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Any issue with leaving beer in a keg without CO2 for a day?
There's no preassure. My regulator got backordered. I'm hoping it will be in today.
I've read that some actually use their kegs as a secondary. Most usually "dose" a little CO2 into it but I guessing that your beer will generate a little on it's own if the sealed correctly. One day doesn't sound like it will be a problem. Chalk it up to racking it into another fermenter.....
cap up the keg and the beer will produce enough CO2 to seal it up, you'll be fine
Thanks guys. I still haven't gotten the Regulator. 
I was hoping for Friday. Now I'm hoping for monday.
You can leave beer in a keg for MONTHS with no pressure so long as its sealed. I have left beer in mine for a few weeks. They are airtight.
I have also heard of kegs being used as a secondary, but never done it. My question is, where does the co2 produced go? There is no way for it to escape. This may not hurt it, but the process seems a little odd to me.
The yeast will keep producing co2, but not enough as a co2 tank to actually dispense enough beer. Yes I realize you didn't say that Bill, just making a point.
But you can certainly leave finished uncarbonated beer in a keg for a LONG time, as in several months.
I got the idea to secondary in a keg from dmfot. I just go to the keg once of twice a day (or more if I'm home) and let off the pressure with the valve. works like a charm. I really only do this for cold aging... or a short secondary I know I'm going to carbonate and drink soon... otherwise I wouldn't waste valuable keg space!!
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