Repeatedly turning the gas off before the beer is fully carbonated sounds like "slow walking" the carbonation process and would be interested in hearing the rationale behind it.
Just trying to keep a layer of CO2 on it…
I’ll ask them next visit. P2P
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These kegs are almost certainly already fully carbonated. Once the keg is fully carbonated, you can disconnect/shut off the CO2, and treat the keg like a big bottle. But, until the kegs are fully carbonated, you should keep the CO2 connected.Just trying to keep a later of CO2 on it…
Well when I visited some local craft brew bars the owner shows me a lot of kegs with no CO2 hooked up to them just sitting in a refrigerated trailer… Then comes the old time lagering theory of just letting beer sit in cold caves for many months.
I guess it’s just like beer sitting refrigerated in a fermenter. Just got to thinking about the science of it and if it affects beer flavor in anyway.
That sounds logical…Well I guess there’s a point where the cold beer can’t absorb any more CO2 after fully saturated/carbonated and it stays until tapped. I know after putting 10 psi on the Keg it will be down to 3-5 psi in 2 days As it as absorbs the CO2. Perhaps what you said is what the local craft brew shops are doing. thanx for the input. I guess when it reaches that point the CO2 can be disconnected for storageThese kegs are almost certainly already fully carbonated. Once the keg is fully carbonated, you can disconnect/shut off the CO2, and treat the keg like a big bottle. But, until the kegs are fully carbonated, you should keep the CO2 connected.
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What’s the effect of disconnecting along the way? Just curious because I had some keezer issues lately that caused me to have to disconnect. One keg was probably mostly carbed and the other was just a couple days in. Then. I had to disconnect for a couple days. Does that reset the timer or do I start where I left off? Curious because I’m back hooked up for a few days and seem a bit flat.
Which is why I unhooked them
Put some Ts on the lines and have multiple outputs on it. You don't even need a manifold if you don't want to spend for one. I have only two CO2 bottles, one is on my kegerator feeding four kegs and the other has three replaceable quick disconnects on it, the flare fitting types. That way I can feed either my ball lock or pin lock kegs in any combination thereof. I can also change to a beverage fitting and push CO2 in the beverage line so it ends up at the bottom of the keg. That bottle has three fittings on it, and I also use that for bottling with a counter pressure filler, and force carbonating at High speed. I will put a keg of cold beer in a fridge with the CO2 bottle and charge it overnight at 30 psi. Anywhere from 12 to 18 hours and I can be drinking it the next day. Higher alcohol beers will absorb CO2 faster, so keep that in mind when Force carbonating.The reason I ask is i only have 3 CO2 bottles/regulators but 5 kegs and was looking for a way to keep others carbonated until I can purchase more CO2 bottles and regulators.
I read about check valves in the Manifolds that keep the liquids from traveling from keg to keg and into regulator. Is this a common problem?
It's common if: 1/ The level of beer in your keg is up to or above the gas diptube and;
Like solely for the Morgus avatar.Twas wondering when most start carbonating their Brew after Kegging. I know about the "Set and forget & Force carbonating". After I keg, I put in kegerators and put 10 psi on it and disconnect CO2 then repeat maybe two days later. Just wondering if Brewers start carbonating right away or let it sit with a little pressure on it. Don’t know if there are any benefits to letting it sit awhile "to marry" or getting it carbed asap.
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Nope. Never. Once I started kegging over a dozen years ago I never again bought priming sugar.
