Right now I'm carbonating hard cider in 5 gallon corny kegs at 35psi for about 48 hours. What I'm wondering is: Will the same pressure/time in larger vessels (say, 1/4 barrel kegs, or 1/2 barrel kegs) produce the same results? Or will the larger vessels require more time? Other details: No carbonation stone, not shaking the keg, carbonating at ~36°F
Most instructions I've found involving force carbonating a home brew assume the use of a Corney keg. In these instructions, I always see it suggested that one should attach the gas line to the beverage port so that the gas is introduced directly into the liquid. I haven't been able to find consistent instructions for force carbonating a Sanke or Sixth Barrell keg. It seems like there are a number of people who suggest a similar procedure as the Corney …
I'm trying to stop using plastic in my brewing and tought that it was a good idea to "No Chill" in sanke kegs (type "S" spear) instead of my old HDPE containers. But I dont' know if the valve will hold the negative pressure that the no chilling process create. The valve will let the outside air come in? Or maybe the keg will knead to the inside with the vacuum? Please report your experience doing that or tell me …
I would like to put craft beers on my tap system at home. Is it possible and safe to depressurize a full sanke keg and pour that beer into a corny keg so I can connect and enjoy at home? Other suggestions?
I've been using a converted chest freezer for nearly a year now for storing and dispensing from corny kegs and for lagering. Depending on whether I have kegs of homebrew, I may have a sanke keg of commercial brew. I just added two pieces of equipment to the system: a one-to-three gas manifold and a second sanke tap and hooked up two sixth barrel kegs from the same brewery. There was a large discrepancy in how the two kegs dispensed …
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 the keg. I have used the keg 3 or 4 times and never thought about that being possible, nor does it make any sense to me. I disagree with them but are there any dangers to using Sanke Kegs for …