quick carbing question...

[goose1873]

I just kegged a kolsch and am force carbing. I decided on setting to regulator to 30psi for 24 hours and then 10-12 psi (and purge tomorrow). I have read a tons of posts and the attached charts (time/temp/psi) are no longer available? does this sound about right. I know many set and forget it at desired psi but I was hoping to have it carbed for festivities this saturday (5 days).

Also I am new to kegging and am wondering what psi most serve at? I have 9 feet of 3/16th beverage line and keg is at about 37F

thanks

--goose

 

[goose1873]

...also beer was conditioned for a month prior to kegging...(would have kegged earlier but was out of CO2)

cheers

 

[shortyjacobs]

Sounds OK to me...although I typically go for 48 hrs at 30 PSI. Let down to 10-12 PSI after your 24 hrs and pull a sample...if it's not bubbly enough, crank'er back up and leave for 12 hours, then back down to 10-12 and check again...rinse and repeat.

You want to serve at whatever your carbonation pressure is at. So, in your case, 10-12 PSI. 9' of line should do you fine at those temps as long as the line is as cold as the beer, (37F in your case)

 

[goose1873]

when I let it down after 48hrs do I release prussure or just pour sample to lower pressure...sorry I'm a keg noob...

thanks

 

[shortyjacobs]

when I let it down after 48hrs do I release prussure or just pour sample to lower pressure...sorry I'm a keg noob...

thanks

Shut off gas to keg. Turn down reg to 10-12 PSI. Vent keg. Turn gas back on to keg. Pour sample.

Even with a small headspace, (call it 0.5 gallons), you'd need to pour 1 gallon of beer to reduce pressure from 30 PSI to 10 PSI. If you wanna call 1 gallon a "sample", then go for it. Otherwise vent first, then pour.

 

[goose1873]

thanks figured but thought i'd ask...