Recent content by smithwicksman

Why not try it out yourself with an experiment? I brewed an Irish ale earlier this fall and tried a bottle after 10 days, then after about 25 days, and there was quite a big difference. If you try your beers at different stages in the process you can get a feel for how long it takes to reach...

My boil is usually running upwards of 200 degrees, and adding the wort chiller doesn't stop the pot from boiling. Nevertheless, try with the sanitized ice and post what happens- sounds like a great idea!

I assume since it's the foamy stuff that doesn't need rinsing, you certainly could leave it in there overnight. It might need air to dry though

+1 for Churchkey - Around 50 tap beers, at least a hundred more by bottle, reasonable prices and a beer somellier with the title "beer director". It just opened up a month ago at 14th and U. Bartenders are also quite knowledgeable. Cheers

Wow, that's a fantastic post by Bobby_M, thanks cercueil!!!

I have left the CO2 hooked up the entire time and it still hasn't carbonated much. I won't shake the keg, but maybe I'll try the 30 psi method and bleed the pressure down.

Thanks for the responses. I'm fairly sure there is no leak because the beer doesn't leak at all when i flip the keg up, the quick-release on the Corny keg lets out air, showing it's pressurized, and the beer flows quickly to the tap. What would I need to do to re-force carbonate the beer...

Hi all, My home brew has been in a Cornelius keg for a week with no priming sugar, refrigerated, over which it was connected to a 12 psi CO2 tank. I disconnected the CO2 a couple times a day and shook the keg to try to force-carbonate, but after tapping the keg yesterday the beer is completely...