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Kegging HELP....
So I attempted to keg my beer after reading multiple posts here. I pressurized my pop keg to 30 psi, shook it and left it for 24 hrs. then bled it off shook it again at 30psi. bled it off and press at 5 psi. Its in the cooler now on pressure but is still flat. What did I do wrong? How do I fix it?
What temperature is the keg? Did you put any priming sugar in it?
Why did you bleed the pressure off? What pressure do you have it at in the cooler?
Oh, yeah - welcome
One option, the one that I always use, is just put it in the fridge under 11 PSI and wait a week or two.
scrappy1979 wrote:
bled it off and press at 5 psi. Its in the cooler now on pressure but is still flat.
Do you mean you carbed it at 30 PSI, purged it and then carbed it up at 5 PSI?? If so, its flat because you bled all the CO2 out of the beer.
What I do is fill the keg, hit it with 30 PSI, turn off the gas and purge. Then turn the gas back on and repeat 2 more times. This will blow out all the O2 in the keg. Then hit with 30 PSI and shake the crap out of the keg til you can't hear anymore gurgling. Then I put it in the fridge at 10psi and within a day or two its right where I want it.
I didnt use any sugar. I read that if I pressurized it to 30 and shook it that it didnt need sugar.
RIght now its at 5 psi in the fridge. Not sure of temp of fridge however. I blew it of a few times to get the O2 out of the keg then did 30 psi,, not sure why I blew it off after a day sit. THought I was supposed to. Then repressurized at 5psi and it is in the fridge hooked to the CO2 bottle at 5 psi currently. Thinking maybe just using priming sugar next time and waiting.
I like the priming sugar and wait method. Turns out great every time. I just add a 1/2 cup-ish of priming sugar (corn sugar) and wait a week or two. Sometimes the first couple of glasses are more cloudy than usual but I drink them anyway.
Gotta love simple. no PSI's to deal with and no shaking, rolling, jiggling, extra cooling, or bleeding of the keg. just add sugar and wait.
ID
scrappy1979 wrote:
So I attempted to keg my beer after reading multiple posts here. I pressurized my pop keg to 30 psi, shook it and left it for 24 hrs. then bled it off shook it again at 30psi. bled it off and press at 5 psi. Its in the cooler now on pressure but is still flat. What did I do wrong? How do I fix it?
Looks like you're adding a step that may be the problem. Don't bleed the pressure off the keg until you're ready to serve.
1. Keg beer, pressurize to 30#, purge O2, and chill. Lower, the better. I chill mine at 30°F.
2. After 2 hours, shake keg for 15 minutes or until regulator stops hissing. Chill.
3. Repeat #2.
4. Bleed to serving pressure and serve. If carb too low, repeat #2, too high, bleed more.
It'll take practice, soon you'll have your beer ready to serve in 4-6 hours.
Good luck,
Wild
To carb my kegs quickly I just keep the keg in the fridge under ~25 psi for 3 days or so. Take a sample after 3 days, but keep the keg under 25 psi. If you get good carbonation at that point turn off the CO2 going to the keg but do not bleed out the pressure. Just continue to serve at that higher pressure until the beer comes out slow and then give the keg a burst of CO2 to keep the pour rate where you want it. Using this method I get great carbonation quickly and never have to adjust my regulator back down to 11 psi or whatever the normal serving pressure is. Cheers!
That sugar comment is a little confusing, so no, you don't need to be adding priming sugar to force carb in a keg.
Sounds to me like you may have a slow leak. After you pressurize the keg, spray some foaming sanitizer or dilute soap solution on the top of the keg to check for bubbling.
When you "burped" the keg was there any pressure that came out?
And your lid may not me tight enough to hold a seal at 5psi, again suggesting there was a leak.
I'd pressurize to 30 PSI, shake like hell for a while and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Hook up your tap and take a sample, there should be some carbonation.
Then you can dial down to your expected serving pressure and see if there is carbonation the next day.
Check all your fittings and make sure gas isn't leaking out of the poppets or the even the gas lines running back to the tank. To be safe disconnect the gas line after charging to 30PSI. That will eliminate one more variable.
One last note: If you don't have starsan to spray and chose to use soapy water, be sure to rinse the top of the keg off well before opening or you'll be getting some soap in the beer.
Good luck.
Thanks all. Working 24 today but definitely will check for leaks when I get home tom.
I didn't mean to say (or imply) that one should add priming sugar and add a bunch of pressure to a keg. just add the sugar and enough co2 to seal the keg. I usually get a good seat on the keg seal at 5-10 psi.
Hope that helps
ID
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