I tapped a keg on saturday. Its sitting in a bucket of ice. Will it be ok to drink on wednesday?

Answer 1

Sure will as long as you don't allow beer to get hot. Beer takes on a different taste when it is hot, cooled, hot, cooled etc. Have fun be responsible

Answer 2

TAV is absolutely correct. If you rented a hand pump with the tap, the beer will start a downward spiral almost immediately. The reason is that by pumping air into the keg you have introduced bacteria as well which will "kill the beer". The beer will taste noticeably different within 24 hours even if it's kept cold. However, if you pressurize the keg with CO2 and proper sanke valve set-up along with refrigeration, your beer will keep for about 45 - 90 days depending on the presence or lack of pateurization by the brewer.

Answer 3

I think not it will be flat by tomorrow as all the carbonation will escape


A typical half-keg with single opening in the centre of the top endKeg beer is a term for beer which is served from a pressurized keg. While often considered synonymous to draught beer, keg beer refers specifically to beer served under pressure, while draught beer may refer to any beer served from a larger container, including both keg beer and cask ale. Keg beer is often filtered and/or pasteurized, both of which are processes that render the yeast inactive, increasing the shelf life of the product at the expense of flavor.

In brewing parlance, a keg is different from a cask. A cask has a tap hole near the edge of the top, and a spile hole on the side used for conditioning the unfiltered and unpasteurised beer. A keg has a single opening in the centre of the top to which a flow pipe is attached. Kegs are artificially pressurised after fermentation with carbon dioxide or a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas.

Keg has become a term of contempt used by some since the 1960s as pasteurised draught beers were replacing traditional cask beers. The quality of the kegging process was not as good then as it is today, and sometimes the keg beers are referred to as Plastic Beer. Some people believed that chemicals (adjuncts) were used to create a foam head. These perceptions still dog keg beer to this day.

Despite this consumer concern, keg beer was replacing traditional cask ale in all parts of the UK, primarily because it requires less care to handle. Since the mid-1970s, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has been conducting a successful consumer campaign which focused attention on those consumers who preferred traditional cask beer. As well as this CAMRA has lobbied the British Parliament successfully to ensure support for cask ale. New, small microbreweries have sprung up to serve those consumers who prefer traditional cask beer. Today most pubs in the UK will serve both keg and cask beer.

Answer 4

I went to this website for the answer to your question

http://www.kegerators.net/Keg-FAQs.php
HOW LONG WILL A KEG OF BEER REMAIN FRESH?

This answer is most relevant if you own a bar or restaurant that dispenses beer.

1. If dispensing with CO2, and maintained at the proper temperature and pressure: Non-pasteurized draft beer will remain fresh for about 45-60 days. Pasteurized draft beer will remain fresh for about 90-120 days.

This is probably the most relevant answer because when we buy a keg of beer we rent the tapping equipment as well
2. If dispensing with a party pump (air):Any draft beer will remain fresh for no more than 8-12 hours.

Answer 5

If you leave the tap on the keg it will probably go flat and skunk, but if you take the tap off it should be ok as long as you keep it cold.

Answer 6

you're wasting the ice to keep it cold. The beer will skunk....and you cannot reseal a keg once its been tapped...unless of course you work at the brewery and have the equipment to re-pressurize the tank

Answer 7

Your beer is 100% safe to drink, but if your a avid beer drinker you will notice it to be slightly flater then it was on saturday unless it was tapped using Co2 like the taps used in your local bar.

Answer 8

I believe there are ways to reseal the keg, call the store to check. If you leave the tap on and is don't reseal correctly it will be flat and not very tasty by wed.

Answer 9

hell yeah, I once left a keg sitting in my shed for two weeks, and it was good all the way to the very end!!! KEEP ICE ON IT THOUGH!!!!

Answer 10

Apart from beer might going flat, it will be safe to drink. Used to work in a brewery.