[I originally posted this to uk.rec.food+drink.real-ale, but that is a
rather low-volume group and I'm not confident of getting a good answer.
I'm re-posting it here in order to get it in front of a few more
eyeballs; I realise the subject may be a little Brit-centric, but I
reckoned someone might know or be able to hazard a guess - and even if
not, it's probably got interest value, right?]

A friend of mine is running the beer tent at a Rugby 7s tournament in a
couple of weeks. Because obviously we don't want to look after beer in a
tent beforehand, and because it's for one day only, we're doing it with
re-racked beer direct from the breweries. I've been detailed to pick up
one of the casks because the brewery is reasonably near where I live.

I've been quite involved in running a festival for a few years, and I've
re-racked casks a couple of times, but only for immediate use. Thus I
have no real idea of how long the beer will stay good after it's been
racked. The CAMRA Cellarmanship Guide says 24 hours, but it's not clear
whether it's referring to life only after venting and tapping or in
total since re-racking.

The tournament is on the Saturday, and if absolutely necessary I could
pick up the beer after work on Friday. However, for logistical reasons
it would be more convenient for me to collect it on Thursday instead.
The question is, if stored in my garage for Thursday night and all of
Friday, would it still be in good condition during the day on Saturday?
A number of discerning drinkers will be there, and we wouldn't want to
let the beer down.

What do you think, and do you know of anywhere else I might ask? I'll
ask the brewer, obviously, but it's a relatively new micro-brewery and I
wouldn't be surprised if he has no real idea himself.

Thanks,

Pete

Pete Verdon wrote:
[I originally posted this to uk.rec.food+drink.real-ale, but that is a
rather low-volume group and I'm not confident of getting a good answer.
I'm re-posting it here in order to get it in front of a few more
eyeballs; I realise the subject may be a little Brit-centric, but I
reckoned someone might know or be able to hazard a guess - and even if
not, it's probably got interest value, right?]


What do you think, and do you know of anywhere else I might ask? I'll
ask the brewer, obviously, but it's a relatively new micro-brewery and I
wouldn't be surprised if he has no real idea himself.
Pete

If you don't get an answer here try Rec.crafts.brewing as they have a
lot of different Kegging experience
Nels

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