I had to exchange my first CO2 tank and when I went to connect the regulator to the new tank I am able to screw it on but there is still a leak from the connection not matter the tightness. Is this something that I can fix or is this a problem with the tank?
I am using some turbo klar and a white foam is appearing after adding the A packet. I left the turbo klar in a cold room over winter so it probably froze and thawed multiple times. Is the turbo klar ruined? (Wasn't sure how to tag it...)
So I am almost done fermenting my first batch of home brew and am about to start kegging it. The only problem is the current hose coming from the regulator is a good bit wider than the nozzle I have on my homebrew keg. Is this something that can be fixed somehow, or should I look to replace one of the nozzels? Does the hose width matter much for delivering the pressure to the keg? EDIT: connector looks like this: …
Just thinking about removing a gas tip tube to maximize headspace. What if I just slide its o-ring on the post? That should in theory keep the keg sealed. What do you guys think?
I have been brewing beer for a couple of months now. I currently have a beer line and tap in my garage that has a cleaning keg for running cleaning solution through the lines. I was just wondering if it was possible to keg your homebrew in a cleaning keg as I have access to a 20l cleaning keg?
Going to start kegging after many years of bottling beer. Watching YouTube, a brewer spoke of letting the beer "clear" for a few weeks before serving. I assumed he meant that he was cold crashing it prior to serving, but on his video he said that he fermented in only one bucket and used its bottom drain to fill the keg. Isn't it going to be nasty with hops and yeast? I clear my beer as part of the my …
We have a very tiny house. I brew in the garage and bottle there. I want to keg so bad but I am having trouble finding room for some kegs (in something to keep them cold). Anyone have some genius idea to store a kegging system in my house that would hold at least 2 kegs, if not 3+. More details: single story on a crawl, anything outdoors will freeze, I have an attic and I'm not afraid to use …
Say I have a keg of beer at around room temp. (23C/73.4F). I want 2.2 volumes of CO2 carbonation so using this calculator I figure out I need to add 25.83PSI of pressure - some time later the beer is carbonated. To serve the beer, I decant 5 litres at a time into a mini-keg which I keep in the fridge (3C/37.4F). The same calculator says that starting from scratch, I would only need to add 7.82PSI @ 3C. But …
For me, these 5 liter kegs seem like the perfect device for storage as well as remaining fresh when making beer. I understand there is a way to remove the top piece of the mini keg with some type of key? Once removed, what do you clean them with? and then how do you re-pressurize the keg?
I'm brewing my first batch of home brew, 'Hank's Hefeweizen' from Norther Brewer (extract). The instructions say 2 weeks primary, 2 weeks secondary, and 2 weeks bottle conditioning. I did not check my OG, but the kit states that it should be 1.052. I am on day 10 of fermentation. I checked the SG at days 8 and 10, and it has not changed from day 8 to 10. It's sitting at 1.010. I tried the beer on both days …
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 the deal: I have a two tap kegerator and the aggressive amount of foaming is wrecking my beer drinking experience. I've got the CO2 set to the lowest setting the regulator will allow (4psi) and it's kicking out SO much foam, …
I tasted the beer when it came out of the fermenter and it was great. I cooled it to 4 degrees then I racked it into the keg and force carbonated - about 1 minute at 300kPa, a good few minutes of vigorous shaking later it dropped to 140kPa so left it for an hour. I then tapped the keg and it was all foam - very overcarbonated... my regulator is a bit dodgy so will go for less CO2 …
I did my first kegged beer last week, I put the beer in and turned the co2 to about 35 and purged the tank about 5 times. I then shook the beer on the co2 for 3 minutes and then turned off the co2 tank and disconnected the line. I let it sit for an hour, then put it on serving pressure (10-12psi) and let it sit for a day. To my surprise the beer came out entirely foam, but …
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 & temperature. Once I've filled the keg, applied pressure as dictated by the desired carbonation level & storage temperature, how long does it need to stay there for before I can pour beer after delicious beer? Does it change based on temperature (e.g. am I …
I make some small batches of home-made cola, tonic water, and ginger ale - usually making a batch of syrup, then mixing up a corny keg full and force-carbonating it over a few days. Normally I bottle and sell these at a market, so having a keg of each is a good amount. I've just had someone wanting to place a small order - roughly half a keg's worth of bottles. I'm hoping I can just make up a half-keg, …
I want to keg my latest stout. If I plan to have it in the keg for a few weeks before a party, do I need to put pressure on it or not? If pressure, how much pressure? I know the day before drinking, I'll have it at 30 PSI for a bit before dropping it to 10 PSI for pouring. I just am not sure about storing it under pressure or not. Also this beer will be in a …
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 should I just disconnect it and leave the Keg in the fridge until next week?
If I purchased a 5 gallon keg online could I carbonate the fermented beer by adding the required amount of priming sugar to the keg? Do I need a CO2 tank or will I be fine just carbonating it with sugar?
2 gall plastic barrel 2" cap with vent, you know the sort. never pressured up, and its a new barrel new cap,no leaks. I decided on fresh yeast from off my spin plate, looked fine enough, added another ounce of sugar, and a week later still no pressure. Further test today and i got a fierce reaction when i put half an ounce of sugar in.No bad smells,- What is happening here? Starsan was used throughout my sterilizing procedures.