Monday, March 18, 2013

Mini-Keg Tapping

We tapped our first mini-keg over the weekend.  The keg is 5 liters.  Setup was easy.  Just push the tap into the keg and screw in a CO2 cartridge into the tap.  We finished about four of the liters that night.  The following evening, I poured a 4 oz glass to see how the beer was doing.  It was still drinkable but had become a bit stale.  Could have been user error.  Maybe adjusting the CO2 better would keep the beer fresh longer.

The beer we tried was Hombres, our Belgian IPA.  We used a generous amount of rye in this one.  The Belgian yeast is the most pronounced flavor but the Nelson Sauvin hops come through nicely.  The hops give the beer a pleasant aroma.  Overall, I like it a lot.

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