PitsPale
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So I kegged my first batch yesterday. Not being in a rush, I decided not to "force" carbonate but to let it carbonate for about a week on CO2.
Here's my setup -
Amber American Ale in a 5 gallon corny with 6 feet of 3/16" ID beverage tubing with plastic cobra tap (I wanted to get everything set up and working before I started hacking the Sanyo... one thing at a time). I have a 5# CO2 bottle with a dual gauge reggy and 3 feet of 5/16ID gas rated tubing with a check valve. All metal-metal fittings are teflon taped (1-2 wraps).
Here's what I did -
I purged the headspace (hit it with 20 PSI and released the pressure 3 times then set it at about 13-13.5 PSI and put it in the refrigerator (future full on kegerator) at about 37-40 degrees. The gas line is on the "IN" side.
Before going into the fridge it got the soapy water test... no leaks found.
Does this about right? I figure by Saturday it will be ready to try.
Thoughts?
Here's my setup -
Amber American Ale in a 5 gallon corny with 6 feet of 3/16" ID beverage tubing with plastic cobra tap (I wanted to get everything set up and working before I started hacking the Sanyo... one thing at a time). I have a 5# CO2 bottle with a dual gauge reggy and 3 feet of 5/16ID gas rated tubing with a check valve. All metal-metal fittings are teflon taped (1-2 wraps).
Here's what I did -
I purged the headspace (hit it with 20 PSI and released the pressure 3 times then set it at about 13-13.5 PSI and put it in the refrigerator (future full on kegerator) at about 37-40 degrees. The gas line is on the "IN" side.
Before going into the fridge it got the soapy water test... no leaks found.
Does this about right? I figure by Saturday it will be ready to try.
Thoughts?