Forced Carbonation and Keg conditioning

[Mayor of Simpleton]

Evening wise ones. I have dipped my toes into the world of kegging. My kegerator is built and set to 11 C; my first keg has been filled with what I am hoping will be a fantastic Rye Pale Ale hopped with Mandarina Bavaria. I have my CO2 on and set to about 13 psi and everything hooked up to carbonate. My question is around the need for any condition Do I

a) Give it a week and then start drinking - it'll be lovely
b) Give it 2-4 weeks like I would when I bottle and it'll be even better

I am not sure what the rule of thumb is with kegging when it comes to conditioning time or whether it's even necessary once my beer is carbonated.

 

[chillipickle]

There is certainly no harm in having a sample after a week, some beers condition quicker tthan others.Just a case of suck it and see.
Most will be carbonated by 7/10 days.

 

[smcc]

some will crank it up higher to have drinkable beer in 3 days or so. I find though that head stability isnt great this quickly. Definitely needs longer and I personally do similar PSI setting for about 10 days and that works a lot better

 

[crowcrow]

Personally I burst carb (40psi and shake the kegs for a count of 40) and have a drink about 30 mins later and then set to serving pressure. Beer def improves with ages but I find hoppy APAs very drinkable on day one. That said I made a black lager (Barclays Perkins recipe) that was vile for about 6 months. Life got in the ways of me pouring it away and about a year after it was brewed I tried some more before planning to ditch it - and it was delicious! Gone down very well with everyone who has tried it.