Kegging Home Brew Beer

How to keg home brew beer.
Sorry for the pace - it had to fit in 5 minutes.

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[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.

[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.

[AdrianDotis]

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

[bulldawg1964]

@AdrianDotis

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

[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.

[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!

[Rekorderz]

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

[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!

[tsukiyumi]

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

[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.

[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.