blefferd
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Im new to kegging and in a week or so will be Kegging Ed's hard cider, and eventually an IPA when its done. my first question is when i put them in the keg can i just rack it from the fermenter to the keg using gravity or is there a diffrent way you have to do it? second how long does it take to "force carbonate" the beer in the keg? once i keg can i drink right away or do i need to wait a few weeks? Does the actual CO2 you pump in the keg carbonate the beer? from what ive read the CO2 is basically just used to move the beer from point A (keg) to point B (glass) i am i understanding this right? if that is the case then how does it carbonate your beer?
Also what about conditioning? right now my beers taste totally diffrent after a few weeks in the bottle. should i just leave them in the fermenter longer or let them condition in the keg before drinking?
ive searched wiki but there is very limited info on kegging, and from the books ive read they are very vague about the subject also!
Also what about conditioning? right now my beers taste totally diffrent after a few weeks in the bottle. should i just leave them in the fermenter longer or let them condition in the keg before drinking?
ive searched wiki but there is very limited info on kegging, and from the books ive read they are very vague about the subject also!