Corny Keg advice please

[braindead]

Planning on brewing 4 kegs worth of brews over the next few weeks for my wedding.
So have a few questions.

1. I have no fridge to force carb. Is this a major issue???
What would happen if I carb at room temp using this method?
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ_YGcJEcOc[/ame]
I could force carb like this on the Monday when I arrive at the venue then put them in a fridge till the Wednesday.

2.Once carbed (unsure how you actually know when its fully carbed) how long will they stay carbed without constant co2?

3. Ill be running the kegs through my maxi chiller/phython setup. Would it matter if the kegs are not chilled before use. I know the maxi chills the brew I just want to minimise the risk of foaming

thx

 

[pvpeacock]

You could naturally carbonate them by adding sugar when you keg the beer, if you have time to do so. The upsides are that you don't need to refrigerate them while they are carbing and you can carb all of the kegs at the same time without needing CO2. The downsides are that you will get a glass or two of sediment when you first tap the kegs and you cannot control the carbonation level as well as using a CO2 tank. However, you can fine tune the carb level in the days prior to the wedding with a CO2 tank.

As for your question #2, once the beer is carbonated, it will stay carbonated as long as there are no leaks in the keg. At that point, you are just using the CO2 tank to push the beer out of the keg, not to keep it carbonated.

 

[ericbw]

You have gas go carbonate, right?

Just look up the right psi for the temp your beer is at.

 

[Dcpcooks]

I'd carb in the keg with dextrose at room temp.

Clean and sanitize your kegs.

Shorten the dip tube by 1/4 -1/2" so you don't pick up sediment. You'll have more gunk at the bottom with this method.

Add the priming sugar and seal up the kegs. You'll need a bit less dextrose with kegs than with bottles so do a little research first. This should take 2-3 weeks unless you have some high gravity beer or a sour that's been sitting for an extended time.

I sounds like you can chill and settle your beer a few days before the big day. That will really help with clarity and foaming.


Congrats on your wedding!