I have half a keg of flat beer

[chrisms]

Beer makes a great marinade for chicken. Some of it can be used this way.

The rest? Drink it. Why the hell not.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamaelephant

Originally posted by: waggy
i thought kegs lasted longer then that?

Keg beer goes flat overnight.

It takes longer than a night for it to go flat.

depends on the circumstance. if the beer was left warm, and the keg was no longer airtight, it would go flat fairly quickly.....easily within a 12 hour period.

Hmmm. We always take the tap off and it sits in a bucket of ice. Never had a problem with flat beer the next day.

well, that would be a cold beer (retains more co2 per volume of beer) and a sealed keg (once removed, the keg will most likely be airtight and minimize the amount of co2 that can diffuse from the beer).

I suspect that the the OP left the tap on, and the beer was allowed to warm.... a shameful waste of beer IMO...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

well, that would be a cold beer (retains more co2 per volume of beer) and a sealed keg (once removed, the keg will most likely be airtight and minimize the amount of co2 that can diffuse from the beer).

I suspect that the the OP left the tap on, and the beer was allowed to warm.... a shameful waste of beer IMO...

Good to know, thanks :thumbsup:

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

well, that would be a cold beer (retains more co2 per volume of beer) and a sealed keg (once removed, the keg will most likely be airtight and minimize the amount of co2 that can diffuse from the beer).

I suspect that the the OP left the tap on, and the beer was allowed to warm.... a shameful waste of beer IMO...

Good to know, thanks :thumbsup:

By the way, if you use the typical 'hand-pump' pressurization system, then you're not really maintaining your beer under the needed levels of co2. those hand pumps pump air into the keg, thereby introducing o2 and nitrogen (not particularily a problem as far as I know). Since gasses diffuse independent of each other, the only way to keep a beer to the intended level of carbonation is to keep it under pressure with a co2 tank and regulator.

For example, if you drink half a keg and decide to save the other half, then you're going to get the following:
1) a decrease in the amount of co2 dissolved into the beer
2) an increase in the amount of o2 dissolved into the beer

#1 will lead to a less fizzing, perhaps sweeter tasting and less bitter tasting brew.... not the end of the world because if this was the only thing happening (ie. there was only a loss of dissolved co2 in the beer) then you could just repressurize under 12-14 psi of co2 and youd be right back to where you started with virtually no ill effects to the beer.

#2 will lead to a change in the flavor profile. Oxidation occurs relatively quickly and can result in a cardboard flavor. There is no way to undo oxidation. Even if you recarbonate, you'll still have oxidized beer.

 

[gar3555]

Just suck it up and drink it...

sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[Rudy Toody]

I used to have a landlady that put flat beer on her cornflakes.

On another thread, someone said to use it to marinade bear steaks overnight to tenderize them.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamaelephant

Originally posted by: waggy
i thought kegs lasted longer then that?

Keg beer goes flat overnight.

It takes longer than a night for it to go flat.

depends on the circumstance. if the beer was left warm, and the keg was no longer airtight, it would go flat fairly quickly.....easily within a 12 hour period.

Hmmm. We always take the tap off and it sits in a bucket of ice. Never had a problem with flat beer the next day.

well, that would be a cold beer (retains more co2 per volume of beer) and a sealed keg (once removed, the keg will most likely be airtight and minimize the amount of co2 that can diffuse from the beer).

I suspect that the the OP left the tap on, and the beer was allowed to warm.... a shameful waste of beer IMO...

Well now that really depends on what kind of beer was in the keg now doesnt it.

 

[stinkycheese]

You could make a lot of beer biscuits:
4 cups bisquick
4 tablespoons sugar
1 bottle of beer
mix and spoon into greased muffin tin
bake at 375 until brown (15-20 minutes)

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
:'(

it's not like you could've drank a 1/2 keg even if you were healthy.

 

[ATLien247]

If it still tastes good, drink it...

 

[Sable]

Sodastream.

 

[GoPackGo]

Did you keep it cold...or let it get warm?

My guess if you left it out, its starting to fester.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant

Originally posted by: waggy
i thought kegs lasted longer then that?

Keg beer goes flat overnight.

no it doesnt. especially if you remove the tap when its not in use. Kept cold it should last for a while.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Shame
Yeast eats thatch. Put it in a sprayer and spray it on your lawn.

I was actually going to suggest something similar.

Friends and I had a half keg left over, drug it out to the lawn and emptied it and noticed a week later that the grass in that area was growing stronger and fuller. May have been coincidence, but OP has enough to do experiements with.

 

[Rastus]

You can turn your man card in at the keg store with the empty.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: stinkycheese
You could make a lot of beer biscuits:
4 cups bisquick
4 tablespoons sugar
1 bottle of beer
mix and spoon into greased muffin tin
bake at 375 until brown (15-20 minutes)

assuming the keg is still 75% full, he could make about 1500 biscuits...