JoeSTL
Active Member
So I've done 3 batches and I wanted to switch it up a bit, so I decided to get a small keg to put in my regular fridge. I bought a kit from Northern Brewer with the three gallon keg, a regulator, and the gas and beer lines, then I got a CO2 tank on Amazon for 60 bucks.
I spent this last Friday evening cleaning and sanitizing everything, and putting the stout I made three weeks prior into the keg. Also had about a gallon and a half extra, so those went into bottles. Now remember, I'm completely new to all of this, but I think I did a pretty good job so far.
My goal serving pressure was going to be 7 psi, so I originally set the regulator at 15 psi to force carb a little. I noticed in the first 24 hours that the pressure on the dial kept dropping. Through information I read mostly on this site, and learn that new Regulators will do this because the coils will get cold and contract. So I kept turning it back up to the pressure that I wanted. I also rolled it around and shook it up a little bit, for a couple of minutes after day 1 and day 2. Also after day 2 I realized the plastic stench coming from the beer that was in the tube over the first couple days. I then removed the beer line while I continued to carb the keg. I also set the pressure down to 10 psi.
After three days, I got home from work and I figure I might as well try to see how it is. I cleaned and sanitized the beer line again, set the pressure to 7 psi, and poured my first beer. Remember again, I am completely 100% new to all of this, yet the beer turned out perfect! Very happy to be part of this form, because I learned so much from the years of postings on here.
I spent this last Friday evening cleaning and sanitizing everything, and putting the stout I made three weeks prior into the keg. Also had about a gallon and a half extra, so those went into bottles. Now remember, I'm completely new to all of this, but I think I did a pretty good job so far.
My goal serving pressure was going to be 7 psi, so I originally set the regulator at 15 psi to force carb a little. I noticed in the first 24 hours that the pressure on the dial kept dropping. Through information I read mostly on this site, and learn that new Regulators will do this because the coils will get cold and contract. So I kept turning it back up to the pressure that I wanted. I also rolled it around and shook it up a little bit, for a couple of minutes after day 1 and day 2. Also after day 2 I realized the plastic stench coming from the beer that was in the tube over the first couple days. I then removed the beer line while I continued to carb the keg. I also set the pressure down to 10 psi.
After three days, I got home from work and I figure I might as well try to see how it is. I cleaned and sanitized the beer line again, set the pressure to 7 psi, and poured my first beer. Remember again, I am completely 100% new to all of this, yet the beer turned out perfect! Very happy to be part of this form, because I learned so much from the years of postings on here.
