Hi, I am still relatively new to home brewing and this site (this is my first post); so if this question has been asked already I apologize.
To date, I have only brewed beer using a beer brewing kit which consists of a plastic fermentor which the wort ferments in for about 1-2 weeks (depending on the recipe). After that you put the beer into air tight bottles with sugar and allow a second fermentation for about a week or two (producing more CO2 than alcohol this time).
What I want to do is upgrade to fermenting the second time in a cornelius keg. Is there something different I need to do here? Or can I simply put the same proportioned amount of sugar (as in the bottles) in the cornelius keg and allow a second fermentation just the same?
Also, I have heard of forced carbonation, how is this done with a cornelius keg? Is it better?
Any answers or directs to a place on the forum for answers will be appreciated as I have not yet found a thread that specifically answers these questions, thanks!
B.
To date, I have only brewed beer using a beer brewing kit which consists of a plastic fermentor which the wort ferments in for about 1-2 weeks (depending on the recipe). After that you put the beer into air tight bottles with sugar and allow a second fermentation for about a week or two (producing more CO2 than alcohol this time).
What I want to do is upgrade to fermenting the second time in a cornelius keg. Is there something different I need to do here? Or can I simply put the same proportioned amount of sugar (as in the bottles) in the cornelius keg and allow a second fermentation just the same?
Also, I have heard of forced carbonation, how is this done with a cornelius keg? Is it better?
Any answers or directs to a place on the forum for answers will be appreciated as I have not yet found a thread that specifically answers these questions, thanks!
B.