PtotheL
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I'm kegging for the first time (and brewing for the first time as a matter of fact) and couldn't find a clear answer to my newbie question.
My witbeir is currently sitting in my keg. I ran 20 PSI into it and purged a couple of times to remove the most o2 I could.
Now I set the keg in my mini-fridge, which is sitting at 40*F.
According to Beersmith, to achieve 2.4 volume, I need to set the PSI 11.20... let's say 12.
This is were I am somewhat confused... I understand that the colder the temp, the less PSI I need, but isn't 12 PSI considered somewhat of a "regular" serving pressure ?
If I do need to set it at 12 PSI... how long should I maintain it at this pressure for it to be carbed up, and should I then lower the PSI when comes the time of serving ?
Won't I start over-carbonating the beer if I leave it at 12 PSI as a serving pressure ?
How can I find out the "equilibirum" PSI where the beer does not lose carbonation but stops carbing up ?
Thanks in advance for setting this straight for me... up to now the samples I took tastes great and I just want to make sure I do not mess up the last part of the craft...
I'm kegging for the first time (and brewing for the first time as a matter of fact) and couldn't find a clear answer to my newbie question.
My witbeir is currently sitting in my keg. I ran 20 PSI into it and purged a couple of times to remove the most o2 I could.
Now I set the keg in my mini-fridge, which is sitting at 40*F.
According to Beersmith, to achieve 2.4 volume, I need to set the PSI 11.20... let's say 12.
This is were I am somewhat confused... I understand that the colder the temp, the less PSI I need, but isn't 12 PSI considered somewhat of a "regular" serving pressure ?
If I do need to set it at 12 PSI... how long should I maintain it at this pressure for it to be carbed up, and should I then lower the PSI when comes the time of serving ?
Won't I start over-carbonating the beer if I leave it at 12 PSI as a serving pressure ?
How can I find out the "equilibirum" PSI where the beer does not lose carbonation but stops carbing up ?
Thanks in advance for setting this straight for me... up to now the samples I took tastes great and I just want to make sure I do not mess up the last part of the craft...