MidnightRising
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I just recently purchased a Spike Flex+ along with its pressure transfer equipment, which included this nifty pressure gauge and PRV. The thing is it comes nowhere near close to the same reading as my (admittedly several year old) regulator gauge. If I set my regulator to 10PSI, Spike's gauge reads 5PSI. Now normally this wouldn't be the end of the world because for a pressure transfer it makes little difference, but I also purchased their carb stone and to get it to the required 9PSI @ 38F to carb to 2.2 volumes according to Spike's gauge I have crank it up to about 18PSI according to my regulator-- and this thing is rated for 15PSI. If I trust my regulator and it turns out the fermenter is right then I've got a terribly undercarbed beer and have to wait another 5+ days to have it be drinkable. If I trust the fermenter's regulator I have a way overcarbed beer (or, in the absolute worst case scenario, a pressure bomb).
Is there some way I can test these things at home, or is there one that I should definitely trust over the other?
Is there some way I can test these things at home, or is there one that I should definitely trust over the other?