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Brewing Discussions => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: newToBrew on January 07, 2013, 04:52:28 PM

Title: corny head space
Post by: newToBrew on January 07, 2013, 04:52:28 PM
popping my corny cherry tonight - tomorrow night

have 25 litres of brew ready to go

how much head space should I leave in the keg ? - I ws thinking of putting in 18 litres & leaving @ 1 litre head space - is this ok ? what do u guys do ?
Title: Re: corny head space
Post by: Ciderhead on January 07, 2013, 07:24:56 PM
QuoteFill it to just below the gas dip tube. You can see it as you are filling it. Any more and you'll end up with beer in your regulator.


Near miss with that once and after the nanosecond cold sweat have a non return valve on gas which cost me a fiver, cheaper than a 35 euro reg.
Don't be tempted to do what you do to the fuel tank in your car!