Stout tap question.

[Tbagger]

I'm planning on adding my 5th tap to my keezer and am wanting to set up a stout tap.

So for those who use stout taps on beer gas, do you carb on straight CO2 then serve on beer gas or is 25ish percent CO2 in the beer gas adequate to carb a stout at the higher pressure?

 

[troutman]

I naturally carb the keg. I don’t like to rush stouts and typically have a keg or two waiting for the tap.

 

[auburntsts]

I naturally carb the keg. I don’t like to rush stouts and typically have a keg or two waiting for the tap.

Does that mean you put the keg on beer gas (or CO2) at serving pressure and let time do its thing?

 

[troutman]

Once The beer comes out of the primary/secondary and put into the keg I add priming sugar and allow two to three weeks for it to carb. Then put it on beer gas.

 

[LLBeanJ]

I carb on CO2 and then move it to beer gas.

 

[stickyfinger]

i just tried carbonating with beer gas. made a pumpkin spice ale and racked it to a keg. put it at 30 psi beer gas for 7 days. poured a sample tonight. can't imagine a more perfect pour. i'm sure using a very low level of straight CO2 would probably have the same effect.

 

[camonick]

I'm by no means an expert, but here's my $.02
I serve a Guinness Draught clone with a stout faucet and push it with a 75%N and 25%CO2 gas blend. The purpose of a stout faucet is to knock the CO2 out of solution as it passes through the restrictor disc creating the famous cascade. The volumes of CO2 for this style are only 1-1.5. Too much carbonation equals large foamy heads when served with a stout faucet. With previous kegs, I never added any additional carbonation and had great pours. For some dumb reason, I decided to slightly carb the keg I'm drinking now which was a big mistake in my opinion. I have been getting large foamy heads (1-2") with my current carbonation level. I have been reducing the carbonation each day and have noticed my pours are looking much better (smaller head). I'm pushing 34 psi through a 3/16" line that's 6' long. A commercial Guinness Draught from the can or bottle has very little to no carbonation which is what I strive to duplicate with my setup.

 

[RevKev]

Carb it a bit above then move to pure nitrogen. It'll be fine and it's cheaper than a blend

 

[Tbagger]

Carb it a bit above then move to pure nitrogen. It'll be fine and it's cheaper than a blend

Beer gas (25% co2 75% nitrogen) is only $20 for a 5lb bottle at my local Airgas.

 

[RevKev]

Beer gas (25% co2 75% nitrogen) is only $20 for a 5lb bottle at my local Airgas.

Nice. CO2 is 13$ for me, mixes I suppose are much more... Beer gas all the way then after carbing!

 

[MrPowers]

I carb to 1.0-1.4 volumes on CO2, then switch to serve on beer gas.