I’ve started fermenting in a corny keg recently with a spunding valve, seemingly to good results (I love the fact that it’s a cheap multi-purpose stainless steel vessel), but I’ve heard it can be discouraged as if the spunding valve outlet gets clogged, it can lead to some “dangerous situations”. The recent post about a brewery staff member dying from an exploding keg means that the danger is a real one, even with commercial experience and controls.
Are there any extra preventative measures I can take, beyond using a spunding valve and PRV valve as backup in the keg lid, to ensure that I do this safely?
Great tip on considering the tri-clamp lid. I also filled up the keg too much on my first attempt, so splitting up the batches, particularly on strong beers, is a good idea. Thanks!
On an unrelated note, I haven’t found hard evidence yet of harm to flavour caused by leaving the beer on the trub, but the common advice seems to recommend moving it off either after primary, or if the beer is to be drunk in more than 3 months time. Are there any issues drinking it straight from primary over the long term?
Well, I don’t have much experience on that, especially long term, but for a relatively fresh batch, the taste is great, even for a relatively hoppy beer (it’s an APA). And throughout a few weeks, it hasn’t changed. And it for sure won’t last anywhere near 3 months.
I brewed a porter in May and I’ve been serving it from the keg I fermented in since then. I haven’t noticed any weird flavors. I used Voss Kveik yeast if that makes a difference.
The consensus seems to be that around 3 months on the trub is the borderline - having said, I’d love to know about a comparison performed on a longer period of time. Cleaning an extra keg sucks ass
I too used Voss Kveik, since I don’t yet have a reliable temp control and it’s getting really hot, I didn’t want to chance my luck even with fermentation under pressure.