using a pressurized growler for carbonation

[HB2112]

I've been bottling all of my beer, but I was wondering if I could use my pressurized growler to carbonate my first gallon so I can drink my brew sooner. It's a one gallon growler pressurized by the little CO2 cartridges with a tap on the top. Pressurized Growler(64OZ, 128OZ, 175OZ) Will this carbonate my brew and would I need to use more than one CO2 cartridge? Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

 

[KeizerBrewr]

I mean it would work, you would definitely need to have more than one cartridge. Look up a carb chart to figure out how many Vols of carbonation you want for your beer and go from there.

 

[Knightshade]

I'm not sure how much quicker you're expecting to drink it? Most carb charts are of the set and forget variety, which I usually guesstimate (at least for my equipment) to be 2 weeks worth of waiting. Natural carbonation is about the same.

You could do the set to 35 at 35 for 3 method, but a couple of concerns that I'd have there for what what you're listing is:

1. Can that growler even handle that level of pressure? Nothing at that link indicates the max pressure, which would make me a little cautious.
2. The cartridges are more for serving vs. carbonating. You can certainly do it, but this exact thing is what led me to just get a dedicated CO2 tank, regulator, etc. (with a growler that had a listed rating of max 45 psi) Less expensive, and certainly less wasteful.

 

[HB2112]

Got it guys thank you for your responses. The gage does go to 30 but it doesn't say anywhere what it's rated for. I don't need an explosion of beer in the refrigerator or anywhere else. And yes it wouldn't make it any quicker to drink so I'll bottle with priming sugar and wait. I need to get better at my brewing schedule. I have enough bottles to do 2 batches now. So I'll buy beer for the next 2 weeks and increase my bottle supply. Thanks again