The process of moving beer or wine into larger storage containers and sealing them for later consumption. Generally carbonated using CO2 or beer gas (70/30 Nitrogen/CO2).
0
votes
1answer
57 views
Aging full kegs out of fridge - carbonate now or later?
I just bought my first two kegs, and don't yet have a fridge set up for them. Even when I do get my fridge set up I plan to have more kegs than will fit at once. When I fill them is it better to ...
2
votes
3answers
238 views
lemon flavor after kegging
So I made Jamil's California Common (minus the chocolate malt) with Wyeast Bavarian Lager yeast (2206). Fermentor samples tasted great, I had about 82% attenuation, so the 'flat' samples were nice ...
0
votes
2answers
88 views
Aggressive foam from Keg
For the record, I am using some storebought kegs, but figure you guys know more about all of this than I do. EDIT: I checked the internet and the couplers to the keg are of the sanke variety.
Here's ...
8
votes
3answers
532 views
Is There A Way To Get Root Beer Taste/Smell Out Of Kegging Equipment?
I've since learned better, but when I first got my kegging setup, I put root beer on one of the lines. After that keg was empty, I decided to put soda water in instead. Unfortunately, the root beer ...
2
votes
1answer
59 views
Filtering using a keg and a carboy instead of two kegs
I've read that filtering requires two kegs. I've only got one corny keg but I'd like to filter my brew with a canister or plate filter. Do I risk overly oxidizing the beer if I were to filter from a ...
1
vote
1answer
103 views
Does kegging require a fridge
I was planning on building myself one of these for the summer: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/portable-igloo-cooler-kegerator-172047-post1990392/
I currently bottle all my beer and don't own any ...
1
vote
2answers
54 views
tap line resistor
I just got my coffin style keezer all set up. I did the calculations to get a "balanced" system at a normal 12 PSI of pressure. This gave me 7 feet of 1/4" hose. Apparently my math was a little wrong, ...
6
votes
1answer
85 views
What equipment is needed for a faucet? What's a shank?
I've bought a kegging system which came with a "Camping Style" faucet, essentially just some tubing with a ball lock disconnect on one end and a tiny plastic faucet on the other end.
I'm looking for ...
2
votes
1answer
116 views
Should I leave the CO2 Cylinder connected after force carbonation?
I connected my CO2 Cylinder to my Keg and have it currently force-carbonating. However, it will only be needed next week friday.
Should I leave the CO2 Cylinder connected for 8 days at 20psi, or ...
1
vote
1answer
241 views
Where are MillerCoors Light Home Draft units available?
MillerCoors used to sell Coors Light Home Draft and Miller Light Home Draft "kegs" at my local grocery store, but I have not seem them in a long time.
The reason I ask is because these units are ...
1
vote
1answer
53 views
What is the pressure limit for PVC tubing on barb?
I'm building a spunding valve and can't locate an adapter from female flare to male pipe thread. Until I can, I'm planning on using reinforced PVC tubing to connect the valve/gauge assembly to the gas ...
4
votes
2answers
126 views
Transfer flat bottled beer into a keg
Quick rundown. I was in a rush to bottle an IPA and I forgot to add my priming sugar. I remembered after already bottling about three beers and went ahead and got my priming solution going and added ...
2
votes
3answers
143 views
New to Kegging - Help
Just moved to a new house and finally have room for a chest freezer so I can switch from bottling to kegging.
I have a johnson digital temp controller to regulate the freezer so I can keep constant ...
1
vote
3answers
547 views
My beer is not carbonating in my Keg
Since I have read so much about how much easier it is to keg your homebrew rather then bottle it, I decided to go ahead and get myself a kegging system setup.
So, last week, after my beer was done ...
0
votes
1answer
85 views
Different Carbonation Levels on a Single Manifold
I have a Belgian Golden Strong and an American Brown that are both going into the same keggerator that share the same manifold. I would like to carbonate the Belgian at a higher value than the ...
8
votes
2answers
5k views
Choosing a good refrigerator/freezer for kegerator conversion
Does anyone have experience and recommendations for a good fridge/freezer for conversion into a kegerator? I'm basically choosing between a full sized fridge, a mini-fridge and a chest freezer. I'll ...
0
votes
1answer
489 views
Storing full kegs at room temperature
So I have a related question here, but my questions are the following:
I only have one (and only have room for one) dedicated chest freezer/fridge for brewing. I have one beer (Marzen) kegged and ...
1
vote
2answers
156 views
How to clean the CO2 line?
I had a tiny bit of backflow when I put the gasline back on the keg after force carbonation. It just flowed a tiny bit into the connector - nothing got inside the line itself.
I read Backflow into ...
1
vote
2answers
283 views
Why did beer get into my gas lines from my corny keg?
I think I know the answer to this, but I'd like to see an answer listing more conclusively the different reasons why this happens. Some causes I've seen listed:
High pressure plus shaking can cause ...
2
votes
3answers
505 views
What is causing a bad flavor after cold conditioning?
I've had something happen to a couple batches and can't figure out what's going on. What happens is a major flavor change after the first two weeks of primary, but for the worse. Normally my beers ...
5
votes
1answer
117 views
Small Space & Apartment Brewing: Packaging
Given the limited space of an apartment, how do you bottle & keg?
Do not consider budget to be a factor.
This is the seventh question in a series of discussions about small-space brewing. ...
2
votes
1answer
226 views
Transporting Pressurized CornyKegs
I wanted to get a batch ready for labor day, so I purchased some kegging equipment and opted to keg this beer. However, I am driving 5ish hours to a lake, where I plan to keep the keg in a ice bath ...
2
votes
2answers
262 views
a few questions about using carbonation stones
Just got a carbonation stone because I want to carbonate a keg quickly and have a few questions.
Do you need any special tubing to attach the stone to the gas-in dip tube? The stone I have has a ...
3
votes
2answers
177 views
Got first 2 kegs and need advice
I just bought two 15.5 gallon kegs yesterday from a local brewery that is closing its doors. They asked for $15 each so there was no way I could pass them up. They are in great condition.
I would ...
8
votes
3answers
738 views
Is there a quicker way to carbonate a corny keg?
Currently, if I want my beer "today" I put the gas into the out tube at the desired target pressure. I then rest the keg on my lap and gently rock it for about 20 mins, until I don't hear any more ...
4
votes
3answers
536 views
How do I identify the type of poppet I need for a corny keg?
I just got my first kegs - a couple used, reconditioned corny kegs from beveragefactory.com, still smelling like soda (yay). I've been reading up on the process and it seems like it's a best practice ...
4
votes
1answer
120 views
Gas line : does it need to be sterilized?
I'm reading websites and I'm viewing videos where people show how to wash kegs, but they never wash their gas line. I was wondering if it's necessary to do so?
I'm asking this because I would like to ...
1
vote
2answers
190 views
how can i carb multiple kegs at the same time?
I have 5 kegs I want to carb with a single co2 tank, I have a splitter, but I don't know if I need to apply the same amount of pressure I apply to a single keg, I carb using the 40 20 method, which is ...
3
votes
1answer
170 views
What's the difference between casking and kegging?
So this is how my last beer went:
After about three weeks I threw it straight into a keg. It didn't taste great, but I figured it was still young and just needed more time to condition. A few weeks ...
2
votes
4answers
2k views
Infusing a beer with grapefruit
I was recently at a beer festival and one of the breweries (Fulton) had a delicious pale ale that had been infused with grapefruit. I asked the brewer how they did it and he told me that the night ...
2
votes
2answers
754 views
Premature Kegging - leave batch in keg or rack to carboy?
I kegged a batch of hefeweizen on Sunday morning and force carbonated. My all-grain recipe was a combination of several that I found online, but largely an original creation. The plan was to leave the ...
4
votes
3answers
619 views
How Long Will a Keg Hold Carbonation if Disconnected from the CO2 Tank?
How long will a keg hold carbonation if it is disconnected from the CO2 tank?
Does the type of keg matter?
2
votes
3answers
934 views
How do I get CO2 flowing into keg?
I have just kegged my beer and connected the regulator to the CO2 supply. I turn it on and I get no pressure. On my regulator the needle has moved up to the top of the "buy more" zone, but on the ...
2
votes
1answer
153 views
Do I have to prime if I'm force carbonating?
Time has slipped and I have a brew that needs to be tapped on Saturday. It was in primary for 10 days, and has been in secondary for about 3 weeks now. This will be my first time kegging. If I am ...
5
votes
1answer
239 views
Any need to stop yeast before kegging?
I'm brewing to keg for the first time, finally. I am planning to force carbonate and was wondering: Are there was any steps I need to take to stop any active yeast before putting it in the keg and ...
5
votes
1answer
112 views
Kegging and less-than-keg-sized batches
What are the drawbacks (if any) of using a 4-gallon batch with a 5-gallon kegging system? And what if the batch is only two gallons?
3
votes
2answers
151 views
(Should) my keg floweth over?
So, I kegged my first time (straight from a 3.5wk primary vs 2wk, which I recommend). I tried a little bit of the "force carb", i.e. set to 25-30psi and agitate the keg until I didn't hear any more ...
3
votes
2answers
922 views
Dangers of Sanke Kegs
I recently told some other brewers how I have used a Sanke keg and they tried to convince me that they were dangerous.
They had heard of the ball being shot up out of the keg when trying to clean ...
7
votes
5answers
2k views
What's causing the recent spike in the price of used Corny kegs?
Used corny kegs came from the soda industry, but stocks seem to be drying up pretty quickly. Prices have gone up from $20 per reconditioned keg about 4 years ago to around $50 today (some are asking ...
5
votes
2answers
344 views
Keg/CO2 question as I think about moving to kegging
This is probably a foolish one, but...
So you can force carbonate with a keg (or sugar carbonate, but of course why would you), and then serve from the keg with the CO2 to help dispense.
But, if ...
3
votes
2answers
499 views
Backflow into gas line
I just started kegging. I have a beer in a 5 gal ball lock keg. I connected the regulator, set pressure to 15 psi and connected the gas line to the keg.
When I connected the liquid line (standard ...
3
votes
2answers
457 views
Dry hopped pellets in a keg without bag
First off, I'm new to kegging.
I made a mistake and added my dry hop pellets straight into the keg (I should have used a bag or something, I know)
So, I believe the problem is that the pellets have ...
7
votes
1answer
370 views
What cleaners can I use for Kegs?
I'm new to kegging, but I was made aware that I shouldn't use sodium metabisulfite when cleaning a keg.
So what cleaners can I use?
More specifically, can I use OxyClean or Diversol?
6
votes
2answers
599 views
Kegging home brew
I have a Cornelius system and I'm wanting to keg my home brew.
I'm curious if you need to prime the beer to help with carbonation or if you just add wort to keg and carbonate from co2?
If you do ...
1
vote
1answer
161 views
No psi shortly after kegging
I kegged my APA tonight and all seemed fine. I set the psi to 15, burped the keg a few times and put the keg in my fridge. An hour later I checked on it and the psi was at 0, the co2 tank was ...
10
votes
3answers
498 views
Is there a way to use my kegging system to carbonate beer for bottling without a beer gun?
The only solutions I've found are expensive, and involved a pricey piece of equipment called a beer gun. Is there a way to carbonate my beer before bottling so I can ensure a good carbonation?
4
votes
5answers
9k views
How long do I need to carbonate a keg?
I've recently inherited a keg system from a friend moving interstate and have just dropped my first batch into the keg.
I found this chart from a link here that shows CO2 units by pressure & ...
5
votes
1answer
623 views
CO2 Bottle inside or outside Keezer?
I'm building a keezer and am not sure what to do with the CO2 bottle. Most folks seem to put it inside the freezer but this troubles my over beer'ed mind. Wouldn't the regulator give a different ...
14
votes
4answers
1k views
How can I avoid a lot of foam in the first pint from the keg?
Whenever I go to get a pint from the keg, the first pint is always foamy. I have to fill the glass up about 1/3 of the way and dump it out, just to the pour actual beer. I usually carbonate by ...
14
votes
3answers
742 views
My keg is empty. Now what?
So I kicked my first Corny keg and need to get the keg and the system cleaned and ready for another batch, which might not be ready for some time. What's my process here?
