Hey guys I just brewed a boddington style beer that will be dispensed using a stout faucet. I'm getting ready to keg it and I'm not quite sure how to carbonate it. do I carbonate it with co2 first and then switch to beer gas? and what psi do i set it?
first time using beer gas
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Yes, CO2 first, but not much! Grab a carbonation chart and shoot for 1 volume ... or certainly under 1.5. It helps if the beer is not too cold. Then switch to beer gas at 30-35 psi. My experience is that it takes about a day on beer gas until the pours are good.
Agree with ^that^. I've been dispensing an imperial stout on 70/30 beer gas at 35 psi through a dedicated stout faucet for nigh on a decade now and found carbonating on CO2 to a mere 1.2 volumes works best. To carbonate that low it's easiest to do at "cellar" or even room temperature, as trying to do it cold requires a sub-1psi pressure setting which is hard to accomplish...
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DuncB
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Agree with all above no more than 1.2 vols CO2 and beer gas pressure as above.
Or use a beer engine and a stout sparkler.
Or use a beer engine and a stout sparkler.
