Wrong or Right?

[Dr1nkBeer]

okay... So i decided to ready one of my TAPS for Guinness. I really really wanted it to work out but I wouldnt fit three kegs along with a Guinness keg in my kezzer.. that asside i decided to brew a nice dark porter.. would it be wrong to pour my porter through a guiness style faucet?

IF YES would you use CO2 or Nitrogen/Cos "g-mix" to pour it. I"m setup for both...

 

[PantherCity]

Go for it! You can do what ever you like. I think it would be appropriate.

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

Yea i'm going to do the co2/nitrogen mix... i just hope it carbonates slightly with the 25% CO2...

 

[DubBrew]

I had a porter poured on beer gas at a be pub in Portland and it was quite nice.

I'd say go for it.

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

Yea decided to go G-Mix.. should be good.

 

[Homercidal]

I'd do it. I've seen a IIPA poured on Nitro at a brewpub before. (I didn't have it.)

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

well I have to say to "test" my Setup I hooked up my Wheat beer and gave it a pour... it cascaded alright.. and settled nicely....

I'll have to take a video of the pour and post it..

 

[bwomp313]

Empire Cream Ales has proven that some styles work better than others on nitro...They put EVERYTHING on nitro.

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

i'm guessing that force carbonation is not possible with the G-mix (25/75)... Other than my stouts/porters i like the "bubbles"...

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

Just a little bump... my porter turned Stout is just about ready to keg... wondering if i should give it 24hrs on the CO2 (30psi) before hooking it to the G-mix... Or should i let it sit at the g-mix (12psi) for a while before trying to pour?.. will it have a slight carb on the g-mix alone?..

I know there is a formula for this stuff... still using a calculator... looking for some raw results.

 

[gr8shandini]

The idea of the beer gas ("g-mix") is to provide a partial pressure of 8-10 psi of CO2 while bumping up the total pressure to the 30+ psi needed to push the beer through a stout faucet. If you leave it on the beer gas at 12 psi, your beer will be flat and won't pour properly.

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

So do i leave it at 30 PSI of G-mix to get the proper carbonation for this style. I'm looking to keep is relatively low carbonation as most stouts should be.

so no straight co2 for any amount of time... just the G-mix and let it rip at 30 psi?