Slow Or Forced Carbing

[vicelore]

24hrs @ 275KPA does me...may the force be with you.

No shaking or anything Fents ?

Cheers Vice

 

[KHB]

I usually hook mine up at pouring pressure 100kpa and in 7-10 days it ready

KHB

 

[Mantis]

No shaking or anything Fents ?

Cheers Vice

I posted exatcly the same method above, and yes, noo shaking

 

[Fents]

spot on vice, mantis knows the drill.

 

[vicelore]

Thanks Mantis and Fents

Ill give that a go as my last efforts force carbing where miserable..

Cheers Vice

 

[mje1980]

48hrs @ 40 psi, then burp, and serve at 5 or so psi. No shaking required. As long as you end up with carbed beer it doesnt really matter i think.

 

[buttersd70]

vice,
the intermediate option is a combo of shake, and sit....
shake the keg, roll it around, for a good 1/2 hour, or more. At serving pressure. Whilst watching the telly, or sitting down having a beer, or whatever. At this point, the beer will be carbed, but under. Usually it's actually OK to have a couple if you don't have anything else available, and don't mind low carbonation beer........but then after 24-48hrs on the gas, it has itself sorted out. No danger of overcarbing, like other shake methods, cos the regulator isn't moved off serving pressure....but a good couple of days quicker than just letting it sit....

 

[dj1984]

i force carb at 3 bar dont know the kpa or psi 3 bar is but i do it for 30-40 sec then back to serve pressure so you dont get over carbed beer but still enough carb to have a sample. :chug:

 

[gava]

I usually hook mine up at pouring pressure 100kpa and in 7-10 days it ready

KHB

how long is your beer lines for 100kpa?

 

[chappo1970]

24hrs @ 275KPA no shake... simple

 

[Supra-Jim]

24 hours @ 300kPa, then back to pouring pressure for 2-3 days and its perfect!! :chug:

:icon_cheers: SJ

 

[KHB]

how long is your beer lines for 100kpa?

3 metres.

KHB

 

[KHB]

So everyone gassing 250-350 over a day or two do you have a secondary reg or are you dissconecting gas lines from other kegs while gassing. So i might try 250kpa for 36hours and see how that works. Im assuming you all leave your gas bottles on all the time at pouring pressure too??

KHB

 

[gava]

3 metres.

KHB

what type of line you use?

 

[KHB]

what type of line you use?

Not sure off the size but its for john guest fittings.

KHB

 

[Eugene]

I hook up pouring pressure (70-75kpa) and leave, fridge runs at 2.5-3 deg c, I have two 50 lt kegs, so one serving one pouring, once the second keg is good to go, usually 7-10 day ( a 50 lt remember), I will hook it up and start to drink it too. Kegs last around 100 days each.

I have forced when required, cold keg, 300 kpa for 36 hours, set to pour and all good.

 

[jeremy]

275 for 48, no shaking.

Never fails.

 

[troyedwards]

275 for 48, no shaking.

Never fails.

Been a while since this topic was bought up for discussion.

I dont need the beer till xmas - but it has been in the fridge for about 3 weeks at 3.5/4 deg C..... Force carbing (The method psted on here) has worked well in the past, but that is because I was impatient. At present I am on a diet till xmas and this means no beer so I have time to burn.

If I hook up the 19L keg at say ~100 KPA (14 PSI) and leave it for a week or two (i serve somewhere between 12-18 PSI) it should be good yeah?

Thoughts?

 

[Nick JD]

A week or two at serving pressure is fine - doesn't need more pressure over that time period.

 

[troyedwards]

So, will it matter if it is gassed up to serving pressure from today untill the 24th of Dec?

Will it be over carbonated?