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Do higher gravity brews require longer time to force carb as well?

IF I want to naturally carbonate with cane (table) sugar how much do I use? I read some where that you need less than bottling. If you use 2/3 cup for bottling how much do you use to keg?

This is the first time using the keg and keggerator. I have a cheep fridge/freezer thermometer that I leave in the kegerator. I had the thermometer on the fridge floor, I tried putting on top of the soda keg and noticed it climbed a few degrees but not higher than 43. I think the keg is...

I also just started kegging, have 5 gallons pale ale that have had 11 psi for 2 weeks at 37F and it still seems very flat. Does this seem normal? Should I up the pressure?

I see lots of people talking about nitro? By nitro you are talking about elemental nitrogen (N) and not nitrous oxide (N2O)?

Got mine filled at a welding supply company for $1.00 per pound. Filled one 5 lb and one 3 lb tank for $8.00

I've had trouble with bungs/airlocks rising up and falling off of glass carboys when put in with starsan still wet. I started wiping bung and inside of carboy with napkin soaked in cheep vodka. Vodka helps remove the slippery starsan.

Very cool

Thank you

When adding spices like cinnamon sticks at racking, how do you sanitize it? Can you soak in a few oz vodka? Or should I soak in campden and water?

Different sugars have different sweetnesses, this is why soda company's use fructose to sweeten their drinks (high fructose corn sugar). Fructose is much sweeter than sucrose (table sugar), which is sweeter than glucose. Maybe the mix of sugars in honey is sweeter than table sugar. Possibly...

Going to rack a second time this weekend. Plan on adding a cinnamon stick on this racking. Is there any special way to handle the cinnamon stick? Should I soak it in vodka, or crushed campden and water? Or is the meads high ABV enough to protect from spoilage? OG 1.12 FG 1.005.

Thanks for the reply and the great how to video

When using a stir plate do you set it on slow or set it fast so you have a vortex the whole time?

Just make sure it is intended for drinking water use. Need silver solder, make sure it is lead and cadmium free. Also make sure any flux you use is lead and cadmium free.

I also use the cheep vodka method

Put carboy in trash can or laundry basket ( ones without holes), fill 1/2 way up carboy with water. Put small amount of sanitizer in water. Add frozen milk jugs of water. With 4 jugs you can rotate them out trading melted ones for new frozen ones. Would be cheaper than dry ice.

I usually use the starsan to clean my carboy or bucket on brew day then empty spray bottle and refill with the mixed solution in the carboy

Thanks, the Irish moss I got from my LHBS was packaged by Crosby and did not give instructions.

How much Irish moss do you usually add to 5 gallon batch?