Long story short, I just put 110g~ sugar into 3.25 gallons of beer and bottled it, then discovered the remaining 1.5 gallons still in the bulk aging keg. (This was my annual quad.)
I didn't have a free keg, so I used a bottling bucket. I got cheap* and opened the PRV to syphon into the bucket from the keg. Some of the dissolved CO2 from aging at 6psi must have broken syphon when it slowed, and I thought the transfer was done. (It was sunny, so everything was lid-on and under a towel.)
By my calculations, the beers will end up at 3.5 volumes. Many are in westmalle or similar belgian bottles and will be OK. We'll see with the rest.
I ended up purging the headapace of the keg and putting it on CO2. I'll have to drink ~ 15 bottles worth quick
Notes to self:
- If transferring from keg to open air, use CO2 pressure.
- Always pick up the empty keg as a sanity check.
- Always check the bottling bucket vs expected fill.
*Actually, I got lazy. I have tons of CO2 and multiple cylinders, but only 1 regulator! I didn't feel like pulling it out of the beer fridge. This is a good excuse to buy another...
I didn't have a free keg, so I used a bottling bucket. I got cheap* and opened the PRV to syphon into the bucket from the keg. Some of the dissolved CO2 from aging at 6psi must have broken syphon when it slowed, and I thought the transfer was done. (It was sunny, so everything was lid-on and under a towel.)
By my calculations, the beers will end up at 3.5 volumes. Many are in westmalle or similar belgian bottles and will be OK. We'll see with the rest.
I ended up purging the headapace of the keg and putting it on CO2. I'll have to drink ~ 15 bottles worth quick
Notes to self:
- If transferring from keg to open air, use CO2 pressure.
- Always pick up the empty keg as a sanity check.
- Always check the bottling bucket vs expected fill.
*Actually, I got lazy. I have tons of CO2 and multiple cylinders, but only 1 regulator! I didn't feel like pulling it out of the beer fridge. This is a good excuse to buy another...
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