So I've been kegging in my keezer for about 1.5 years now, and I want to address the last real mystery of the brewing process. I still don't know how to carbonate to maintain carbonation volumes to fall within stylistic parameters. I understand that there are brew calculators out there that tell you what PSI to set your CO2 tank at to achieve a specific volume at a specific temperature.
What I do not understand is how long I'm supposed to maintain the pressure in the keg. I imagine that if I leave a keg pressurized at 10 PSI to achieve 2.6 volumes, the beer will continue to absorb additional volumes of CO2 and exceed the style specific volumes, until it becomes saturated and can no longer absorb more CO2. Thus, wasting precious CO2.
OR, is it a case of I need to maintain 10 PSI to keep the beer at 2.6 volumes indefinitely?
Finally..... i have a 3 keg keezer. Can I customize the pressure for each keg individually? If so, how?
What I do not understand is how long I'm supposed to maintain the pressure in the keg. I imagine that if I leave a keg pressurized at 10 PSI to achieve 2.6 volumes, the beer will continue to absorb additional volumes of CO2 and exceed the style specific volumes, until it becomes saturated and can no longer absorb more CO2. Thus, wasting precious CO2.
OR, is it a case of I need to maintain 10 PSI to keep the beer at 2.6 volumes indefinitely?
Finally..... i have a 3 keg keezer. Can I customize the pressure for each keg individually? If so, how?