Kegging question
- Thread starter blarsen71
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:
Curtis2010
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2011
- Messages
- 1,875
- Reaction score
- 640
Yes, one CO2 tank with a dual regulator set-up if you want different pressures on the two different tanks. If you want the same pressure on both tanks then don't need a second regulator -- just the fittings etc to connect the second tank.
Ton
Well-Known Member
You can do it off one tank no problem, you just need 2 lines coming off your regulator (one for each keg).
If you wanna carbonate 2 at the same time but to a different level, then you would need a regulator for each line
If you wanna carbonate 2 at the same time but to a different level, then you would need a regulator for each line
lutherslagers
Well-Known Member
This >>http://www.ritebrew.com/product-p/843672.htm
Or This >> http://www.ritebrew.com/product-p/843662.htm (plus some hose clamps)
Or just move the QD back and forth - that just costs you time.
Or This >> http://www.ritebrew.com/product-p/843662.htm (plus some hose clamps)
Or just move the QD back and forth - that just costs you time.
Yes, you could do it with one regulator - if you carb at serving pressure (which is A Good Thing)...
Cheers!
lutherslagers
Well-Known Member
Without a dual regulator or a secondary regulator you won't be able to force carbonate at a high PSI for a fast turn around. However there are ways around this. You can disconnect the already-carbonated keg while the non-carbonated keg is force carbornating. There will be enough gas in the disconnected keg to still serve for a while. Or just force carb and serve at somewhere around 10-12 psi. Your specific psi maybe different, but in my 8 keg set-up I find 10-12 psi is a good balance between serving and achieving carbonation typical in American style beers. It just takes longer to carbonate.
I decide on the carbonation level for the style, then I use this chart to set my carbing station regulator pressure for the 36°F column, and let it run for at least two weeks...
Cheers!
lutherslagers said:
How long and at what PSI do you force carbonate? During that time that imam force carbonating, I can shut off the already carbonated keg, force carbonate the new keg then adjust both to 10-12 PSI, correct?
Yes. Or you can hook up the new keg to 10-12 psi (the same as the other keg) and have it ready in 7-10 days without messing around with resetting things. That's normally what I do. I have 4 kegs, with one regulator, and it works perfectly.
lutherslagers
Well-Known Member
That's what I was trying to say. And it takes 7-10 days for me too at 10-12 PSI.
