Force carbing in a barrell?

[BegginerBrewer]

Hey all,
Would it be possible if i could force carb my beer in my barrell. Ie: connecting the co2 injector up and just leaving it pressurised along with a bit of sugar, basically like force carbing in a corny but on a smaller scale.

Thanks.Josh.

 

[helibrewer]

What size and type of barrel????

 

[Tyrone]

in a corny but on a smaller scale./endquote

 

[helibrewer]

in a corny but on a smaller scale./endquote

I guess we're both confused. If force carbing, why add sugar? I know of no "barrels" smaller than a Corny. There are wooden barrels, stainless barrels, 1 gallon barrels, 60 gallon barrels, plastic barrels, etc.

Just looking for some specifics before any advise is useful.

 

[BegginerBrewer]

Right i have 5 gallon plastic bucket and i was hoping to rack it to the barrell and force carb. Along the lines of what you do in a corny if you get what i mean?

 

[helibrewer]

Right i have 5 gallon plastic bucket and i was hoping to rack it to the barrell and force carb. Along the lines of what you do in a corny if you get what i mean?

If the barrel is air tight and can tolerate pressure, it should be fine. If it is a large volume just make sure you have adequate CO2. You also need a means to have a delivery system connected to the barrel.

 

[BegginerBrewer]

I was thinking of using the regular 8 gram injector kit or isnt this powerful enough? If not i wont bother and just stick to normal carbing, what type of sugar would you recconmend for bottling? Ie; honey, dextrose, table sugar or DME?

 

[helibrewer]

I was thinking of using the regular 8 gram injector kit or isnt this powerful enough? If not i wont bother and just stick to normal carbing, what type of sugar would you recconmend for bottling? Ie; honey, dextrose, table sugar or DME?

I've always used Corn Sugar (dextrose or glucose) when bottle priming. Table sugar is glucose+fructose.

 

[BegginerBrewer]

I've always used Corn Sugar (dextrose or glucose) when bottle priming. Table sugar is glucose+fructose.

Thanks