BradleyBrew
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I'm trying to carb my keg but the beer just continues to run out of the faucet. I'm assuming this is because of the pressure inside of the keg. Can someone please school me on the proper way to force carb. thanks!
HELP! Trying to Carb my keg
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How I do it is I attach my gas connector to the faucet side so it bubbles up the keg from the bottom of my dip tube and bring it to pressure. Then I disconnect and roll it on my lap/shake it up then reconnect in the same fashion. Then after 5-6 times doing this I connect it to the correct side and leave it for a few days. II usually turn my gas regulator off and bleed off my keg then reconnect the line and creep up till I'm at dispensing pressure. If you are leaking out when your hooked up maybe you have a bad poppet.
The faucet needs to be closed.
If the faucet breeds, you should keep it, because eventually you'll get lots of new little faucets.
Make sure the faucet is shut off while you are carbonating. If it is still letting beer run out then you have a defective faucet.
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BradleyBrew
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the faucet was in the off position. I just received my order online today. It seems like either people crank the carbonation to 25-30 psi and roll the keg, or they set it at a serving psi and allow it to sit for a few days. Which one is better? Do you allows bleed the pressure out of the keg before serving?
BiscayneBrewing
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You don't need to bleed it if you're carbing up the slow way as it is already at serving pressure. However if you're force carbing it at 20 to 30 psi, yes you'll want to bleed it.
As far as which method is best...it just depends. I prefer the set it and forget it for a week as it allows the beer to condition while it's carbing up.
As far as which method is best...it just depends. I prefer the set it and forget it for a week as it allows the beer to condition while it's carbing up.
Cranking the pressure to the serving pressure and letting it slow carb is the better way. It is fool proof. It will take about 7-10 days to come up to the correct carbonation level. You do not need to bleed any pressure off with this method.
The reason people sometimes jack the pressure up is when they need to get the carbonation up quickly. You can just run the pressure high, at say 20-30 psi for a couple days, or turn the pressure up a bit, to say 15-20 psi and shake or roll the keg to force the co2 into solution in just a few minutes, then allow to settle for a few hours. The downside of these methods is it is very very easy to over carbonate the beer, and then you spend a couple days trying to get it back down to the correct carbonation level. Also when using this method, you should bleed the pressure from the high psi level down to serving pressure when you are complete.
The reason people sometimes jack the pressure up is when they need to get the carbonation up quickly. You can just run the pressure high, at say 20-30 psi for a couple days, or turn the pressure up a bit, to say 15-20 psi and shake or roll the keg to force the co2 into solution in just a few minutes, then allow to settle for a few hours. The downside of these methods is it is very very easy to over carbonate the beer, and then you spend a couple days trying to get it back down to the correct carbonation level. Also when using this method, you should bleed the pressure from the high psi level down to serving pressure when you are complete.
brewski08
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make sure the top half of the picnic tap is tightened securely. those things are tricky when you first connect them.
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BradleyBrew
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BradleyBrew
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I think I'm just going to carb it over the week at the correct serving psi. thanks!
