Kegging Q & A

[johnrm]

Good job Mac.
We might have to set up Rebel HQ at your gaff!

[krockett]

That would finally push her over the edge I think...

Anyone used corny orings that smelled of Pepsi? Does it contaminate beer?

[johnrm]

Soak orings in beer to get rid of Pepsi smell!

Clean then, steep in warm Oxi, then bleach them, then Starsan agenda you should be good.

[Greg2013]

Going to hijack here so apologies.

I have two all grain pilsners in corny kegs cold conditioning with about two months now,capped with CO2 and burped for the first week daily but not yet force carbed. Now i want to force carb them but rather than doing the usual roly poly method and disturbing all the crap at the bottom after two months settling i am not sure what is the best way to proceed from here. I will be carbing both up at same time and same pressure using my regulator and split line so what should i do ?

[pob]

I have two all grain pilsners in corny kegs cold conditioning with about two months now,capped with CO2 and burped for the first week daily but not yet force carbed.

I will be carbing both up at same time and same pressure using my regulator and split line so what should i do ?

Taking info from Bubble's Guide to corny kegging  (Carbonation & Serving - 2/3 of the way down)

"... while the lagers might have between 2.5-2.9 volumes.", this will depend on your fridge temperature.

Use the table on the page above or use Brewblogger's Force Carbonation Calculator to calculate your regulator setting.

So set it to the pressure from above & connect both kegs using the splitter & they'll both carb up over a week or so.

Remember to reduce your pressure before pouring, otherwise foam city.

Pour & toss the first 100ml of each keg once carbed, this will have a small amount of the settled yeast from the conditioning stage.

[Vermelho]

Going to hijack here so apologies.

I have two all grain pilsners in corny kegs cold conditioning with about two months now,capped with CO2 and burped for the first week daily but not yet force carbed. Now i want to force carb them but rather than doing the usual roly poly method and disturbing all the crap at the bottom after two months settling i am not sure what is the best way to proceed from here. I will be carbing both up at same time and same pressure using my regulator and split line so what should i do ?

I used to use the set and forget method which was great but was never quick enough for me as is the case when you keg. Usually I'd try after a week and it wasn't quite where I wanted it. I have since switched to the brulosopher method which is the following:

1. Set the keg to 30 psi for 36 hours.
2. After 36 hours, turn of the gas and burp the keg completely.
3. Set to desired pressure and leave for 2-4 days.

I did this during the week and it worked great for
My kolsch. I poured my first beer yesterday which was after 2 days on regular pressure and it was just about there. Prob needs one more day.

[Qs]

I like set and forget. Carbs the beer in about 5 days for me. Only change I make is to th kegerator temp. Drop it down for the first few days the back to around 8C for serving.

[Greg2013]

Kegs are both at 2C currently and have been all during lagering so set and forget i think it is.

[cruiscinlan]

For every keg you will need a Beer Out (Black), Beer Line & a Tap.

For the CO2 you can split the line but, only if you want the same pressure in each keg, e.g. carbonating or serving.

For different pressures you would need something like the Dual Primary version of the regulator.

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So for 2 Corny Kegs, presuming same pressure:

2 Beer Outs (Black)
2 Gas In (Grey) & a John Guest Tee or Y splitter (~€3-4)

Great diagram, cheers Pob. 

Question on the threaded parts and John Guest fittings.  I'm having a hard time figuring out how the beer or gas line is secured to the threaded output on the disconnects/beer tap.  I know the John Guest fitting screws onto these threaded outputs (disconnects are 1/4" is it??) but how is the beer/gas line fitted into that? 

[johnrm]

John Guest fittings are push-pull.
There is an o-ring seal and a stainless grip ring.
Once the line OD is correct, the JG grips and seals.

[Qs]

Kegs are both at 2C currently and have been all during lagering so set and forget i think it is.

If you are lagering anyway it makes perfect sense. I've tried the put it up high for a day or two method and the rolly method and I got carbonic bite and found it hard to get a decent pour. Set and forget leaves no bite and the pour is better.

[johnrm]

If you overcarbonate you can shake and burp.

Alternatively, see video below.
The only hole I see in this is that the gas and liquid disconnects are not interchangeable.
You could put a tee on your gas line and fit one liquid connector to degas.
https://youtu.be/xk79UYGmAk8

[Vermelho]

If you overcarbonate you can shake and burp.

Alternatively, see video below.
The only hole I see in this is that the gas and liquid disconnects are not interchangeable.
You could put a tee on your gas line and fit one liquid connector to degas.
https://youtu.be/xk79UYGmAk8

I have ball lock kegs and my disconnects are interchangeable. I also used the method above during the week and it worked great.

[johnrm]

I guess it depends on the posts, the disconnects and the amount of elbow grease applied!

[cruiscinlan]

John Guest fittings are push-pull.
There is an o-ring seal and a stainless grip ring.
Once the line OD is correct, the JG grips and seals.

Sorry I'm still a bit confused about this.  You just push your beer or gas line of the correct diamater into the John Guest fitting and it will seal it?  Without an extra step?

What line outside diamater do you need for JG?  I'm somewhat confused as a lot of these fittings are described in imperial, but when I rang up a fella looking for line, he said he does 6mm and 8mm.