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stuey
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piddledribble said:
Cornie beer out to back of your Dalex tap just using beer line or pipe. You don't need anything else if using Dalex taps PD :)
EDIT :
Unless you have a long pipe run in which case there are all sorts of gadgets and gizmos to help propel your beer to its destination.
stuey
Events Organiser
piddledribble said:
No problem with that run.
So CO2 bottle to gas regulator. Reg to gas in on cornie.
Beer out to back of Dalex.
Gas reg set to about 3- 5 psi for serving.
What I have at the moment is as follows...
CO2 Cylinder to Corny Gas In via 4ft 3/8" line.
Corny out to Maxi 300 line chiller via 4ft 3/8" line
Maxi 300 out to beer tap via 10m 3/16" line
I'm going to replace the 3/16" with some 5/16" though, as once the cooler is up to full chat the pour is a little slow.
I'm eventually hoping to have a permanent lager, a permanent cider, a permanent stout with a guest brew for the last corny
Lager will be super chilled (through 2 lines)
Cider will be either super or normal depending on the guest brew (1 or 2 lines)
Stout will be un-chilled (prefer stout around room temp)
Guest brew will be chilled or non.
Pressure for the lager is currently 30PSI.
First guest brew is coopers ginger beer double dose. Just need to get the line in place and it'll be good to go
CO2 Cylinder to Corny Gas In via 4ft 3/8" line.
Corny out to Maxi 300 line chiller via 4ft 3/8" line
Maxi 300 out to beer tap via 10m 3/16" line
I'm going to replace the 3/16" with some 5/16" though, as once the cooler is up to full chat the pour is a little slow.
I'm eventually hoping to have a permanent lager, a permanent cider, a permanent stout with a guest brew for the last corny
Lager will be super chilled (through 2 lines)
Cider will be either super or normal depending on the guest brew (1 or 2 lines)
Stout will be un-chilled (prefer stout around room temp)
Guest brew will be chilled or non.
Pressure for the lager is currently 30PSI.
First guest brew is coopers ginger beer double dose. Just need to get the line in place and it'll be good to go
stuey
Events Organiser
piddledribble said:
I don't know much more about Cornies other than how to connect them mate I'm sorry..... It's a long time (15-20 years) since I was managing bars and cellars at uni and only ever dealt with connecting and maintaining the lines etc along with looking after the beers :)
This site has a good amount of info about carb'ing though http://www.cornykeg.com/store.asp?pid=29968
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piddledribble said:
Couple of options for carbing. The proper method, and the quick method.
Firstly you need to work out how much gas you want. This value is the volumes of CO2.
This can be worked out here....
http://knoxhomebrewer.com/index.php?opt ... arbonation
Once you know how many volumes of CO2 you require you then need to work out what temp you will be serving your beer at. For me, it's in the loft, so I need a crazy high temp. Most normal installs will be kegerator based so around 5-10 degrees would be the norm. Once you have your temp and your volume of CO2 required you can work out the pressure required via the chart in the above post.
Working example (kegerator based)....
European lager - 2.2-2.7 volumes. I like fizzy so lets go with 2.7.
Kegerator temp - 5 DegC (41F)
PSI required - 15PSI (From chart based on 41F & 2.7 volumes)
Proper carbonation:
Fill corny, stick in 5PSI then vent to get rid of the air.
Put everything into the kegerator (Cylinder, keg, line, etc) all already hooked up and ready to go.
Set pressure to 15PSI.
Rock gently every 12 hours or so.
Ready to rock after 2-4 days (depends on CO2 levels, 4 days for a fizzy brew)
Quick Carbonation:
Fill Corny, Stick in 5PSI then vent to get rid of the air.
Set pressure to 60PSI then disconnect.
Shake like an absolute demon.
Shake some more.
Shake LOTS more.
Put everything in the kegerator all hooked up and ready to go.
Set to serving pressure (15PSI)
Enjoy within an hour or 2 (once foam has settled etc).
Job done :)
piddledribble said:
Hahaha.
The 60PSI thing is legit though. It's like sodastream. It literally forces the CO2 into the beer, rather than waiting on it to dissolve. I force carbed my ginger beer this way and the pressure was down to around 20psi within minutes.
Gives you ready made beer in hours rather than days. Would be good to do a comparison.
I went down the proper route for my lager, I wasn't so fussed with the ginger beer lol.
