UGH! Sigh.......curse words......So i kegged my homebrew for the first time. I read about being able to force carbonate. SO i decided to try it. FRom what i saw in the NEWBTUBE video..... i mean youtube video, it is pretty easy. i pump the psi up to 30 and rolled it back and forth for 10 minutes. it started with swooshing and then i heard nothing. After the first force carb rolling session i let the gas out of the homebrew keg. Foam started coming out of the corny keg air valve. I hooked the gas back up to 10psi and poured. I got about half beer and half head. After i did taste some beer it did not taste carbonated.
Also i wanted to bottle some so the keg was only about 3/4's full. UGH... i was not aware this was a bad idea. was it?
So i read a little....asked a few questions.....and came up with the conclusion to let it sit a couple days with the psi pumped up to 3o. (This would let the beer carbonate, right?) It is sitting in the refrigerator at about 35 degrees. too cold?
After 3 days, still not much carbonation. (im know im probably rushing it) but people told me it would work. Also i am still getting a lot of foam/head.
I can see air bubbles or some sort of bubbles in the line out line. How do i get rid of the bubbles? what should i do?
Should i turn down the psi and let it sit for 2 weeks? should i leave the psi at 30 and let it sit? Seriously why isnt it carbonated any though? I mean a see bubbles but very few. I have been pouring it in the sam adams glasses so i know my usual beers show more bubbles.
Any HELP would be awesome and i would be very grateful. Stepp by step what should i do? I feel like i am wasting a lot of beer. Its like having tickets to the superbowl but stuck outside!
Sincerely,
UGH
Also i wanted to bottle some so the keg was only about 3/4's full. UGH... i was not aware this was a bad idea. was it?
So i read a little....asked a few questions.....and came up with the conclusion to let it sit a couple days with the psi pumped up to 3o. (This would let the beer carbonate, right?) It is sitting in the refrigerator at about 35 degrees. too cold?
After 3 days, still not much carbonation. (im know im probably rushing it) but people told me it would work. Also i am still getting a lot of foam/head.
I can see air bubbles or some sort of bubbles in the line out line. How do i get rid of the bubbles? what should i do?
Should i turn down the psi and let it sit for 2 weeks? should i leave the psi at 30 and let it sit? Seriously why isnt it carbonated any though? I mean a see bubbles but very few. I have been pouring it in the sam adams glasses so i know my usual beers show more bubbles.
Any HELP would be awesome and i would be very grateful. Stepp by step what should i do? I feel like i am wasting a lot of beer. Its like having tickets to the superbowl but stuck outside!
Sincerely,
UGH