Made a Keg sugar Carbonation mistake

[scotched]

Because I was short on keezer space, I decided to carbonate my corny keg with DME (at room temp).

My brew is a Hefe, so I'm using 3oz. of DME for 5gal @ 75F to achieve a bit over 3 volumes.

Problem is, I forgot that my buddies and I sampled 2 gals of it last night - and I added the DME before racking it into my corny.

Now I have ~2.5gal of Hefe sitting on 3oz of sugar (+8psi for seal). What can I do to lessen the damage?

 

[944play]

Force carb it.

 

[lumpher]

don't worry about it. that's not much more than should be used. when almost ready to drink, pull the plug, ALMOST drain it, then keezer it

 

[944play]

I think he's worried about the extra headspace reducing the carbonation achieved in the remaining beer. It will need a little extra gas to get to the original target. 3oz of DME is not enough to hit 3 volumes in 2.5 gallons at 75ºF with minimal headspace. With the headspace volume equal to the beer volume, it will take even more.
http://kotmf.com/tools/prime.php

 

[ArcaneXor]

Now I have ~2.5gal of Hefe sitting on 3oz of sugar (+8psi for seal). What can I do to lessen the damage?

Just let it roll, and then adjust the carb by venting or force carbing as needed. No damage done.

 

[scotched]

...3oz of DME is not enough to hit 3 volumes in 2.5 gallons at 75ºF with minimal headspace. With the headspace volume equal to the beer volume, it will take even more.
http://kotmf.com/tools/prime.php

I forgot that dextrose and dme ferment differently. I can force carb it, but I have no way to get it cold beforehand.

 

[944play]

35-40 or so psi shoud get you to ~3 volumes at room temp (over a couple weeks).
http://www.winning-homebrew.com/support-files/kegcarbonationchart.pdf

 

[scotched]

^I have it in my fermentation chamber @ 65F and 30psi. Thanks bro

 

[bja]

So you guys drank 2 gallon of uncarbonated warm beer?

 

[mlg5039]

So you guys drank 2 gallon of uncarbonated warm beer?

Yeah that's the only thing I remember reading in the OP.

Wtf? It's like stealing good beer from your future.

 

[scotched]

So you guys drank 2 gallon of uncarbonated warm beer?

It came out of the fermenter at 65F. I wouldn't call it warm, but it's certainly not chilled.

 

[mlg5039]

But you drank 40% of your batch "warm" and flat.
And... it wasn't your first batch.

You and your friends are dumbasses!! It's cool though I've done my fair share of dumb things while drunk.