2 Kegs - 1 CO2 - Kegging Question

[Barley-Davidson]

I have an American amber tapped now in my kegerator and I just racked a Belgian pale ale to keg.

I ordered a CO2 manifold, but it won't be here until the end of the week and I'd really like to get a head start on carbing the pale ale.

If I hook up the gas to the pale ale (moving it back to the amber for serving), would the amber be OK or would it go flat?

[poops4president]

I do belive it would be ok as long as the keg its self stays pressurized. I mean pop stays ok after u open the bottle but I wouldn't count on it staying the same for very long. But I trust you could finish it soon!

[mdd134]

yeah that is fine, I have 6 kegs in my fridge and only 2 gas outlets. If there is a lot of drinking from the ones not on gas I will just gas them back up at the end of the night.

[Ó Flannagáin]

It'll be fine. I have one gas hook up I switch between 4 kegs, no problem. You don't even have to switch back to serve. There's so much pressure in their I've served an entire keg without switching the gas back over to it. I have tubes split to give me 3 gas hook ups, but they were leaking and i haven't taken the time to fix them. I'd rather just open the door and switch it over.

[DrunkenSatyr]

You will be fine. If you pour the amber, just hook it back up every 5-10 pints.

[Barley-Davidson]

Great, thanks for the feedback.

I thought it would be OK to unhook the gas, I didn't realise I could leave it unhooked and continue serving, that'll make my life even easier. 8)

[Ó Flannagáin]

Great, thanks for the feedback.

I thought it would be OK to unhook the gas, I didn't realise I could leave it unhooked and continue serving, that'll make my life even easier. 8)

yea, like I said, I've served whole kegs of just an initial force-carbing and maybe a few days attached after. But, it was pouring slow by the end. I usually swap back every 5 to 10 pints like DS said.