Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:21 pm
I have recently started making 15 gallon batches but can only have 10 gallons in the kegerator at once. I have been brewing a significant amount of beer lately and have about 25 gallons of beer not in the kegerator. I have been force carbonating the kegs for storage, two days at 40 psi then removing from CO2 completely. Is it necessary to carbonate before storage and will it hold the carbonation though storage, probably a month or two? Is this the best way to store beer for the long term or should I not carbonate the kegs? I was assuming as long as my kegs don't have any leaks that the beer would be carbonated and ready to drink as soon as I cooled the stored beer, just as I do with bottles. I have been brewing for about 8 years and finally got the setup I have wanted for just as long. Now that I am brewing so much, storage and fermentation space are issues that are new to me. Any insight would be appreciated.