I have been kegging for a while, just never had one sitting around for any period of time. I know it has to be pressurized enough to seal, like any keg. I was just curious if ppl used some arbitrary number like 10, 20 or 30 PSI, or if yall calculated the correct PSI for the desired # of volumes of CO2.
Id have to say I will never be using dextrose to carb a keg, it seems redundant when I can simply pressurize the keg to say 23psi, which will give me 2.5 volumes of CO2 and call it good.
Yooper, your tecnique is basically what I did the other day, and I respect your opinion, you answered my question without giving me "kegging 101" knowledge, thanks! And, I have learned over the years that you know what you are talking about, thanks, great minds think alike.
I just purchased (4) more cornies so I will have (8) of them, all full in a couple weeks. I only have (2) taps, one always dispensing the Hause Ale and another dispensing a seasonal or specialty brew. Doing this math you can see why I will have full kegs sitting around for a while. In the past I had two kegs in a rotation and they never sat outside the kegerator, lately I have been brewing 10 gallons a month and will be doing so for a while. My next big purchase now that my HERMS is complete will be a (4) valve gas manifold and a couple more taps bringing my total to (4) on the kegerator. Working less 5 days a month for the past (4) months has allowed my brewing to grow to a whole new level...