Hi,
I just got my DIY water carbonation system delivered. I bought a 5 lb. co2 tank, a corny keg, a bottle cap for carbonating in 2 liter bottles, and the 2 gauge regulator.
Went and had a CO2 tank filled. And tried to carbonate a 2 liter bottle of water first with that cap. But when I turned the gas on, the tank gauge only showed a little over 500 psi, and the second line was not even going above 20 psi.
So I thought maybe they did not fill the CO2 tank right. So I went to another place that exchanges the tanks and got a full tank. It was definitely a lot heavier, so I'm sure it's full.
Got back home, re-connected everything, now the tank pressure gauge is reading about 1000 psi, but the second one is still only around 25. I also took a screw driver and closed that screw on the regulator all the way, and it still won't go any higher than about 25. Am I doing something wrong? Shouldn't it easily go to more like 50+? What PSI do I need to carbonate?
And then once i hook up the corny keg, what pressure do I need to carbonate in there? and do I leave the tank open, or close it after a while and re-open for serving?
I've read a lot of posts on this site, but haven't really found a step by step guide for carbonating water in a corny keg.
I'm also considering getting a little fridge to store these in, not sure if I really need one ore not, and how it'll affect the carbonating process.
Thanks.
I just got my DIY water carbonation system delivered. I bought a 5 lb. co2 tank, a corny keg, a bottle cap for carbonating in 2 liter bottles, and the 2 gauge regulator.
Went and had a CO2 tank filled. And tried to carbonate a 2 liter bottle of water first with that cap. But when I turned the gas on, the tank gauge only showed a little over 500 psi, and the second line was not even going above 20 psi.
So I thought maybe they did not fill the CO2 tank right. So I went to another place that exchanges the tanks and got a full tank. It was definitely a lot heavier, so I'm sure it's full.
Got back home, re-connected everything, now the tank pressure gauge is reading about 1000 psi, but the second one is still only around 25. I also took a screw driver and closed that screw on the regulator all the way, and it still won't go any higher than about 25. Am I doing something wrong? Shouldn't it easily go to more like 50+? What PSI do I need to carbonate?
And then once i hook up the corny keg, what pressure do I need to carbonate in there? and do I leave the tank open, or close it after a while and re-open for serving?
I've read a lot of posts on this site, but haven't really found a step by step guide for carbonating water in a corny keg.
I'm also considering getting a little fridge to store these in, not sure if I really need one ore not, and how it'll affect the carbonating process.
Thanks.