Naturally Carbonating To 3.5 Volumes Co2

[Nick JD]

I'm about to keg a Weizen and want to naturally carb the shit out of it to 3.5 volumes, but this is making me wonder a few things.

Will it be pourable at 8C? Or will it be all foam?

Will I end up having to reduce it to 2.5 volumes to get it to pour?

How much sugar is needed to prime a 19L keg to 3.5 volumes?

Anyone done this - seems a great way to have the yeast in there with a bit of a shake of the keg before serving...

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[amarks5]

Per Zainasheff and Palmer "Brewing Classic Styles":

At beer temperature of 40 degrees F (4 degrees C) it takes approx 5 ounces of sugar (5.2 corn sugar / 4.8 cane sugar) to get 3.5 volumes of CO2 in 5 gallons of beer.

Apologies for the imperial measures.

Cheers,

Tony

I'm about to keg a Weizen and want to naturally carb the shit out of it to 3.5 volumes, but this is making me wonder a few things.

Will it be pourable at 8C? Or will it be all foam?

Will I end up having to reduce it to 2.5 volumes to get it to pour?

How much sugar is needed to prime a 19L keg to 3.5 volumes?

Anyone done this - seems a great way to have the yeast in there with a bit of a shake of the keg before serving...

:icon_cheers:

 

[barls]

never tried to pour at that carb level.
id say between 5.5g/L and 6.5g/L of dextrose should be fine to get you to that level at current room temps.

 

[Nick JD]

never tried to pour at that carb level.
id say between 5.5g/L and 6.5g/L of dextrose should be fine to get you to that level at current room temps.

Thanks fellas.

Will this pour at 8C? How do they do 3.5 volumes on draft in a german bar at 10C?

What's the whole theory with a long beer line? How does this reduce head but retain co2?

 

[outbreak]

The beer line restricts the speed at which the beer can flow, the longer the hose the higher the restriction. So the higher the carbonation the faster the beer will pour, which you then counteract by slowing the flow with longer hose length hence a smaller head. Well thats my understanding anyway.... Someone correct me if I am off track..