Kegging Follow-UP - Page 2

**ravhawk2000** · 02-06-2012, 05:09 PM

Yea, cause even with the kegging making the whole bottling process obsolete. You still want it to age. The advantage is you don't usually need to prime it, unless you want to save your co2. Plus none of that bottling crap. But aging it will still be needed. So yea, the 2-3 weeks minimum is probably still best.

mightynintendo · 02-06-2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by weirdboy

I would also add a caveat that if the pressure in the keg is significantly higher than that in the CO2 line when you hook it up to the keg, you can actually force beer up into the gas line and kill your regulator.

So BE SURE to vent the headspace in your keg right before you hook it up, and set your regulator to something akin to serving pressure before you connect it.

Yeah this is true. I've managed to get beer in my regulator a time or two. It happened to me because I put the gas on the "out" poppet when there was already pressure in the keg. derrrrr. Didn't "kill" the regulator but it was a sticky mess to clean out the inside.

**Brewnoob1** · 02-06-2012, 06:51 PM

If you have check valves, then backing beer into the regulator wont be an issue. If you don't, then just make sure you purge the keg before hooking it up. Once it is equalized, you won't have a problem. I've practiced just unhooking the co2 anytime I want to adjust anything for safe measures. Good practice ensure good habits are formed.

msmith92 · 02-06-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Brewnoob1

If you have check valves, then backing beer into the regulator wont be an issue. If you don't, then just make sure you purge the keg before hooking it up. Once it is equalized, you won't have a problem. I've practiced just unhooking the co2 anytime I want to adjust anything for safe measures. Good practice ensure good habits are formed.

So, it is common practice that you pull the release valve every time you hook up the co2?

I'll remember that.