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[shaggaroo]

So my Helles has been in a keg for about 4 days at only 50 deg; basically because it's in the same chest freezer where I'm fermenting my oktoberfest. I sampled it tonight and it has an ever so slight taste of diacetyl to it. Would there be enough yeast left in the keg to clean up the diacetyl if I took it out of the chest freezer and let it warm up a bit? Or could I wait for a couple of weeks when the WL 830 slurry will be harvested from the ofest and add a little of that and warm it up a little? As usual any thoughts are welcome.

[djinkc]

I'd pull it out for a few days. I would guess there's still enough yeast there to clean up a bit unless you did a super clean transfer. If it doesn't you have the other option covered. Good call catching it early.

[dmtaylor]

I agree -- I'd take it out now, and leave it out for at least a few days, maybe a week. If there is any yeast in there at all, they'll eat up the diacetyl pretty quickly.

[shaggaroo]

Thanks guys. Nice to know that I actually remember some of the stuff I learn here. I forget who it was that told me to sample the lager along the way, but cheers to you sir!

[djinkc]

Thanks guys. Nice to know that I actually remember some of the stuff I learn here. I forget who it was that told me to sample the lager along the way, but cheers to you sir!

Odds are it was Mtn. He's certainly given me a lot of good advice.

[shaggaroo]

Odds are it was Mtn. He's certainly given me a lot of good advice.

I went back and looked... yup, it was indeed Mtn.

[MtnBrewer]

:lol:Also, if you don't need it in a hurry, you can just leave it cold. Diacetyl reduction will occur at colder temperatures but it just takes longer.

[shaggaroo]

:PAlso, if you don't need it in a hurry, you can just leave it cold. Diacetyl reduction will occur at colder temperatures but it just takes longer.

OK so I think I'll let it sit out for a few days, then put it back in the chest freezer. I can't really start cold conditioning until the OFest is done in a couple of weeks.