Kegging question
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I think they are designed to vent from the pressure relief valve once it gets past 50 psi.
I naturally carbonate in kegs because I am too cheap to buy a c02 tank setup. Most folks say to reduce the priming sugar when doing this (like, 1/2 cup instead of 2/3 cup or so). The one thing I would advise is to make extra sure that the keg is sealed well. They are more difficult to seal when you don't have the aid of co2 pressure to help seat the lid. I usually close the lid, then shake the keg a bit to see if any gas escapes from the lid.
I naturally carbonate in kegs because I am too cheap to buy a c02 tank setup. Most folks say to reduce the priming sugar when doing this (like, 1/2 cup instead of 2/3 cup or so). The one thing I would advise is to make extra sure that the keg is sealed well. They are more difficult to seal when you don't have the aid of co2 pressure to help seat the lid. I usually close the lid, then shake the keg a bit to see if any gas escapes from the lid.
Mine all kick in at about 120 PSI. I have carbonated things to Champagne-level pressure (above 60 PSI) many times without problem. My latest was a batch of Raspberry Soda that I force carbonated for my daughter.
I'll have some Co2 just not enough to force carb (buying a small hand Co2 thing, have half a box of bomblettes already so yea...)
You can "naturally" carbonate and then use your canisters to help maintain pressure while you dispense. Lots of folks do this to get the benefit (real or perceived) of yeast conditioning with the convenience of a keg.
The trick to carbonating naturally in the keg is to shorten the liquid-out dip tube so that it doesn't suck up the lees when you dispense.
yea already planned on cutting 3/4 an inch off the liquid out tube.
Mainly doing this because I haven't found a place to fill my tank yet, and I need to buy a Co2 Charger anyway, cause not going to carry the big tank around with me to friends house
Mainly doing this because I haven't found a place to fill my tank yet, and I need to buy a Co2 Charger anyway, cause not going to carry the big tank around with me to friends house
I looked into doing this a while back, and the main problem seems to be that you won't be replenishing CO2 as you empty the keg, so eventually there will be enough headspace in there that it won't be able to force itself out of the keg any more.
You can naturally carb in a keg, but sometimes you need some CO2 from a tank to help seal the keg.
Using the thicker O-rings that they sell at Williams Brewing will usually allow enough of a seal to be made that you don't have to pressurize the keg at the start, and can allow the natural carbonation to do it.
