re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread

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Do I just check it every couple of days?

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It will typically take a week or so at a constant pressure to normalize. You can either wait that week and then check... or employ one of the faster carbonating techniques and drink it tomorrow.

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Also will pouring through a stout faucet make much of a difference?

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Nope, there is no benefit to a stout faucet unless you are using nitro.

The restrictor disc in a stout faucet causes all of the carbonation to release from the beer at once. This is why you get the cascading head on nitro beers which are carbonated to around 1 volume. If you do the same thing beer at 2.6 you'll get a glass of foam.