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07-30-2008, 03:29 AM
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need to carbonate a beer in a month
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I know your all thinking that 4 weeks is plenty of time, but this beer is for a competition and its hopefully at the end of august. I'll be force carbing this and would like your opinion on what psi for how long.
Oh and sorry for the n00b question. All I found in the FAQ was how to carbonate.
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07-30-2008, 03:33 AM
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Use this. http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html
I assume you know this, competitions usually require bottles.....
I don't keg but I guess a week to two should be good. It could be less if you shake the crap out of it several times a day.
Somebody else will post to confirm the length of time...
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Last edited by Schlenkerla; 07-30-2008 at 03:40 AM.
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07-30-2008, 03:49 AM
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I have BeirMunchers beer gun 
Also, how much volume is 30 psi of co2? |
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07-30-2008, 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Mustangfreak
I have BeirMunchers beer gun
Also, how much volume is 30 psi of co2? |
Not sure I understand the question. What beer are you trying to carb?
If you are asking how much CO2 will be used it depends on how much head space is in the keg.
You can also naturally carb the keg too.
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Last edited by Schlenkerla; 07-30-2008 at 03:57 AM.
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07-30-2008, 03:59 AM
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what style? different styles require different levels of carbonation. and what temp do you plan on carbing at?
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07-30-2008, 03:05 PM
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30 PSI in the fridge will have your beer end up at around 4.5 volumes of Co2 if I remember right (way too much for beer, right on for soda though). Generally guidelines say 12 PSI in the fridge for a week. You want to look up some carbonation charts or calculators to go by style and your specific fridge temp
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07-30-2008, 03:10 PM
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If you are enterring for comp do it to the style of the category you are enterring, you can find the info on those afore mentioned calculators...
Also get it in the bottles with plenty of time to do a little bottle conditioning as well...If you have a month to deadline, maybe force carb it for 2 weeks, then bottle condition for a couple more weeks.
Make sure you know your deadline...I almost let mine slip uo on me...the deadline for the Michigan State Fair is Saturday, so I got to get mine to the drop off point tomorrow....
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07-30-2008, 05:48 PM
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See post #2 Hit the link, it has the calculator for the style and suggested volumes.
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07-31-2008, 01:06 AM
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K, I figured out that calculator haha. says 11.2psi.
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07-31-2008, 01:28 AM
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what stage of fermentation is the beer in currently?
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