Cheesy_Goodness
Well-Known Member
I feel sure this is a silly question, but I want to make sure I'm good before I do it...
I'm in the process of building a keezer (4 kegs and 2 taps). I've only got a 2 way manifold at the moment, so my plan was to force carbonate the two that would be tapped first at serving pressure, and naturally carbonate the others (after purging headspace of course) so they would be ready when the first two kicked. I know, sometimes I amaze even myself at my own brilliance.
So my shiny new CO2 cylinder comes in the mail last week (the last piece of the puzzle) and I take it to the refill station. But, it turns out that they're down due to equipment failure for at least two weeks. This place is the closest to me and as far as I can tell the only that does refills instead of exchanges (it is a new tank after all), which means no CO2 refills for good ol uncle Cheesy.
Not a huge deal, I'll just push everything back a few weeks. Then I start thinking about my fermentors, and realize that they're all full, meaning I can't brew anything for a few weeks, which puts my Christmas beers in serious jeopardy.
So in a nutshell, here's my question: Can I naturally carbonate all of my kegs without first purging the headspace with CO2 and getting a good seal, or should I break out my bottling wand for one more hurrah to free up some carboys?
I'm in the process of building a keezer (4 kegs and 2 taps). I've only got a 2 way manifold at the moment, so my plan was to force carbonate the two that would be tapped first at serving pressure, and naturally carbonate the others (after purging headspace of course) so they would be ready when the first two kicked. I know, sometimes I amaze even myself at my own brilliance.
So my shiny new CO2 cylinder comes in the mail last week (the last piece of the puzzle) and I take it to the refill station. But, it turns out that they're down due to equipment failure for at least two weeks. This place is the closest to me and as far as I can tell the only that does refills instead of exchanges (it is a new tank after all), which means no CO2 refills for good ol uncle Cheesy.
Not a huge deal, I'll just push everything back a few weeks. Then I start thinking about my fermentors, and realize that they're all full, meaning I can't brew anything for a few weeks, which puts my Christmas beers in serious jeopardy.
So in a nutshell, here's my question: Can I naturally carbonate all of my kegs without first purging the headspace with CO2 and getting a good seal, or should I break out my bottling wand for one more hurrah to free up some carboys?