Beer with Fritz: Kegging

How to make a Kit Beer...Part Three

Is the beer ready to rack to the keg?

THAT...is the question!

OK, So I opened the Secondary fermenter and MAN...IT SMELLS SO GOOD!! The beer looks good, no contamination noted and the aroma is spot on!

I fish out the Hop Bag (which contained my cascade hops) that has been dry hopping the beer for the last week.

At this point I break out the Hydrometer and get it into the beer to take the readying. Remember last time we have a Specific Gravity of 1.012. If it is the same we can go ahead and keg the beer as that reading indicates that the beer has completed fermentation.

and what is the reading?

I know its hard to read but it is infact 1.012. Its good to keg!

 OK, at this point I sanitize the keg and the racking tubing I will be using. Once clean and sanitized I get everything into position.

and let the beer flow! Now keep in mind I am not splashing this into th ekeg. I still want to keep oxygen esposure to a minimum. So the racking tube is at the bottom of the keg and is filling it up from the base of the keg.

Now I bleed off the air and let the CO2 get in and do its magic. It should be fully carbonated within the next couple of days. But of course , it has to wait fo rthe upcoming Loch Norman Highland Games!!

On the next Beer with Fritz...taste tests and kilts!!

Until then....

PROST!