Ol' Grog
Well-Known Member
Let's just say I'm about as excited as I was getting laid for the first time on this one. Got all my stuff, CO2, lines, hoses, 5 gallons of Weizen in secondary for a week, kegs, etc. etc. Going to keg it without a kegerator. Low's are in the 40-30's now and highs are 50-60.....good enough for me. Is there anything else ya'll could recommend on kegging I need to know about? They are rebuilt and cleaned, but I'll sanitize them one more time prior to transfer. I have 3 feet of 3/16 hose and cobra tap and about ten feet of 1/4 inch CO2 hose. Should I shorten the pressure hose instead of using all ten feet of it? To me, that would be a waste of gas, right? It may be a couple weeks or even a month before I find the ideal kegerator....I'm going to go with the Sanyo 4912, just got to find it and hoping Christmas sales will kick in here soon and I'll luck out. But, hose is relatively inexpensive. I figure just make a pressure hose around 3 feet and then connect the fittings. Since this is a "wheat" beer with ale yeasts, what volume you think I need? Consider ambiet temperature to be around 58-60. I'm thinking around 2.5? After that, I'm in no hurry for quick carbination, I can wait a week. So what do I do? The charts are showing about around 21 PSI. Charge up the keg to 21 PSI, then shake the be-jesus out of it and then let it sit? Or charge it up and leave it? I really don't want to leave the CO2 tank hooked to it. Can I charge it, pull the pressure hose off and then check it every once in a while?