system that dispenses draft beer using CO2 should not impact your beer’s freshness as long as the keg is stored at the proper temperature and pressure.

You can follow the guidelines explained above for determining how long your tapped keg will last. Using a picnic pump, party pump or keg tap is a completely different situation. These introduce oxygen into your keg, which greatly speeds up the process of beer going bad. Since a picnic pump uses oxygen instead of carbon dioxide, a tapped keg will only last about 12-24 hours depending on the type of beer and how much oxygen was pumped into it.

The oxygen will cause the beer to go flat and spoil quickly if you don’t finish the keg within that time frame.

How often do you change beer lines in kegerator?

There’s a dive bar in my neighborhood that I go to for the cheap pool. They’ve got Summit Pale Ale on tap, which is a beer I love, but man, it doesn’t taste anything like it does at a good bar. The hop flavors are all muddy and indistinct, and they always have way too much foam coming out of the tap.

1. I can’t prove it, but I’d wager that they need to replace their beer lines.
2. How often should you replace your beer lines? Well, about once a year is fine as long as you keep up with your cleaning.
3. Recirculating BLC through your lines once every two weeks should do a good job of keeping them clean.
4. Alternating with an acidic sanitizer like Star San will also help.

If you are cleaning regularly and still notice your lines discoloring, with small spots of beer stone on the inside, it’s time to replace them. Keeping your lines clean is a cheap, easy way to ensure you are serving the best beer. Bad lines can cause turbulence and unwanted off flavors in your beer, so keep it clean! 1/4″ Beverage Tubing 3/16″ Beverage Tubing Be the first to know about the latest homebrewing gadgets & gizmos.

How do you keep a tapped keg fresh?

What’s the Temperature? – Most people don’t realize the importance of room temperature, and how it can have an effect on the beer. Here’s the thing. Most edible products go through a certain chemical process as they age. No matter how well you try to prevent it from happening, it’s bound to do so; it’s just a natural part of how things work.

1. That being said, the temperature that things are stored has a big influence on how long or how short the life of the product will be.
2. The same is true with beer.
3. Although the alcohol in the beer does help to slow down the overall process, the temperature will affect the life span of your beer and determine how long it will be before your beer turns stale.

Here’s one thing to know for sure: storing your keg at room temperature is possibly the worst thing you could do. Like other products, the fermentation of your beer speeds up when exposed to higher temperatures. Since the average room is around 65 to 70 degrees, your beer will definitely be affected by the temperature.

1. This is fine if you only have a small keg, or if you plan on downing your beer in a few days, but not if you want it to last long term.
2. On average, a keg of beer will retain its flavor for only a couple weeks before its taste begins to wane.
3. The best way to retain your flavor is to store it at a cooler temperature.

And we do mean cool, not cold. If you store it at superchilled temperatures, you won’t be able to experience the full taste – or even worse, you get a block of ice.

How many kegs will a 2.6 kg CO2 tank last?

Better Quality Better Price! – This 2.6kg cylinder is our most popular CO2 cylinder. It’s small enough to take with you camping or to a party, put inside a kegerator or hang in the cylinder bracket included with our Keg Masters but large enough to dispense many kegs.

Purchasing your own CO2 cylinder is generally cheaper than renting from a gas supplier for periods longer than 12 months. Features: – Australian Standard Approved – Hold 2.6kg of gas when full Dimensions 47cm high x 14cm diameter – Comes with included carry handle for easy of transport and protection of valve – Will fit in Keg Master Series 2 and Series 3 Kegerators without reducing the number of kegs it can hold Typically you will use about 6g per litre of CO2 for carbonating and/or 6g per liter to dispense from a kegerator.

If you are brewing and carbonating your own beer, without accounting for any wastage you should be able to carbonate and dispense about 200L or over 10 x 19L kegs. If you are purchasing commercial beer which is already carbonated you should be able to dispense about 400L or 8 x 50L kegs.

• Once the cylinder is empty there are many places around Australia where it can be filled or exchanged for a full one.
• Click the “Stockists” link up the top of the page (or at the bottom of the side menu for mobile) to see a map of these locations.
• This will usually cost about $25 – $35 for this 2.6kg cylinder.

To prevent prematurely emptying your cylinder it is highly recommended to thoroughly check for leaks and preform a pressure check. Check out the video below to see how to do this. These cylinders should never be operated inverted. The valve must always be upright.

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Should CO2 be in or out of kegerator?

10. Should a CO2 tank be inside or outside of the kegerator? – Ideally, both the beer keg and the CO2 tank should be stored inside your kegerator fridge: the lower the temperature of your compressed air tank, the more efficiently it will carbonate your beer.

Do you turn on CO2 before tapping keg?

Tap Your Keg –

Make sure that your keg coupler handle is lifted all the way in the up position Look for notches on the keg of beer and beer coupler. Line these up and turn the keg coupler clockwise until the coupler stops turning. With the metal ring attached. Make sure the coupler is flat and seated correctly. Pull back the lever and push down simultaneously until you feel and hear the coupler click and lock in place. With the gas turned on. You are ready to start pouring.

Here’s a a little video I put together a while back going over the steps above. It’s part of a video I made talking about the D-system coupler and tapped kegs. If you haven’t done those steps correctly you’ll know because you will get sprayed with beer.

Don’t worry all you got to do is reverse that order, follow those instructions and try again for a proper way to tap a keg. If you haven’t done those steps correctly you’ll know because you will get sprayed with beer. Don’t worry all you got to do is reverse that order, follow those instructions and try again for a proper way to tap a keg.

For more information on tapping a keg check this post out.

Do kegerators use a lot of electricity?

Other costs to operate and maintain a kegerator. – Other than your initial kegerator and keg purchase, there are very little additional parts and products you will need to maintain a kegerator. You will very rarely need to replace parts, especially in you maintain your kegerator.

• This requires you to clean your kegerator lines after every keg but luckily beer line cleaner is quite affordable on average $13.00 for just the cleaner, which can clean up to 32 kegs.
• The other thing to mention is the energy cost of owning a kegerator.
• Most kegerators are designed to be energy efficient so, the energy cost is minuscule, average $20.00 a year.

We won’t even add this to the calculation of the value of the kegerator.

Can a kegerator be too cold?

Your Beer is Too Cold – The colder beer is, the more co2 it absorbs. If your kegerator is too cold, your beer might in fact be properly carbed, but the co2 is all in solution. There may not be any foam when you pour, but you will feel the prickle of carbonation as you taste your beer. In this case, raise the temperature of your kegerator to a serving temperature of between 8 and 13℃ depending on the beer style.

Can I use a kegerator as a fridge?

Use In Between Kegs – Sometimes you may not have a keg inside your kegerator. Does this mean you have no use for it? No, it does not. You can use it as an adapted mini refrigerator and store other drinks in cans or bottles. You could even put some snacks, if they require a cooler storage temperature, inside your kegerator when you have space.

How do pubs keep kegs cold?

Cold beer, happy customers: The importance of refrigeration for UK pubs With over 39,000 establishments employing around 300,000 people, UK pubs are a cornerstone of our culture and social circles – if the beer’s cold, at least. Crowds of people, a buzzing atmosphere with food and drink in abundance.

In a real shocker of a plot twist, today we’re talking about just why refrigeration matters so much to the much-loved public house. There’s a lot going on, from ice rooms to bar fridges and freezer machines, so keep reading! Beverage issues First and foremost, warm beer is almost a criminal offence (in most parts of England, at least!) and nobody likes being told that drinks are off the menu.

It’s a supply chain puzzle; kegs can take up to two days to chill to required temperatures, and pubs often operate off a consignment system – the goods keep coming regardless of sales! Pub refrigeration systems face a lot of use around the clock; an issue made more relevant by the constant entering and exiting of cooling areas.

1. The heat exchange that occurs when ‘outside’ air briefly mixes with a chilled interior can stress a system, meaning pub cooling solutions must be tough and reliable to face the demand.
2. Even smaller units are affected by this.
3. And you’d better believe that customers want their drinks; beer alone is rising in popularity at a significant rate in the UK.

Craft beers have exploded in popularity, with a 20% increase in the registering of trademarks for such alcohol seen in recent years. Waitrose has boosted its range of specialist beers by 27% in response to a similar decision made by Tesco. People love beer, and they love it cold.

Food matters Food is far from trivial, either, where refrigeration is concerned. A 2019 quarterly report, Pub Brand Monitor by MCA, tells us that over a quarter of dinners out are at pubs. Large chains like JD Wetherspoon are well-oiled operations, bringing in and cooking literally tonnes of food every week.

Chilling foods is mandatory to stop harmful bacteria and food spoilage. Different units, too, must be carefully installed and calibrated; fridges at 1°C and display cabinets at 5°C, for instance. Maintenance contracts come into their own here; systems and units should be regularly checked – pubs that skip on this run the risk of losing their stock should a system underperform or break on them.

1. Not nice when your prized pub is stocking thousands of Pounds of produce and drink at any given time! Cellar solutions While food storage is important, it’s fair to say cellar cooling is vital.
2. Pubs – or any establishment selling alcohol – rely on sophisticated systems to maintain temperatures at exact levels across large spaces.

Cellar cooling units are the answer. They work by pushing chilled air into the cellar in question, producing an optimum temperature for the storage of beer, wine, soft drinks and more. Importantly, they give pubs the option to use large cellars to refrigerate drinks where a standard refrigeration system wouldn’t be feasible – or would be too limited in size to get the job done properly.

1. They’re quite the systems.
2. Many operate for over eighteen hours a day, with modern units able to incorporate small heating elements into the mix to ensure that, if required, the exact temperature can be reached by raising as well as cooling the cellar.
3. Fortunately for pub owners and restaurants, they’re quite affordable to maintain.

They’re ubiquitous across the UK, being a relatively affordable initial purchase that solves the cold storage problem many pubs face – particularly ones which are older or listed buildings, of which there are many across the UK. In conclusion! A glimpse, then, of just how important refrigeration is to our beloved pubs! It’s easy to enjoy the front of the house, so to speak, without wondering about the hard work and investment that goes into keeping your favourite watering hole running.

How do restaurants keep kegs cold?

How Draft Systems Work: Getting Beer From Keg to Glass Anyone who has ever been to a college keg party has seen a draft beer system in action. One chilled keg + one party pump = one red Solo cup filled with beer. It’s a simple set-up, but that kind of beer service is a bit abusive to your beverage.

1. So your favorite bars and restaurants don’t keep perma-drunk frat boys in the keg coolers to give the party tap a few pumps every 20 minutes.
2. The draft systems used to get beer to you from the keg at these places are more complicated than you might think.
3. In any draft system, you’ve got six main components: cooler, keg, coupler, gas, tubing, and faucet—it can get more complex, but that’s the basic setup.

These six pieces all work together in a delicate harmony to ensure that the beer served to you is properly chilled and carbonated, with an appropriate foamy head. Here’s how it all breaks down. Back to that keg party. See how the keg is stuffed into a bucket and packed with ice? Beer needs to be kept cold not just so that it tastes good, but also to prevent spoilage and warm, foamy pours.

• But there aren’t any keg buckets in the backs of your favorite bars and restaurants either.
• Most restaurants have walk-in coolers that can keep a whole slew of kegs cold at once.
• This is where your beer’s journey begins.
• Mmm, Trumer.
• Wes Rowe Your beer resides in kegs: this you already knew.
• Egs come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and materials, but beer made in the US is usually packaged in 5 gallon, 7.75 gallon, or 15.5 gallon kegs made of stainless steel.

From the outside, you can see a valve on top. This is the hole where gas flows in and beer flows out. Inside the keg, there’s a long tube of metal extending from the valve to the vessel’s bottom. To get beer out of the keg, gas pressure is applied to the top surface of the liquid, which presses the beer from the bottom of the keg up through that metal tube and out of the valve.

This photograph and all below: To use the valve, you need another piece of equipment. This is called the coupler—the party pump used at that keg party is a gussied up version of one. Proper couplers connect to two tubes: one brings gas to the keg and one lets the beer flow out on its way to your glass.

The coupler plugs into the top of the keg and has a little handle that you pull down to open the valve and start the flow of gas into the airspace of the keg. So, I’ve mentioned a few times that we need gas to push the beer out of the kegs. Most bars and restaurants use canisters of pure bottled carbon dioxide and nitrogen for this purpose.

A regulator (that thing with the gauge) allows the operator to control the amount of pressure leaving the tanks. Those keg party taps aren’t as effective because the gas they use to pressurize kegs comes from your hardworking pumping action. So instead of using pure bottled gas, you’re pumping the air around you into the keg to build pressure.

Unfortunately, the air around you is packed with oxygen and wild yeast and bacteria that will quickly spoil your beverage. And one more thing: the imprecise, varying pressure applied by that pumping action will allow the bubbles in your beer to be released.

• This is why kegs only last one wild night when they are poured from a party pump—by morning the beer is oxidized, flatter than it should be, and down the road to spoilage.
• Woohoo! The beer is on its way to you! On the trip from keg to faucet, beer travels through vinyl or polyethylene tubing measuring about a quarter inch in diameter.

In systems where the beer has a long distance to travel from keg to tap, this tubing may be chilled to ensure the beer stays cold on its journey to your face. The last piece of equipment standing between you and your beer is the faucet. Here, you run into another valve, which is controlled by pulling the tap handle.

• The tap needs be opened completely (by pulling the handle all the way forward), or you’ll create turbulence that will cause foaming in the glass.
• It doesn’t sound all that complicated.yet.
• This is where things get tricky.
• The system detailed above is held in a delicate balance, hinging on the amount of pressure that’s applied to the keg as it relates to the resistance imposed by tubing, gravity, and other hardware like faucets and couplers.

The temperature and amount of carbonation in the beer matter too. So it’s actually super easy to screw up. A system with too much or too little applied carbon dioxide pressure will produce foamy pours and kegs that are overcarbonated or super-flat—all things that cost the bar or restaurant money and leave the customer with a less-than-perfect beer.

If the refrigerator holding the kegs is in the basement, you need more pressure to counteract the force of gravity and the resistance coming from trying to squeeze beer through 15 or more feet of tubing.If the cooler is above the bar, you apply less pressure because gravity is on your side.The warmer the temperature in the cooler, the more pressure you need to apply—because the carbon dioxide in beer is less soluble at warmer temperatures, more pressure is needed to keep the bubbles from escaping. If a beer is very highly carbonated, more pressure needs to be applied as well.Pouring beer at higher elevations in the mountains? More pressure.

All of this wouldn’t be too much of an issue if you could just crank up the bottled carbon dioxide pressure as high as you’d like. If the necessary pressure is pouring beer too fast, you can just lengthen the tubing between keg and faucet to add resistance, right? Unfortunately, that’s not how it works.

If too much carbon dioxide pressure is applied, it will be absorbed by the beer as excess carbonation (and if not enough carbon dioxide pressure is applied, the beer will go flat). To avoid overcarbonation in systems that require higher pressures, bars use a blend of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Nitrogen is less soluble in beer than carbon dioxide, so it will push the beer without being absorbed as carbonation.

If the system is dialed in properly, beer will pour from the taps at about two ounces per second. When proper carbonation has been maintained, it’s easy to form an appropriate head of 1-2 fingers atop your glass and little beer is wasted to foaming. The job isn’t done quite yet.

Draft systems require a whole lot of maintenance to make sure the beer is tasting great. Ideally, bars and restaurants should be cleaning their draft systems every two weeks and replacing components regularly. If they fail to do so, you may end up with funky off-flavors in your beer. Lines left uncleaned are susceptible to build-up of crud which can harbor yeast and bacteria that can make your beer taste musty, buttery, or sour.

Yuck. : How Draft Systems Work: Getting Beer From Keg to Glass

Do kegs go bad if not refrigerated?

Do Beer Kegs Need To Be Refrigerated? – The short answer is yes, beer kegs need to be refrigerated in order to preserve freshness and flavor. The temperature of the storage environment for a beer keg should be between 36-38°F (2 -3°C). This range will help preserve the taste and carbonation of the beer inside.

How long does ale last once tapped?

How long does live real ale last? – So long as it is stored at cellar temperature around 11C, and the cask is not tapped an average strength ale will last about 6 weeks; but once it is tapped it should ideally be drunk in 3 – 7 days. In a polypin, at cellar temperature, it should last for a week to 14 days.

How long can you keep a keg unrefrigerated?

How Long Does A Keg Last Unrefrigerated? – The exact shelf life of an unrefrigerated keg depends on the type and brand of beer. Generally, a well-sealed keg will remain good for up to three months when left at room temperature. After that, it may start to taste flat or stale.

How long does a tapped keg of Guinness last?

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How long do mini kegs last after being tapped?

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Oct 25, 2019 As long as the mini keg has not been tapped, and you keep it refrigerated, it should stay fresh for several months. However, once the keg has been carbonated (or filled with finished beer from a larger keg) it is ideal that you plan to consume it within 2 – 3 months. After the mini keg has been tapped, the beer will be best if consumed within 3 – 4 weeks.