I am moderately new to all of this (ten batches or so) and have always bottled up until now. I just set up my Synek countertop tap and I want to try forced carbing. I can put 3 to 4 quarts into a Synek bag (or cartridge, as they call it) pop it into the cooling chamber with a temp in the 30s, and feed it CO2 from a 20oz paintball cartridge.
From what I have read, I am not going to get more than about 15 lbs of pressure with this setup, and it is possible I will be lucky to get that much. How long should it take an APA to carb up at 15psi or a little less? What should my target temp be?
Does the fact that I've missed my FG by a bit make any difference to your advice? Target was 1.011 and I hit 1.018. ABV will be about 5.3%, and IBUs a bit over 50.
Thanks.
From what I have read, I am not going to get more than about 15 lbs of pressure with this setup, and it is possible I will be lucky to get that much. How long should it take an APA to carb up at 15psi or a little less? What should my target temp be?
Does the fact that I've missed my FG by a bit make any difference to your advice? Target was 1.011 and I hit 1.018. ABV will be about 5.3%, and IBUs a bit over 50.
Thanks.