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GreenDragon · Jun 22, 2011

So earilier today I was in my local store buying the equipment I'll need for kegging when the lady told me some interesting stuff:

She claims she hits the keg with 30lbs and then disconnects it and lets it sit for 3 weeks.. similar to bottle conditioning. After the 3 weeks is up she then servers at only 5-6lbs.

Anyone heard of this?

RensBerserker · Jun 22, 2011

Does she add priming sugar before hitting it with 30psi? Just the CO2 from one blast of 30psi won't do the trick.

If priming sugar is added, then yes, this sounds right. The 30psi just seats the lid seal while the yeast do their natural carb magic. If you do this, just know that it takes less priming sugar to prime a full 5-gal keg than it does to prime 5 gallons' worth of bottles.

GreenDragon · Jun 23, 2011

Ah, that was probably it! I wish I was patient enough to do that, lol!

bull8042 · Jun 23, 2011

RensBerserker said:
Does she add priming sugar before hitting it with 30psi? Just the CO2 from one blast of 30psi won't do the trick.

If priming sugar is added, then yes, this sounds right. The 30psi just seats the lid seal while the yeast do their natural carb magic. If you do this, just know that it takes less priming sugar to prime a full 5-gal keg than it does to prime 5 gallons' worth of bottles.

Yes..... and no. I hit my kegs with 30psi just to seat the lid while it sits and conditions. I don't use any priming sugar for carbonation though. When I am ready to put it on tap, I purge the keg, hook up the gas and set it to serving pressure. It will carb up as the temp drops and is usually ready to serve a week or two later.

shortyjacobs · Jun 23, 2011

But still serve it at carbonating pressure! (10-14 PSI, generally). If you only serve at 5 or 6, it'll go flat.

bull8042 · Jun 23, 2011

shortyjacobs said:
But still serve it at carbonating pressure! (10-14 PSI, generally). If you only serve at 5 or 6, it'll go flat.

That is correct. My lines are balanced, so I serve at the same pressure I use to carb the beer. Perhaps I should have been a little more specific.

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