McKnuckle
Well-Known Member
I'm fermenting a 2.5 gallon batch in a 5 gallon corny for the first time. It's US-05 at 68F, which I have done many times in a carboy. I have a blow-off hose connected to the keg's gas input port. When fermentation has finished, I want to transfer the beer off the trub to a 2.5 gallon serving keg.
My question is this: I would prefer to passively siphon the beer, rather than use my CO2 tank to force it out. I am aware that I need to vent pressure (which I'm doing) during active fermentation. But is there a point where I can remove the venting apparatus, allow a small amount of pressure to build up, just enough to start liquid flow and allow gravity to finish the siphon?
Perhaps I can remove the venting hose after, say, 7 days, then perform the transfer on day 10 - or something like that? I'm not measuring PSI in any way, but maybe someone has done that and can offer their experience on when my desired next step might be feasible.
Thanks
My question is this: I would prefer to passively siphon the beer, rather than use my CO2 tank to force it out. I am aware that I need to vent pressure (which I'm doing) during active fermentation. But is there a point where I can remove the venting apparatus, allow a small amount of pressure to build up, just enough to start liquid flow and allow gravity to finish the siphon?
Perhaps I can remove the venting hose after, say, 7 days, then perform the transfer on day 10 - or something like that? I'm not measuring PSI in any way, but maybe someone has done that and can offer their experience on when my desired next step might be feasible.
Thanks