NorsemenRugby58
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I see a lot of threads with charts and discussions of equilibrium, hose length, purging, shaking, etc. I've had my trials and tribulations with all of these. While the "set it and forget it" method does work, I picked up a new method from a brew shop a few years back that I would like to share.
**Note: This does not produce an EXACT CO2 volume, it gets things to a range where you try it, and if you like it you stop**
Step 1: Put your fridge between 35-40 degrees Fahrenheit
Step 2: Set your psi between 35-40
Step 3: Leave CO2 on keg for 36-48 hours
Time for drinking.
Steps for a good pour
Step 1: Shut off CO2 to the keg and blow all the headspace (it is currently way to high to pour at 35-40psi)
Step 2: Turn your CO2 back on and set your regulator at 2-5 psi, I set mine at 2.
Step 3: Fill the head space (leave CO2 on until you stop hearing the sound of it going into the keg)
Step 4: Turn the CO2 off, pour, enjoy.
There WILL be a bit of foam (up to a glass) but the beer will flow great, and will be well carbed. You can even bottle it using counter pressure fillers or blichmann beer guns. When your pouring pressure dies down and the beer comes out real slow, just flip your switch on you regulator and reload the head space (similar to pumping the tap on a keg at a party) and then turn it back off and enjoy.
I have used this method for 2 years now and it has never failed me. No over carbonation issues, no shaking, and takes very little time.
Hope this helps people.
**Note: This does not produce an EXACT CO2 volume, it gets things to a range where you try it, and if you like it you stop**
Step 1: Put your fridge between 35-40 degrees Fahrenheit
Step 2: Set your psi between 35-40
Step 3: Leave CO2 on keg for 36-48 hours
Time for drinking.
Steps for a good pour
Step 1: Shut off CO2 to the keg and blow all the headspace (it is currently way to high to pour at 35-40psi)
Step 2: Turn your CO2 back on and set your regulator at 2-5 psi, I set mine at 2.
Step 3: Fill the head space (leave CO2 on until you stop hearing the sound of it going into the keg)
Step 4: Turn the CO2 off, pour, enjoy.
There WILL be a bit of foam (up to a glass) but the beer will flow great, and will be well carbed. You can even bottle it using counter pressure fillers or blichmann beer guns. When your pouring pressure dies down and the beer comes out real slow, just flip your switch on you regulator and reload the head space (similar to pumping the tap on a keg at a party) and then turn it back off and enjoy.
I have used this method for 2 years now and it has never failed me. No over carbonation issues, no shaking, and takes very little time.
Hope this helps people.