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View Poll Results: Kegging: prime or force carb?
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Prime
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12.90% |
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Force carb
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77.42% |
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Ralph Nader
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9.68% |
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04-04-2009, 12:59 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 16
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Do you prime or force carb your kegs?
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After my last post, the thought occurred to me as to how many people prime with sugar and how many force carb?
I force carbed my first 2 and I think I'm gonna try priming the next couple. No wait once you swap kegs sounds good to me.
Quote: Some people see a glass of beer as half full, others half empty. I'm just wondering who's drinking my beer.
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04-04-2009, 01:30 AM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 11,620
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I always force carb... seems rediculous not to. I mean, I have the gas anyhow, so why deal with priming sugar and all that?
I cold crash the heck outta my beers prior to kegging too.
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04-04-2009, 01:48 AM
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I love making Beer
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 4,005
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We use priming sugar. We always have plenty of time before tapping. I find it very easy to prime, pressure up the keg, and set aside until needed.
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04-04-2009, 01:50 AM
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...My Junk is Ugly...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 11,406
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Is this thread only for Polish people? 
I used to force carb one keg of a batch (I do 10 gallon batches) and then prime the second.
Both were great, but I found a definite yeast bite with the primed keg. I force carb everything now. |
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04-04-2009, 02:04 AM
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#5
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big beers turn my gears
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 2,653
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I'm not polish but the answer is forced carb.
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"I've got a fever... and the only prescription is, MORE CARBOYS!"
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Most problems can be solved with the proper application of force.
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04-04-2009, 02:40 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Alexandria, VA, USA
Posts: 2,059
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It doesn't depend on the beer? (honest question)
I don't keg yet, but I'd think hefes or Belgians might benefit from bottle/keg conditioning, while lagers and pales might be better force carbed.
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04-04-2009, 02:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: north Georgia
Posts: 1,352
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The Pol was the first to answer the pole poll....
{wandering back over to the DRMM}
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04-04-2009, 02:52 AM
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Pissing in Post Toasties
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Shady Shores, TX
Posts: 9,521
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I AM polish but the answer is force carbed.
Though the polock in me does want to try priming...
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Nothing to worry about, but really hard to get enough for a whole bowl of cereal. - bull8042
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04-04-2009, 02:52 AM
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Pissing in Post Toasties
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Shady Shores, TX
Posts: 9,521
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And um... shouldn't the poll have a... poll?
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If I have to bend over to start the job, so does she. - JohnnyO
Nothing to worry about, but really hard to get enough for a whole bowl of cereal. - bull8042
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04-04-2009, 02:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Union City, CA
Posts: 2,818
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Not what I had in mind when I read "pole"...
BTW, I force carb...
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