pumasoccer
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I am new to home beer keging can you leave off if your keg is carbonated?
TyYes, I've been doing that way for years, Initially crank it up to 30, come back later and put it on the gas again and after its carbed up, when I'm pouring, give it more gas as needed. Reason: too lazy to drill holes in chest freezer for CO2 line and no room for 20# tank inside. I'm not pouring a lot of volume, maybe 1-2 pints a night so this works for me. If I get a cheap small tank I might change my ways, This also works when I use my 3 gallon Torpedo kegs in a standard fridge at the river house or in the camper, definitely no room to put the tank and regulator in 'fridge on those occasions.
TyYes, you can. As long as there are no leaks. So definitely check for those!
Now with every pour you lose some CO2 from the headspace. The beer will then (slowly) lose some carbonation to make up for that loss, until there's a new equilibrium.
If you top up the keg with CO2 after each drinking session, you may never notice. Unless you tap a lot that day.
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