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Breameister

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Hi all
If I force carbonate in a bright tank how do I transfer into a corny or mini keg without losing the saturated co2 in the beer transferred?
 
If its protection from o2 exposure thats driving this use suitable pressure retaining tube/hose and attatch to a corny black (product out) disconnect to feed into a corny and use the prv or a gas in disconnect with an optional bleed valve attached to allow presure out and the flow to commence.

If o2 exposure isnt an issue its easier to drain in thru the lid imho.

In Both cases however if you wish to retain condition during transfer chill the source well below pressure retaining levels, right down to 0c if you can, as this will counter any agitation in the transfer that would normally 'shake' c02 out of suspension.

Even with chilling right down you can expect some fobbing especially if closed transfer into a corny via the post n poppet bottleneck, so stand the recipient keg in a trub, and have a garden sprayer at hand to help knock back any foam that threatens to climb out of your trub.

To fill a minikeg a length of 10mm tube (or 3/8" od beerline) with a ptfe wrap along with a small rigid tube akin to a wd40 feed tube can be shoved to seal into a grey bung so you can prime with co2 and fill thru the 10mm tube into the minikeg base bleeding off gas and foam thru the lil rigid tube.

also try to prechill the kegs/minikegs in advance too..
 
ps dont use a wd40 feed tube thats been used it could taint the beer.. just used it as an example of the sort of tube you can use. ,
 
If its protection from o2 exposure thats driving this use suitable pressure retaining tube/hose and attatch to a corny black (product out) disconnect to feed into a corny and use the prv or a gas in disconnect with an optional bleed valve attached to allow presure out and the flow to commence.

If o2 exposure isnt an issue its easier to drain in thru the lid imho.

In Both cases however if you wish to retain condition during transfer chill the source well below pressure retaining levels, right down to 0c if you can, as this will counter any agitation in the transfer that would normally 'shake' c02 out of suspension.

Even with chilling right down you can expect some fobbing especially if closed transfer into a corny via the post n poppet bottleneck, so stand the recipient keg in a trub, and have a garden sprayer at hand to help knock back any foam that threatens to climb out of your trub.

To fill a minikeg a length of 10mm tube (or 3/8" od beerline) with a ptfe wrap along with a small rigid tube akin to a wd40 feed tube can be shoved to seal into a grey bung so you can prime with co2 and fill thru the 10mm tube into the minikeg base bleeding off gas and foam thru the lil rigid tube.

also try to prechill the kegs/minikegs in advance too..



Thanks, it is all down to temperature to maintain the saturated gas then.



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If its protection from o2 exposure thats driving this use suitable pressure retaining tube/hose and attatch to a corny black (product out) disconnect to feed into a corny and use the prv or a gas in disconnect with an optional bleed valve attached to allow presure out and the flow to commence.

If o2 exposure isnt an issue its easier to drain in thru the lid imho.

In Both cases however if you wish to retain condition during transfer chill the source well below pressure retaining levels, right down to 0c if you can, as this will counter any agitation in the transfer that would normally 'shake' c02 out of suspension.

Even with chilling right down you can expect some fobbing especially if closed transfer into a corny via the post n poppet bottleneck, so stand the recipient keg in a trub, and have a garden sprayer at hand to help knock back any foam that threatens to climb out of your trub.

To fill a minikeg a length of 10mm tube (or 3/8" od beerline) with a ptfe wrap along with a small rigid tube akin to a wd40 feed tube can be shoved to seal into a grey bung so you can prime with co2 and fill thru the 10mm tube into the minikeg base bleeding off gas and foam thru the lil rigid tube.

also try to prechill the kegs/minikegs in advance too..



Thanks, it is all down to temperature to maintain the saturated gas then.



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Anyone steer me in the right direction im looking for a small Bright tank ( 100 litres )
 
Brite tanks can get really expensive. And the size you're looking for is about a barrel size. Those can run into the thousands of pounds. I just use large kegs.
 

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