ddemaagd
Active Member
I just kegged my first beer about a 1 1/2 weeks ago. It was a stout my brother and I brewed from a kit. We brewed, it went great, sat in the primary for a 1 1/2 weeks and the secondary for about a month.
I bought a co2 tank, all the gas/beer lines, picnic tap, and a used cornie. I replaced all the o-rings on the cornie and cleaned it out really well with pbw and sanitized with iodine, and then with one-step after that upon my brothers suggestion. I took off the in and the out pieces and the dip tubes.
The stout tasted great when we pulled bit after kegging.
We tried to do the ole add some co2 and shake method. Turned the psi up to about 35, then shook and let it set for a few hours, and then did it again. THe psi was left on 35 overnight after the second shaking.
We tried the beer just for kicks the next day and it tasted horribly. We thought it was overcarbed so i took a sanitized spoon and gave it a few gentle stirs to try to induce a bit of foaming and get rid of the extra co2. I set it to about 10 psi and waited a few more days. The keg is sitting in a cool basement, w/o refridgeration.
It still tastes bad.
Any ideas??
the co2 tank is used, and came full, was used for airbrush painting or something before i bought it.
THANKS!!!!!!!!
I bought a co2 tank, all the gas/beer lines, picnic tap, and a used cornie. I replaced all the o-rings on the cornie and cleaned it out really well with pbw and sanitized with iodine, and then with one-step after that upon my brothers suggestion. I took off the in and the out pieces and the dip tubes.
The stout tasted great when we pulled bit after kegging.
We tried to do the ole add some co2 and shake method. Turned the psi up to about 35, then shook and let it set for a few hours, and then did it again. THe psi was left on 35 overnight after the second shaking.
We tried the beer just for kicks the next day and it tasted horribly. We thought it was overcarbed so i took a sanitized spoon and gave it a few gentle stirs to try to induce a bit of foaming and get rid of the extra co2. I set it to about 10 psi and waited a few more days. The keg is sitting in a cool basement, w/o refridgeration.
It still tastes bad.
Any ideas??
the co2 tank is used, and came full, was used for airbrush painting or something before i bought it.
THANKS!!!!!!!!