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Title: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: loftybush on June 19, 2013, 02:47:04 PM
Has anyone tried kegging and carbonating wine?
Its a bit of a pain to do sparking wine in bottles, but don't know why I didn't think of just force carbing wine.

Would it work? Has anyone tried it? Any suggestions on a suitable wine kit for a sparkling wine?
Title: Re: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: Will_D on June 19, 2013, 08:08:28 PM
I use the Lidl/Morphy Richards 5 litre cooler/dispenser thing to sparkle up 5 litres of white wine:

Chardonnay + Sparkle = Champers

Chardonnay + Elderflower syrup = EF Champers

Etc

Just put the 5 litre mini keg into the fridge for 24 or 48 hours to cool as the Peltier is pretty wimpy. When Cool carb with maybe 2 CO2 bulbs and away you go!
Title: Re: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: LordEoin on June 19, 2013, 11:58:29 PM
Wine on tap... dangerous  ;D
Title: Re: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: Greg2013 on June 24, 2013, 04:45:27 PM
Oh hell now i am in trouble, i am hoping to put down an EF brew this week and this has given me a dangerous idea ??? 19litres of EF champers, what could possibly go wrong? ::)
Title: Re: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: LordEoin on June 26, 2013, 05:08:16 AM
Wait a few months and do 19L of Elderberry Wine. It's far superior.
Title: Re: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: Will_D on June 27, 2013, 10:23:12 AM
Quote from: LordEoin on June 26, 2013, 05:08:16 AM
Wait a few months and do 19L of Elderflower Wine. It's far superior.
I think he means Elderberry!!

Title: Re: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: LordEoin on June 27, 2013, 08:30:39 PM
I sure did, thanks will  ;)
Title: Re: Sparkling wine - corny keg
Post by: Blackbrew on July 03, 2013, 05:06:39 PM
Yes, have done this a few times and it works very well in Corny kegs, if you have a beergun can then fill bottles (make sure everything is really cold as the Carb level is higher than beer).