Kegging Home Brew Beer

[MrCOLTSR2]

pour yourself a beer..Nice!..... a great video...i want a forced co2 system (other than bottle conditioning!) to pressurise my bottles of beer..i use Grolsch lager bottles..i want to ferment ultra high Abv beers and bottle... any secondary fermentation is impossible at such abv as the yeast usually dies..is there a simple way to pressurise beer that goes into bottles? cheers!

[rawimpact]

it automatically primes the beer with a minute of co2 pressure?

[bulldawg1964]

@rawimpact It takes about 5 - 6 minutes shaking at 30 psi to carbonate.

[rawimpact]

@bulldawg1964 wow if only co2 regulators and tank were more affordable

[jfriah]

Nice. Just about to do my first one I guess tomorrow. Hefeweizen. Don't wanna clear it TOO much ;)

And stop fighting and drink homebrew you guys! Try a technique, if it works for you -- accept and move on. If it doesn't; investigate and improve your PERSONAL brew style/technique. No comments can be made unless A/B testing is done---and all I wanna do is drink my product and enter competitions and go from there.

Onward and downward --to the bottom of your glass.

Cheers!

[Rekorderz]

@jfriah is it better to brew from scratch or to buy one of those kits? i am new to it , cheers

[tsukiyumi]

I give it 2 days...a few days definitely changes the taste....great video though, awesome job!

[bulldawg1964]

Well, I suspect that it's about 12 or 14 psi inside the keg - I've never taken a pressure measurement. Anyway, I don't leave the CO2 on after carbonation. I bleed in just enough periodically while serving to keep the beer flowing. As long as the dispensing hose is the right length and diameter to keep the proper pressure drop along the length of the hose it should be the correct internal pressure. Strictly speaking you could leave the CO2 on all the time at 12 or 14 psi., but I fear leaks.

[alphy79d]

I've never seen the rocking technique? What pressure do you keep it on after you force carbonate? I heard 12-14LBS is ideal.

[tsukiyumi]

great video! thanks! this was spot dead on what I needed

[BeeRich33]

Honestly man, rinse your corny before filling.

[WickedZomb]

@BeeRich33 Star San is a non-rinse sanatizer, doesn't effect taste at all.

[BeeRich33]

@WickedZomb Provide the link or chemistry. In a microbiology application, there is no such thing.

[ELuna3693]

@BeeRich33 That is why we brew beer and leave the microbiology to the scientists and star San is a no rinse sanitizer that is that and im pretty sure all star San has in it is a concentrated acid and when you mix it with water it dilutes so as long as you put the right amount your all good and microbiologists don't sanitize they Sterilize

[BeeRich33]

@ELuna3693 That's me: brewing scientist. Peracids should also be rinsed, as we do in the brewing industry.

[WickedZomb]

@BeeRich33 Um read the fucking label on the bottle, NON RINSE.

[BeeRich33]

@WickedZomb Amateur

[WickedZomb]

@BeeRich33 Fuck yeah im an amateur, that is all home brewing is a hobby. Never claimed to be a professional. So take your ass back to you fucked up world and let people homebrew and have fun you fuck ass.

[BeeRich33]

@WickedZomb I'm not denying anybody anything. Just indicating that any agents used in brewing should be rinsed. Now put the knife down and RDWHAHB.

[AdrianDotis]

what temp was the beer at when it was pre chilled?

[bulldawg1964]

@AdrianDotis

Generally around serving temperature - in this case, about 45 F.

[AdrianDotis]

@bulldawg1964 thanks. I just got a keg a little while ago and i'am about ready to put my beer in it. hope it turns out good.

[Dillonfromforks]

Good video! Thanks! I just picked up another Corny keg and a CO2 tank today along with a Mini fridge I had to alter. Im sanitizing right now and going to Keg a 2 gallon batch I have and then im going to ferment another 5 gallon batch and have it on stand by on the 2nd keg I picked up today.

[woodbinedrinker]

Excellent, thank you! I have a couple of kegs and want to do this. What sort of price are you looking at to get the Co2 tank? Also what do you do to chill the beer?

[lowcountrydawg2525]

So you are going from the secondary fermenter straight into the keg and carbonating the beer instantly with CO2 as opposed to natural carbonation over a two week period with priming sugar? I'm just curious as I am a homebrewer looking to get into kegging some of my brew. I've considered going the party pig route, but your video makes it appear that kegging is fairly simple and straight-forward. Any advice you can share is appreciated.

[BeeRich33]

@lowcountrydawg2525 Usually overnight carbonation can happen, but it has to be chilled. 2 days with CO2 pressure and you're set.

[bulldawg1964]

Beer going flat after a few days:

1 - could have a leak. Make a soapy solution . Pressure keg to 8 or so psi. Splash solution over all fittings and look for growing bubbles.

2 - could be out of balance. Dispensing hose should be 3/16" or 1/4" and at least 4 foot (longer at higher elevations) to provide enough pressure resistance to maintain carbonation inside keg.

[bulrydrdan]

My beer is going flat after 2 - 4 days, is it not enough presuure?

[bulldawg1964]

I pre-chill the night before in the secondary carboy. Often I will chill for several days if I'm in no hurry - this aids clearing even more. I have a dedicated fridge which has the shelves removed.

[bulrydrdan]

When do you pre-chill? And what kind of beer can you pre-chill and how long do you pre-chill for?

[nmarciano420]

How do you make the beer cold?

[bulldawg1964]

Keep the beer in a fridge. Of course you have to remove the shelves to make it fit...

[bass1134]

and seriously, how does home brew beer taste? if you make it right of course. I'm about to get started brewing my own.

[bulldawg1964]

Better than anything you can buy... if you like good beer (Miller / Coors / Bud does not count).

:)

[bass1134]

yeah none of those except the shiners haha. i've been going to this bar/restaurant called "the flying saucer" and got over 300 beers from all over the world, i subscribed to try them all XD

[absinthe5765]

It's better too because you can use all natural, fresh ingredents, and make it to your own taste. It's really the best beer you can possibly get.

[mgfurst]

coulndnt i just clean with B rite ??? also you going way to fast for me ....dang tweaker film

[bulldawg1964]

Sure, you can clean with B-Brite -as long as the cleaner / sanitizer is a non-chlorine based. B-Brite is a weaker sanitizer than Star San or Iodophor, though. Sorry about the speed, at the time I had to fit it in five minutes!

[bulldawg1964]

StarSan really is a no rinse. You can fill up the keg completely with foam and it will have no effect. In reality, the degree of foaming that is left over is pretty minor. I like to point to ribbons won at competitions; Starsan was used and judges can pick up anything! If you rinse out the foam, you will also remove the protective CO2 atmosphere from pressuring out the sanitizer. That's why it's desiable to use a no rinse.

[jeepingnet]

After the sanstar and before the filling do you rise out all the foam?

I've heard sanstar is a non-rise product but can't imagine all that foam...

[bulldawg1964]

I would turn off the CO2 when not dispensing. The tank should hold pressure (unless there's a leak).

If you leave it on: (1) if you have a leak you'll soon have an empty tank, (2) the carbonation level will change unless the pressure is exactly right.

[axoll]

hello, good video, question do I have to keep the C02 tank on at all times?

[bulldawg1964]

The beer is ready as soon as you bleed off the excess pressure. There is no benefit to waiting.

[jnmccra]

I was told that you have to let the keg sit for a week before it's good to go. Is this not true?