dacaldera
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Hi All,
I am relatively new to brewing, though I have been making small bathces for the past 6 months. Well, lately I have been making sodas, in particular Ginger soda and Ginger beer with a low alc %. I have been reading up on some of the carbonation techniques that are out there including bottle carbonating with yeast, and force carbonation with CO2. I have tried the first method many times, have had a few bottles explode (no big deal because they were in buckets) but now I am really interested in force carbonation.
The biggest reason for putting this off is because I didn't want to shell out the cash for the equipment. Now that I have a little extra dough, I am willing to make the upgrade. Soooooooo,
What is the minimal equipment necessary to force carbonate a 5-gallon batch of beer?
I understand that I will need to purchase a CO2 tank, a regulator for the tank, plastic hoses for the connections, and then I will aslo need some of those Coca-Cola or Pepsi soda canisters as well (Shall I get 1 or 2, pin-lock or ball-lock). What about the refrigerator. I do not have one large enough for the 5-gallons but is it really necessary or can I just do it at room temperature? And I really mean.... can I just do it at room temperature.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
Good Karma to you.
I am relatively new to brewing, though I have been making small bathces for the past 6 months. Well, lately I have been making sodas, in particular Ginger soda and Ginger beer with a low alc %. I have been reading up on some of the carbonation techniques that are out there including bottle carbonating with yeast, and force carbonation with CO2. I have tried the first method many times, have had a few bottles explode (no big deal because they were in buckets) but now I am really interested in force carbonation.
The biggest reason for putting this off is because I didn't want to shell out the cash for the equipment. Now that I have a little extra dough, I am willing to make the upgrade. Soooooooo,
What is the minimal equipment necessary to force carbonate a 5-gallon batch of beer?
I understand that I will need to purchase a CO2 tank, a regulator for the tank, plastic hoses for the connections, and then I will aslo need some of those Coca-Cola or Pepsi soda canisters as well (Shall I get 1 or 2, pin-lock or ball-lock). What about the refrigerator. I do not have one large enough for the 5-gallons but is it really necessary or can I just do it at room temperature? And I really mean.... can I just do it at room temperature.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
Good Karma to you.