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Nitrogen?
How many of you use Nitrogen for stouts or porters?
I have some small 10g nitrogen cartridges and the mini carbonater that attaches to the keg post but haven't tried it yet.
I use nitrogen and I absolutley love it. Makes porters and stouts super smooth and creamy. Think frothed rather than carbonated.
Did you get a full tank of nitro carboy?
how much does a full tank run?
A 5lb CO2 tank is under $10 so I'd imagine it's close, I don't know where you get a tank other than a place like AirGas.
I just kegged a porter, and I was debating whether to get Nitrogen or not. I decided to stick with CO2 for this one, but I may still go nitro in the future. I would have to get a second regulator, though, which is a bit of a detractor.
Is nitrogen only used for porters and stouts?, when creamy was described it reminded be of Bodingtons cream ale.
I think you could use it on anything, but the traditional nitro beers are stouts. I've heard of it being used in a blend with CO2 for IPA's lately.
What does nitrogen do that makes it appealing for stouts? What is the difference between CO2?
Nitrogen produces smaller bubbles that CO2. Guiness uses only nitrogen so this has become pretty popular for stouts now. There is also a product called Beer Gas that is also endorsed by Guiness. I believe that a lot pubs that serve Guiness and other beers will use Beer Gas for all their beers.
Anyone who pours a nitro beer is also using a BeerGas type blend to push it. I don't think you can serve a beer with just nitro, it would become flat. BeerGas is a 60/40 blend that gives the properties of nitro but lets the keg retain optimum carbonation levels.
I guessed on the 60/40, BerrGas is actually 30% CO2 and 70% Nitro, I apologize to anyone who has been forever damaged by this mistake.
Not to hijack the thread, but since it was my topic to begin with I will. Have you ever heard of anybody who may be allergic to BeerGas? I know someone who swears he is allergic to draft beers. This seems odd to me since for the most part the gas used for carbonating beer in a keg is the same a bottle conditioning.
If you were allergic to BeerGas, you'd be having a reaction to the nitrogen, because that's the only difference. I don't know if it's even possible, but wouldn't be surprised.
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