SankePankey
Well-Known Member
Hello-
I'm trying to figure out how to calculate a time value for how long to boost carbonate at 30 PSI, lets say, after a pressurized ferment. I have read the pressurized ferment thread in it's entirety and many say that above 7 PSI, the yeasties start doing odd thing that I don't want. Also, I am not force carbing via any 'shake it' method, I'm talking about boost carbing.
None of the software out there, to my knowledge, will help you force carb if your beer already has some CO2 in it. They all calculate from flat. So, my 2 methods are:
1) So, I'm trying to, after end up with a ~7ish PSI beer after fermentation ends, how to then figure out the time I should boost carb at 30 PSI while crash cooling (I guess down to 31 degrees F or something).
OR....
2) Would it be easier to overshoot the carbonation level and then just put the spunding valve back on the fermenter to level out at the appropriate pressure for the temperature and style while it crash cools?
Can anyone help with this?
Easier is always better for me. I certainly don't want to wake up at 4 in the morning to turn off my CO2.
I'm trying to figure out how to calculate a time value for how long to boost carbonate at 30 PSI, lets say, after a pressurized ferment. I have read the pressurized ferment thread in it's entirety and many say that above 7 PSI, the yeasties start doing odd thing that I don't want. Also, I am not force carbing via any 'shake it' method, I'm talking about boost carbing.
None of the software out there, to my knowledge, will help you force carb if your beer already has some CO2 in it. They all calculate from flat. So, my 2 methods are:
1) So, I'm trying to, after end up with a ~7ish PSI beer after fermentation ends, how to then figure out the time I should boost carb at 30 PSI while crash cooling (I guess down to 31 degrees F or something).
OR....
2) Would it be easier to overshoot the carbonation level and then just put the spunding valve back on the fermenter to level out at the appropriate pressure for the temperature and style while it crash cools?
Can anyone help with this?
Easier is always better for me. I certainly don't want to wake up at 4 in the morning to turn off my CO2.