VFrizz47 Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Hey guys, I'm back haha, can you help me out? I got a brand new quarter keg today from the beer distributor today of lager and it was very cold. I didn't think anything of it until I put it in my kegerator for a half hour and it froze. I am thinking that they gave me a frozen keg without thinking. Sometimes this distributor has their kegs in their "fridge" for a long time, so I'm thinking it was already frozen or just about frozen. My kegerator's thermostat works just fine as I have already turned it down to the "2" setting on the dial. I also have a thermometer that says its between 30-40 degrees currently. I just had 2 sixtels in there literally last week at the same temperature and both didn't freeze. Okay sorry to rant, I have my new quarter keg currently sitting out on my kitchen floor where the house temperature is currently at 70 degrees. I am hoping it thawls out quickly. So any suggestions? Will the keg be ruined? It's a brand new full quarter keg. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFrizz47 Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) @Otto Von Blotto @Aussiekraut @Kegory @Shamus O'Sean Hey guys I tagged you all because you helped me in the past. Thanks! Edited October 25, 2023 by VFrizz47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 (edited) Should be fine once it thaws out. I've not frozen a beer keg before but I have done it with bottles, they're always fine once they thaw out so I can't imagine a keg would be any different. Depending on how fully it's frozen it could take a day or so to completely thaw out in those sorts of temperatures. Edited October 25, 2023 by Otto Von Blotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFrizz47 Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 @Otto Von Blotto Okay great thank you for your quick response and input! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 8 hours ago, VFrizz47 said: Hey guys, I'm back haha, can you help me out? I got a brand new quarter keg today from the beer distributor today of lager and it was very cold. I didn't think anything of it until I put it in my kegerator for a half hour and it froze. I am thinking that they gave me a frozen keg without thinking. Sometimes this distributor has their kegs in their "fridge" for a long time, so I'm thinking it was already frozen or just about frozen. My kegerator's thermostat works just fine as I have already turned it down to the "2" setting on the dial. I also have a thermometer that says its between 30-40 degrees currently. I just had 2 sixtels in there literally last week at the same temperature and both didn't freeze. Okay sorry to rant, I have my new quarter keg currently sitting out on my kitchen floor where the house temperature is currently at 70 degrees. I am hoping it thawls out quickly. So any suggestions? Will the keg be ruined? It's a brand new full quarter keg. Thanks guys I've got no idea. But 30-40 degrees is beach weather around here, and 70 is getting towards pasteurization temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 8 hours ago, VFrizz47 said: Hey guys, I'm back haha, can you help me out? I got a brand new quarter keg today from the beer distributor today of lager and it was very cold. I didn't think anything of it until I put it in my kegerator for a half hour and it froze. I am thinking that they gave me a frozen keg without thinking. Sometimes this distributor has their kegs in their "fridge" for a long time, so I'm thinking it was already frozen or just about frozen. My kegerator's thermostat works just fine as I have already turned it down to the "2" setting on the dial. I also have a thermometer that says its between 30-40 degrees currently. I just had 2 sixtels in there literally last week at the same temperature and both didn't freeze. Okay sorry to rant, I have my new quarter keg currently sitting out on my kitchen floor where the house temperature is currently at 70 degrees. I am hoping it thawls out quickly. So any suggestions? Will the keg be ruined? It's a brand new full quarter keg. Thanks guys It will be OK if you thaw it out, as @Otto Von Blotto said, we have all frozen bottles, Fermenters & still drank it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Kegory said: I've got no idea. But 30-40 degrees is beach weather around here, and 70 is getting towards pasteurization temperature. Guessing that the temperatures are farenheit rather than celsius. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 2 hours ago, kmar92 said: Guessing that the temperatures are farenheit rather than celsius. That was my guess also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFrizz47 Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 Hey guys yes sorry I am over here in the U.S. gotta love our measuring system. Yes I was referring to farenheit. currently I have the keg sitting out on my front porch as it is 75 degrees F which is 23 degrees Celsius. The keg is untapped currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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