Recent content by sailWickedFast

kk thanks I'll moderate the carbing a bit ;)

Beer came out great, little undercarbonated but came out great. Nice flavor, very smooth just like a draft should be :D Nice head, too, if you turn the reg up to 30 psi :p May force carb it at 30 psi for a few days :mug:

Ah, ok, intuitively I was thinking about it right at first but I didn't know about the check valve preventing flow back from the keg. It had me confused, convincing myself wrongly. Now this is my kind of reading. ;) Science and brewing...how can you go wrong with that combination?? :D

It seems to have subsided from what I can tell. If worse comes to worse, I'll just force-carb it if necessary this time. I picked up some petrol gel as a preventative measure in the future, too. :mug:

Well, I removed the gas line from the keg yesterday and when I pulled on the pressure valve this morning there was a big hiss so it is definitely carbing. :D I think I need some keg seal though...slight bubbling sounds from the locking lid seal if I put my ear up close.

Oh, man, I have a lot of reading to do...thank you.

OK, that makes sense. Gas has to flow in one direction from the tank through the regulator into the keg. Not sure how I thought a gauge would read pressure flowing in the other direction :confused: One gauge reads tank pressure, then adjust the pressure going into the keg with the other gauge. I...

Sorry, a bit early after a holiday. I forgot to mention that the Taprite regulator is a dual-gauge type. One gauge is for keg pressure and the other for CO2 tank pressure, from what I understand. Seems reasonable. Yes, I primed with a few ounces of corn sugar. I just want to make sure that...

I just transferred wort from fermentation containers and primed in a 2.5 gallon mini keg. I have the inflow hose connected to a Taprite regulator so I can check the carbonation progress in the keg. Trouble is, there is no progress and I primed Friday. Is the carbonation leaking through the...

Oh, nice resource, thank you. I keep thinking sugar is added to the wort but it's not, just after fermentation for carbing. Not sure what the sugars are that the yeast feeds on during fermentation. I probably have things bass ackwards while I'm posting :p Anyway, I'll just use table sugar for...

OK, yes, now that you mention it, I'll use the mini corny for dispensing only and not fermentation. I'll pick up a fermentation bucket. Not a big fan of the bottom debris. ;) Instead of bottling I'll just throw it in the corny and prime with the corn sugar for carbing. Yes, I'm still forgetting...

I think I may initially go with keg fermentation just to save some steps and have my other fermentation containers available. The CO2 will be used for dispensing only, not force-carbing, which I'm still unclear about but I think I get the basic idea behind this approach and I'll continue...

Yeah, there isn't much available. I just did a couple of quick searches since I like draft beer and knew I wasn't alone (obviously). Just get a beer line, gas line and CO2 source (injector/cartridges or tank) and you should be all set. I'm having trouble trying to get the procedures of the...

The title has nothing to do with bizarre fetishes with mini-kegs ;) I'm still a novice at home brewing having made several five gallon batches and enjoyed each very much. Recently, though, however, I've become quite fond of draft beer. It just seems lighter and smoother, which is more of a...

Nice! Yep, ingenuity and brewing have gone together since the beginning of time. Gotta get the brews flowing no matter what ;)