Natural carb in keg

[Jake]

Does anyone in club ever naturally carb in a keg by adding some priming sugar? I had tried it once a couple years back with about 1/3 of a cup of priming sugar with good results. I have a saison that I'm about to keg in coming days and thought it would be cool to go this route ... I know many belgians are often carbonated in the bottle, so why not keg.

Any reason why not?

[Two Wheeler]

I bet it would be tasty, it just may be yeasty for the first few pours. I was moving a few weeks ago and put a beer in the keg to make it easier to move than the carboy, but it wasn't finished. I essentially used the keg as a secondary and serving vessle. The first few pints brought up some yeast, but it seems to have settled. The beer pours slowly too, so I think the diptube is a bit clogged, so that's something to consider.

[jamie_savoie]

Funny, I'm about to try the same thing with a hoppy saison but with the addition of Brett Brux in the keg.  I was inspired to try this after reading this post.

I find that Brett produces an assertive character much more rapidly under pressure

He used 3oz of sugar for a keg

[paulmaybee]

I'm trying the same thing too, but with unfermented wort...  ambitious, I think.  But hey, it's beer!

[Roger]

I've been planning to do this as well.

[fakr]

Hey Jake!  Long time!  Here's a tip that JohnQ will likely agree to with his spunding experience.  Next time keg your beer a few points before its finished, adding dry hops or whatever you want.  I'f you're expecting a FG of 1.012 keg it at 1.015-6.  It will build up natural carb pressure finishing up and will carb your beer.  I've done it in the past so i know it works.  It will take a week or so to settle out. 

[Jake]

Fakr!?! You're alive!

thanks for the tip. We miss drinking your beer. You should make the trip from Moncton some week soon.

[brew]

Good to hear from you fakr! Hope things are well...

[fakr]

I definitely do have to make it to Fredericton soon.  Had some health issues since spring but got myself a clean bill of health recently.  Gettin the brewery going again!  See you guys soon!