tishimself0317
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Way back in 2013 when I was new to brewing I posted about my early beers being completely flat. I received some extremely helpful suggestions and I thought I had the problem figured out. However, after many, many batches, I am still having carbonation issues with my batches and I am need of some major assistance. Here is where I am at:
I rack into a 5 gallon corny keg. Sometimes I force carb and sometimes I use corn sugar. The results do not seem that different to me although my early forced carbed beers taste a little too gassy. If I use corn sugar I make sure to top off with CO2. After one to two weeks of sitting I connect them up to an 7 foot beer line and a 2 foot gas line. My CO2 is at 10psi. My beers pour with a 1-2 inch head, but taste more like a caste conditioned beer - a little carbonated, but nothing like you would get opening up a can, bottle, or buying a tap in a bar. I've checked for leaks across the board and I am currently on my 5th keg with my 5lb CO2 tank and have plenty of CO2 left in the tank. All of my kits are extract kits and I would say about 90% of my batches go directly from the primary into the keg with my dry hops added into the keg - bagged of course.
I am at a loss. Are my lines too long/short, should I be burping my keg after racking with corn sugar and topping off with CO2, or is it something more basic and I am just not seeing it. You guys and girls have been rock stars for me in the past with your advice. Thank you for your help!
I rack into a 5 gallon corny keg. Sometimes I force carb and sometimes I use corn sugar. The results do not seem that different to me although my early forced carbed beers taste a little too gassy. If I use corn sugar I make sure to top off with CO2. After one to two weeks of sitting I connect them up to an 7 foot beer line and a 2 foot gas line. My CO2 is at 10psi. My beers pour with a 1-2 inch head, but taste more like a caste conditioned beer - a little carbonated, but nothing like you would get opening up a can, bottle, or buying a tap in a bar. I've checked for leaks across the board and I am currently on my 5th keg with my 5lb CO2 tank and have plenty of CO2 left in the tank. All of my kits are extract kits and I would say about 90% of my batches go directly from the primary into the keg with my dry hops added into the keg - bagged of course.
I am at a loss. Are my lines too long/short, should I be burping my keg after racking with corn sugar and topping off with CO2, or is it something more basic and I am just not seeing it. You guys and girls have been rock stars for me in the past with your advice. Thank you for your help!