Rhoobarb
Well-Known Member
The other night I read about using the method below in a 'How To' manual. I did a search here on HBT and found this post by TexLaw:
Anyone else use this method? (Sorry TexLaw, not meaning to pick on you in case anyone comes back saying, "That's crazy talk!" ):
I think this method might work very well, with quicker and with more predictable results than the "set it to 35psi and shake the hell outta the keg" method, which has been disappointing to me. My thought is, as long as you have a check valve in place to keep beer from bleeding into your regulator, it should work like a charm.TexLaw said:... take the keg out, change the gas line fitting to a liquid line fitting, attach the gas line to the liquid post, and shake or roll the keg around (at the "set it and forget it" PSI) until you no longer hear CO2 bubbling up through the beer. That'll get you nearly all the way toward your desired carbonation. Then, remove the gas line from the liquid post, switch the fitting back to the gas fitting, reattach the gas line to the gas post, put the keg back in the fridge, and chill out. ...
I "speed" carbonate all my beers by the procedure in that last paragraph. It saves me a few days waiting or more without overshooting the carbonation I wanted in the first place and going through all the mess to get it back where I want it.
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Anyone else use this method? (Sorry TexLaw, not meaning to pick on you in case anyone comes back saying, "That's crazy talk!" ):