Recent content by copela

I can add something about the buckets themselves. I work with a HB supplier, and we have had different buckets and some seal without a gasket, some don't. A few years back we bought buckets from Ropak (the manufacturer name will be imprinted somewhere on the bucket & lid), those lids sealed...

Thanks for the reply goose. But I have also had beer carbonate at 12 psi within a few days. I usually use about 12psi, and the next day there are light bubbles but not much, but then by day 2 or three we are drinking it with (at least close to) normal carbonation.

I'm wondering if beer carbonates faster at higher pressures, or if the CO2 dissolves at a constant rate no matter what the head pressure? Does anyone know the science behind this? I work at a homebrew shop and we have been having a debate on this. Some of the folks here have been turning...