I had my beer perfect in the keg, but my temp was way to low and it froze. By the time I got everything back to normal the beer was flat, not sure why but o'well. Can I just bump up the pressure, let it set a couple of days to get the carbonation back? The keg is only about half full. Thanks for you help..
My keg went flat, can I re-carbonate
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Sure you can re-carb it.
boogyman
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Nope.. same method to carb even if it's half full.
TipsyDragon
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nope. just make sure the head space is purged and you have no leaks and carb as normal.
I think everyone was assuming you were force carbonating. If you're naturally carbonating, yes, it will change things withmore headspace, but I'm not sure how to calculate it.
No, the problem is just terminology. This IS force carbonation, and probably the safest way of force carbonating. Putting it at 30 PSI is more of a gamble, leave it too long and you'll overcarbonate.
boogyman
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+1, you can just set it at 12psi again and let it sit for a week or so until ready. Some people swear by the 2 days at 30+ psi then serving pressure after that. I just wait.. gives the beer time to settle & age a bit anyway.
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