Catullus
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Does anyone have any experience with warm keg carbonation? I normally keg me brew and then force carbonate at 45 F with a head pressure of 13 psi and five days later I have beer with about 2.5 volumes of CO2. My bar can hold five kegs so the 5 days is no big deal.
My question is: I need to take a 20-gallon batch to a festival this summer (the beer will not be cold conditioned before going to the festival). What is the best way to carbonate @ 65 F? Should I carbonate to 2.5 volumes at 65 F and then bleed the CO2 as the keg is cooling down to serving temp. Or should I carbonate at the level of the serving temp and then vigorously shake the keg (I think this would require a day or 3 to reach equilibrium).
Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated
Thanks---jason
My question is: I need to take a 20-gallon batch to a festival this summer (the beer will not be cold conditioned before going to the festival). What is the best way to carbonate @ 65 F? Should I carbonate to 2.5 volumes at 65 F and then bleed the CO2 as the keg is cooling down to serving temp. Or should I carbonate at the level of the serving temp and then vigorously shake the keg (I think this would require a day or 3 to reach equilibrium).
Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated
Thanks---jason