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I take the keg and put it in a big cooler over night with 2 bags of ice. Then the next day I force carbonate at 30psi for 30 seconds, rest, then repeat. I then let the pressure off and charge to 5psi. Done.

Fat Tire

I brew Dunkle Weizen a lot. I have a 10 gallon batch boiling right now. The last batch I brewed had an OG of 1.056. I let it sit in primary for 5 days and 7 in the secondary. Still only hit 1.019. Tastes great kegged, a bit sweet. I wait for the bubbler to stop before I rack to the keg...

I've got several kegs I bought from a distributor that I'm having plasma cut tomorrow and a 20 gallon SS pot that I got at a yardsale in Timonium for $20. It's what I brew in now. Considerably better than the ceramic coated canning pot I used to use!

I decided to dedicate myself a bit more to my brewing. It helps that my wife is supportive! My name is Jim, I'm a Freemason, I enjoy woodworking and guns. I really want to learn all grain. I've done a couple kits and several different extract recipes from the Brew Master's bible. Right now I...