Yeah, I just wasn't thinking until I went to get some beer and nothing but air came out... One of those things you do and then you want to kick yourself as a light goes off in your mind and you know what you did after the fact. It was an easy fix but annoying.
The way I have had the best success with fast carbing is either chill the keg and set to 35psi and rock it aggressively for 200 sec then purge 1 time then set to my serving pressure 12psi and 30 minutes later ready to go. I learned that from homebrew 4 life. The second is transfer beer straight from fermenter to keg not cold crashed set regulator to 50 psi leave for 12hr then purge and bring to serving pressure. I learned this from Brulosiphy. They have a chart with different pressures and times the chart assumes the beer is cold. So if its warm or being chilled I add 25% to there times. I find that by the time the beer is good and cold its decently carbed with the 50psi method. Be sure to check the pvr on your regulator I had to replace mine it pops off at 35psi learned the hard way on that one. I'm just sharing my experiences. I personally don't use the shake method anymore I find its the same amount of time when you factor chilling and gelitan work time using the 50psi method and your doing 3 things at once.
As I mentioned there are lots of ways that seem to work for everyone looking to carbonate a little faster compared to the 2 week "set and forget" method but the clarity and the dip tube issue were my big issues for this video I felt newer brewers using kegs needed to be aware of to save them some issues. Thank you for the insight! Cheers! 🍻
True although based on how much turbulence you generate. I saw a video a while back where someone had their small kid rolling their keg all over their garage to get it carbonated...made me laugh and wished I could trick my kids into doing that but they are 20 & 27 and I doubt they would be as entertained. 😂🍻
Sadly, I've searched everywhere to see where I got those white ones from as they are a bit on the soft side which I think helps with a great seal. I did see white ones on Morebeer but checked all my old orders and couldn't see where I ordered them from. I just ordered these from Amazon about 3 weeks ago to have some spares - amzn.to/3uTUFA8 They are nice but I do feel the white ones are a tiny bit softer.
Thanks for the tips. I will need to keep this in mind when I switch to floating dip tubes.
Yeah, I just wasn't thinking until I went to get some beer and nothing but air came out... One of those things you do and then you want to kick yourself as a light goes off in your mind and you know what you did after the fact. It was an easy fix but annoying.
Awesome tips. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
I felt this needed to be shared and had fun with it as I always feel like it is a work out program to do the shake method.
The way I have had the best success with fast carbing is either chill the keg and set to 35psi and rock it aggressively for 200 sec then purge 1 time then set to my serving pressure 12psi and 30 minutes later ready to go. I learned that from homebrew 4 life. The second is transfer beer straight from fermenter to keg not cold crashed set regulator to 50 psi leave for 12hr then purge and bring to serving pressure. I learned this from Brulosiphy. They have a chart with different pressures and times the chart assumes the beer is cold. So if its warm or being chilled I add 25% to there times. I find that by the time the beer is good and cold its decently carbed with the 50psi method. Be sure to check the pvr on your regulator I had to replace mine it pops off at 35psi learned the hard way on that one. I'm just sharing my experiences. I personally don't use the shake method anymore I find its the same amount of time when you factor chilling and gelitan work time using the 50psi method and your doing 3 things at once.
As I mentioned there are lots of ways that seem to work for everyone looking to carbonate a little faster compared to the 2 week "set and forget" method but the clarity and the dip tube issue were my big issues for this video I felt newer brewers using kegs needed to be aware of to save them some issues. Thank you for the insight! Cheers! 🍻
You could also put it in the ground and roll it back and forth. Homebrew happy hour sits in a chair and rolls it on his knees
True although based on how much turbulence you generate. I saw a video a while back where someone had their small kid rolling their keg all over their garage to get it carbonated...made me laugh and wished I could trick my kids into doing that but they are 20 & 27 and I doubt they would be as entertained. 😂🍻
Noticed u had a white o-ring for your keg. I am looking for o-rings that seal better than standard black ones. Any ideas??
Sadly, I've searched everywhere to see where I got those white ones from as they are a bit on the soft side which I think helps with a great seal. I did see white ones on Morebeer but checked all my old orders and couldn't see where I ordered them from. I just ordered these from Amazon about 3 weeks ago to have some spares - amzn.to/3uTUFA8 They are nice but I do feel the white ones are a tiny bit softer.
@@BitterRealityBrewing Thanks for checking. That seal has been causing me troubles with my multiple Corneys.