guinsu
Well-Known Member
I've read a lot of posts about fast carbonating kegged beer so I thought I'd post my notes after kegging two batches back to back. Each batch was about to 4.5 gallons. Both were cooled to 38 degrees and the CO2 was hooked up to the longer tube so the gas went through the liquid. Regulator was at 20psi. What I would do was gently rock the keg, just enough to hear bubbling though it, any more seemed overkill and wore me out faster. On day 1, I shook the keg for 5 minutes. On day 2, 4 and on day 3 for 2 minutes. I served both on day 4 and they were fully carbonated. No off flavor either even though both were brewed 3 weeks ago. Next time I will try shaking for 11 minutes strait, or break it into two sessions.