Priming sugar
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No, since you're carbonating with a Co2 cylinder. But you can naturally carbonate in the keg if you like.
There are many ways to charge a keg. Here's a few:
1) You can "force carbonate" with CO2 (10-15 PSI for 6-7 days on a cold keg) at which time the beer will be ready to serve. Note: There are also a handful of ways to speed up this process, but the impact on the beer (head retention, etc) is hotly debated.
2) Dissolve 2-3 oz of priming sugar in 8 oz boiling water and add to full keg. Let keg sit at the same temp as the last stage of fermentation for 3-4 days, then chill for a few days so the CO2 fully/evenly absorbs. You don't need as much bottling sugar for this method as the usual 5oz (or so) when bottle conditioning a 5 gallon batch.
3) Old-Timey krausening method which works great: Scoop 16oz of wort from the kettle at flamout and freeze it in a sanitized container. Let it thaw overnight before kegging day and add this "spiese" directly to the full keg. This takes the place of the bottling priming sugar in #2, so follow the same temp/time directions
#2 and #3 should charge your keg nicely. You will probably still need to apply CO2 to push the beer out, especially as the keg becomes defective (drained).
1) You can "force carbonate" with CO2 (10-15 PSI for 6-7 days on a cold keg) at which time the beer will be ready to serve. Note: There are also a handful of ways to speed up this process, but the impact on the beer (head retention, etc) is hotly debated.
2) Dissolve 2-3 oz of priming sugar in 8 oz boiling water and add to full keg. Let keg sit at the same temp as the last stage of fermentation for 3-4 days, then chill for a few days so the CO2 fully/evenly absorbs. You don't need as much bottling sugar for this method as the usual 5oz (or so) when bottle conditioning a 5 gallon batch.
3) Old-Timey krausening method which works great: Scoop 16oz of wort from the kettle at flamout and freeze it in a sanitized container. Let it thaw overnight before kegging day and add this "spiese" directly to the full keg. This takes the place of the bottling priming sugar in #2, so follow the same temp/time directions
#2 and #3 should charge your keg nicely. You will probably still need to apply CO2 to push the beer out, especially as the keg becomes defective (drained).
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Yes and no. If you are force carbonating, then no you do not need any priming sugar. If you want to as they put it "naturally carbonate" then yes you will need a certain amount of priming sugar, then pressurize the keg and let it sit for a couple of weeks. Once it has carbonated then attached your gas in and have your pressure read 8 - 12 psi. Whichever you prefer to have your kegs set at for pouring.
Just depends in you need to beer now or if it can wait.
Just depends in you need to beer now or if it can wait.
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