dustinolsen84
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Weird question. Can I hook up the gas at 30 psi and pull it off so I can carb a different keg? I have 1 connection and 2 kegs to carb. They have separate taps.
@ 30 psi and cold beer, it will take at least 24 hours to carb....
I force carb most of my beers @ 30psi, but that is only after they have set in the keg in kegerator for a day or so. Then I let it sit on 30psi for 24 hours, and check how the beer pours. If it needs to set longer, so be it, but usually 24 hours will suffice. My average serving pressure is 10-12 psi so it letting the keg sit @ that after the inital 24hr usually results in well carbed beer
If I am in a hurry I get the beer chilled, then hook up the gas at 30 psi, lay the keg across my lap and just gently rock it back-and-forth for five minutes. I then bleed all the excess gas,set it in the keg at serving pressure, wait a couple hours for it to settle back down and clear up. then start pulling pints. That usually works pretty well
There are several causes for foamy pours:I did the 30psi rolled the keg harder this time and heard the CO2 being absorbed. Purged it 4-5 times and let it sit overnight. So I poured a half a pint this morning and it was partially carbonated but not fully carbonated, but had a nice head. I left it at 30psi and waited till now. I turned it down to 12psi then 10psi (same results) and now all I'm getting is a pint glass of foam!!! Does anyone know what is going on? I have now left it at 9-10psi after purging the keg and I figure it shouldn't do any harm. Any suggestions would be appreciated!!! Thank you all!!
The 5 ft of tubing may be part of the problem. Unless it is high flow resistance tubing, you won't get "a flow resistance of 10 psi" with that length. Many suppliers of kegging equipment get tubing length wrong. But it's one of the reason there are so many threads on HBT asking about foamy pours. Check the link that I posted. It explains the science behind the tubing length.Hi Doug! Yes the keg and line is cold!! About 38 degrees, maybe 40 degrees at the hugest.
The line I am using is this setup from Northern Brewer.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/foam-free-tubing-kit-bl-ball-lock-version
Please let me know if you or anyone else needs more info. I'm going to purge and try again. Thanks!
If you are getting all foam sounds like you over carbed. Getting it back out is harder then getting it in. Try dropping the pressure down to like 5psi for serving to see it that helps.
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You do not need to purge 4 or 5 times, just need to relieve pressure and reconnect to the lower pressure.
If you are getting all foam sounds like you over carbed. Getting it back out is harder then getting it in...
My comment about not needing to purge 4 or 5 time is in regard to getting the keg carbonated. You only need to bleed off pressure once then connect the keg to serving pressure.
Are you saying that when you carb at excess pressure, but don't over carb, then you just need to vent, and connect at serving pressure? If so, I agree with you.
The discussion was about how to deal with an over carbed keg, and it wasn't clear in the way you worded your response, that you had switched to talking about a non-over carbed keg.
Brew on
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I have never seen or used the technique of sending CO2 back through the beer out post, which does seem like a quicker and easier technique then allowing the CO to leave naturally. I did accidentally cross the gas and beer out once and I recall it was not so easy to remove one of the disconnects. Could be just a personal problem.
Thanks everyone for your help!! I was in a rush trying to get the beer ready for family visiting so I only had two days. Next time I will hook it up at the serving pressure and let it sit for two weeks to carbonate.
Hast makes waste!!!! ;-)
You can still do 24hrs @ 30psi on cold wort and get the same results in a day rather than 2 weeks. The key is to keep everything constant (cold beer, same psi setting, same amount of hours). IF you feel this is still not to your desired carb level, extend it an additional 2-4 hours and re-try. If this is where you like it, then for future kegs, all you need to do is leave it on the gas for 26-28 hours instead.
Like mentioned already, rolling the keg can carb up a beer quick, but there are too many variables with this process, and its too easy to overcarb the beer. Then you are forced with de-gassing issues.
If the 2 week method fits your brewing style though, I say go for it.
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