So I have a brown ale kegged, and its been carbonating for roughly 5 days now. To match the desired volume, I have it set at 9 PSI (CO2 tank at room temp, beer at 35 degrees F) and now that day 5 has been reached (day 6 tomorrow), I've had a few cups of brew, which mind you, turned out delicious just a little low carbonation than I was expecting.
Anyway, the problem is this. Over the course of the 5 days, I've had to turn up the pressure on my regulator a few times. The first few nights it dropped to roughly 4-5 PSI, and I had to bring it back up to 9. I chalked this up to the CO2 being absorbed into the beer, but why is the pressure not automatically increasing to match the loss? Either way, overnight into today, it held 9 PSI just fine, so I took the liberty to enjoy a couple cups. As stated before, it was a little low carbed, but I noticed that after 2 cups, the pressure dropped to about 5 PSI. I'm a little confused. Is this how all CO2 systems work, or is this a telltale sign of something wrong with my setup?
Thanks in advance for the help and advice, should anyone have the input
Anyway, the problem is this. Over the course of the 5 days, I've had to turn up the pressure on my regulator a few times. The first few nights it dropped to roughly 4-5 PSI, and I had to bring it back up to 9. I chalked this up to the CO2 being absorbed into the beer, but why is the pressure not automatically increasing to match the loss? Either way, overnight into today, it held 9 PSI just fine, so I took the liberty to enjoy a couple cups. As stated before, it was a little low carbed, but I noticed that after 2 cups, the pressure dropped to about 5 PSI. I'm a little confused. Is this how all CO2 systems work, or is this a telltale sign of something wrong with my setup?
Thanks in advance for the help and advice, should anyone have the input