carbonating a sankey

[BoZzyFresh]

I have 2 5 gallon sankey kegs that we were using as secondary but i recently got a coupler for them. They have been cleaned and re-assembled. Should I just have to attache the coupler and attach the gas in and let it flow for a few days at 30 PSI i order to carbonate it? Obviously this is normally all done under pressure at a commercial facility but as we all know this is the land of homebrew.

 

[wildwest450]

There shouldn't be any difference from a sankey to a cornie, just do as you normally would.

 

[BoZzyFresh]

thanks man...been searching everywhere and cant find many specifics that dont deal with brite tanks/pressurized/etc...

i guess the only thing i should consider is to not push down the coupler till ready to dispense...but i guess gas should flow in freely without it being pushed down and tapped..cant wait to get our shank and what not for this installed this weekend

 

[wildwest450]

thanks man...been searching everywhere and cant find many specifics that dont deal with brite tanks/pressurized/etc...

i guess the only thing i should consider is to not push down the coupler till ready to dispense...but i guess gas should flow in freely without it being pushed down and tapped..cant wait to get our shank and what not for this installed this weekend

I believe you have to tap it for the gas to flow. But it's been a while since I had a commercial keg.

 

[ajwillys]

Yes, if you don't tap it, it will not push down the ball and thus, no co2 will flow to the beer.

It's really no different that tapping a normal sankey keg. Only with this one, you have to let it sit for awhile before its not flat anymore.