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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 11/13/15 at 10:40 am to Fratastic423
Posted on 11/13/15 at 10:40 am to Fratastic423
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Depending on your system you may be able to keep the beer at the same carbonating pressure to serve it. However for many of us (me included), I have to drop the pressure so the beer pours smoothly
That's where beer line length comes into play. For those higher carbed beers you're going to need a longer length of tubing to pour properly IIRC.
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Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:01 am to s14suspense
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That's where beer line length comes into play. For those higher carbed beers you're going to need a longer length of tubing to pour properly IIRC
Is there any reading i can do on kegging?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:03 am to BugAC
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Start at the Temp and Pressure paragraph.
)]https://www.homebrewfinds.com/2015/09/update-balancing-your-draft-system.html[/link]
Start at the Temp and Pressure paragraph.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:29 am to s14suspense
Just watched a video of building a kegerator. Where do you guys mount your regulator/manifold? On the door? If so, above, below, or in line with the faucets? Or does any of that matter?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:31 am to BugAC
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Is there any reading i can do on kegging?
The very basics of kegging is that you can pressurize the keg to carbonate the beer, and then you must leave pressure on it to push the beer out of the keg and through the lines. That headspace pressure also keeps the beer carbonated, and that level of carbonation is dependent on the temperature of the beer.
Here is how I do it:
I rack the cold-crashed beer into the keg. I connect the gas in line, set the regulator to 40 psi, then leave it in the kegerator at 40 psi over night.
The next day (usually the evening after I get home from work) I close the valve on the gas line and bleed the pressure out of the keg. I then adjust the regulator to 10 PSI. This is the pressure that works for my system. I reopend the valve and let the keg pressurize again, this time to 10 PSI. That pressure will keep the beer carbonated to the volume I want at the temperature my kegerator is set at. You can use Beersmith to help you out with determining what pressure you should use, then adjust it with experience. The 10 PSI pressure also gives me a pretty good pour from my taps.
I have no reason to keep one beer at 2.3 volumes of CO2 and one at 2.8, or anything different for that matter. I'm sure it may make a difference to beer judges, but I simply don't care. Everything is kept at the same temp and the same pressure and nobody has complained yet.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:41 am to LoneStarTiger
Well i just ordered a perlic faucet and the dual regulators setup instead of the manifold. Knowing me, and how i like to nail every aspect of my homebrew to the nth degree, the manifold would end up being temporary.
Ordered from Beveragefactory.com. Had a good sale going on, 25% off. Got the perlic tap for $44 and the dual regulator for $90.
I'll be getting the remainder of stuff from LaHomebrew
Ordered from Beveragefactory.com. Had a good sale going on, 25% off. Got the perlic tap for $44 and the dual regulator for $90.
I'll be getting the remainder of stuff from LaHomebrew
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:45 am to BugAC
Secondly, I live near La Homebrew. Where in that area, refills CO2 tanks?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:57 am to BugAC
just one faucet?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:00 pm to BugAC
I always go to LA fire extinguisher, it's not real close to this side of town but I don't know of any place over her that refills bottles.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:07 pm to I_heart_beer
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I always go to LA fire extinguisher, it's not real close to this side of town but I don't know of any place over her that refills bottles.
Same. Catering Kegs off Gardere fills them, but they want $20 for a 5 pound fill. Nope.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:34 pm to LoneStarTiger
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just one faucet?
The setup i got from craigs list came with a stainless faucet.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:56 pm to BugAC
Ah, good deal.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:58 pm to BMoney
B, i may give either you or LSUGrad a text whenever the beer i'm brewing is ready to be carbed. May need some on-site help to make sure i don't screw up my kegging.
Going buy the remainder of my keg equipment in a little bit.
Secondary questions, without a beer gun, what's the best way of putting kegged beer in a growler? Worried about losing some CO2 if i go straight from tap to growler. I'm wondering if a piece of tubing from the faucet mouth to the bottom of the growler will help my reducing any splashing into the growler.
As i type this i'm reminded of getting growlers filled at Parish and they went straight from the tap to the growler.
Going buy the remainder of my keg equipment in a little bit.
Secondary questions, without a beer gun, what's the best way of putting kegged beer in a growler? Worried about losing some CO2 if i go straight from tap to growler. I'm wondering if a piece of tubing from the faucet mouth to the bottom of the growler will help my reducing any splashing into the growler.
As i type this i'm reminded of getting growlers filled at Parish and they went straight from the tap to the growler.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 1:23 pm to BugAC
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B, i may give either you or LSUGrad a text whenever the beer i'm brewing is ready to be carbed. May need some on-site help to make sure i don't screw up my kegging.
No problem. It's really easy.
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Secondary questions, without a beer gun, what's the best way of putting kegged beer in a growler? Worried about losing some CO2 if i go straight from tap to growler. I'm wondering if a piece of tubing from the faucet mouth to the bottom of the growler will help my reducing any splashing into the growler.
Get one of these:
Posted on 11/13/15 at 1:25 pm to BugAC
Posted on 11/13/15 at 2:56 pm to s14suspense
No kegs yet. La Homebrew has them for the same price I believe.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 4:33 pm to BugAC
Alright, I now have everything to start kegging. Only bought one keg today. After spending $300 today, I'll wait until my next brew to buy a second keg.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 7:15 pm to BugAC
Cool. Assuming they're rebuilt? Fresh gaskets and all?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 10:18 pm to s14suspense
Yeah I'm pretty sure. Gaskets look good. They pressure tested it and everything. Bought a set of replacement gaskets too.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 10:21 pm to BugAC
That's good. Might be a good time to learn to disassemble and reassemble it. Will get you to be more familiar with them.
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