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Thanks! I was worried that I'd have too much carbonation. By burping the headspace, do you mean bleeding off a little bit while it's having pressure applied to it? Sorry if that's a stupid question...

Bumping an old thread with two new similar questions. I'm having a get together this weekend and I'd like to share my brew that is currently in the keg. I naturally carbed it last Tuesday and would like to use it this Saturday. 1. Would it be possible to apply pressure and finish carbing up...

I pitched the yeast at 70 degrees. It may have been a degree or two colder at the point of actually pitching it. That should be within it's range. After raising the temp a bit it has started to bubble through the airlock (which I dumped and filled with good vodka... the fiance was not too...

A tip that I've used is as follows: 1. Move the secondary to it's final resting place (if it's not already there) at least a few hours before bottling/kegging. This will help things fall down to the bottom. 2. Transfer from the secondary to a bottling bucket. You may have to put something...

I'm going to try that and see. Any idea how long I should wait before I get worried?

I was affraid to pop it off... I just did though. No krausen at all. Any ideas?

I finally made the switch to AG (using BIAB) and made my first batch on Saturday. I had almost 85% efficiency and am extremely happy with the numbers that I got. Im using this American Wheat recipe using Wyeast 2565...

Someone else bought it for me and I had no idea. I'll probably end up getting another one online somewhere. Just to be curious, what is the major difference between the one that I have and a different regulator?

Hm... I did not. Sorry... I'm new to kegging. Will that drastically change anything on my end? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm just unsure.

Another problem... they just seem to keep rolling. I have a regulator from harbor freight. When I open up my regulator and the tank valve to 40 psi there is a distinct hissing that comes from the regulator. Mind you, the tubing and post lock fitting are not connected to anything (and aren't...

I've figured it out. I had a leak at the connection between the hose and the fitting. I hadn't tightened the o ring enough. When the pressure was too great it went at the point of least resistance. Thanks for all of the help!

I'm using line that i bought at my LHBS. I decided to naturally carb with sugar (1/3 cup) and set the lid with 30 psi (I'd do less if I could). I figured that it would stay pressurized because I set the seal with the pressure and it was creating co2 from the sugar. From everything that I read...

It's not really leaking from any posts/joints. When the keg is full it's almost as if the poppet pushes up and will not allow any more co2 in. Co2 will then leak out of the connection place between the poppet and the pin lock fitting.... An idea if it's a poppet or regulator problem?

The low pressure gauge tells me that I am putting in a certain psi. I have to put 40 psi in order to seat the lid. I've read this this isn't uncommon. I'm more worried about a slow leak that made my lid unseat this morning. I'm afraid that if I un latch the lid top to check if it is sealed that...

The caps on the bar are slightly worn, but I could get a good seal by pulling up on the lid. Does the keg necessarily need that additional pressure in order to stay pressurized? I assumed that the pressure within the keg would be more than enough to keep it at it's desired state. When the gas...

Hello all, I've been brewing for a little while now and have just got around to kegging up my beer. I purchased a keg from my lhbs and have been problems with it keeping it's pressure. When I first bought the keg I took it all apart and cleaned it up. I replaced the O ring and installed...

Thank you all for the support! I've purchased all of my supplies and I think that I am going to go with the following setup. Would it be possible for anyone to tell me if it looks way off? I'll be using two 5 gallon double bagged painted strainers in each pot. I will be using the 60/40 split...

Thanks! What about 40 qts of total water? 24 in the 8 gallon and 16 in the 5 gallon? That would be ten total gallons of water.

I think i'll try the 60/40 split... 8 lbs of grain in the 5 gallon and 12 lbs in the 8 gallon. I have five gallon paint bags and from all that I've read those two weights should work with the bags. if I use 1.25 qt/lb and then combine the two kettles of wart into the 8 gallon I should be ok. I...

I was thinking of splitting the grains into both kettles. Two thirds would go in the eight gallon and one third would go into the five gallon. I'd then combine the two pots of wort together and do a 60 minute boil. Does anyone with more experience than me see a problem with this? I've come to...