beer-me-now
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I recently purchased one of those 1/2 gallon mini keg/growlers with a mini regulator that takes 16g CO2 cartridges to force carbonate a VERY stubborn barrel aged stout. Opened up the regulator all the way and it maxes out between 20-25psi. 24 hours later I turned the regulator off and released the pressure until the gage read 7psi. Pulled the handle and finally got to enjoy a glass of cold and nicely carbonated stout.
Question 1 - now what? Do I just leave the regulator off and monitor the gage to make sure it stays at "serving pressure" of ~7-10psi?
Question 2 - how long will the beer remain carbonated with the regulator off as described above? I assume since the beer is carbonated and the keg is pressurized that it will stay this way indefinitely like an unopened bottle of beer/soda/whatever.
Question 3 - bottle/growler filling issues? I understand there are online charts/calculators for force carbonating in a keg to specific volumes of CO2. Are there any safety issues (bottle bombs) I need to be aware of when filling a bottle or growler from the keg to enter into competitions, bottle shares, etc? I basically have a baby keg with max pressure of 20-25psi, is it even possible for me to over carbonate a beer so much so that it causes a bottle to explode a few days/weeks after filling it?
Really appreciate any info you have and look forward to having enough room in the future to buy a "real keg" haha
Question 1 - now what? Do I just leave the regulator off and monitor the gage to make sure it stays at "serving pressure" of ~7-10psi?
Question 2 - how long will the beer remain carbonated with the regulator off as described above? I assume since the beer is carbonated and the keg is pressurized that it will stay this way indefinitely like an unopened bottle of beer/soda/whatever.
Question 3 - bottle/growler filling issues? I understand there are online charts/calculators for force carbonating in a keg to specific volumes of CO2. Are there any safety issues (bottle bombs) I need to be aware of when filling a bottle or growler from the keg to enter into competitions, bottle shares, etc? I basically have a baby keg with max pressure of 20-25psi, is it even possible for me to over carbonate a beer so much so that it causes a bottle to explode a few days/weeks after filling it?
Really appreciate any info you have and look forward to having enough room in the future to buy a "real keg" haha