about to put brew in keg

[dps]

i am just about to put brew into keg
its a woodfordes wherry real ale
og 1.040 25c
fg 1.006 21.
i have had the same fg reading for 3 days now
how much priming sugar should i add to the keg.for a 40 pint brew please

 

[Runwell-Steve]

100 grams should be fine.

 

[StrangeBrew]

I personally use about 80 grams to prime a plastic keg as much more will cause the seals to weep around the tap etc...

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[Mr BR]

i usually stick to about 85g as the above post says anymore and the tap rubber starts weeping found this out the hard way

 

[oldstout]

i usually stick to about 85g as the above post says anymore and the tap rubber starts weeping found this out the hard way

Got a tip today, fill your keg with water, and pressure up with your Hambleton Bard gas - you'll soon find if you're leaking anywhere without losing valuable brew :party:
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[justink]

I put 100g in my Wherry and it caused the PV to bulge and weep at the tap fitting. People told me to tick to around 80g......

 

[dps]

in the end i put 80g in.
before i put the brew in.i put some ptfe tape around the tap..

 

[Toastie]

if you put to much sugar in and have a gas valve thing on the top will it just release what it needs to instead of making the tap leak ?

cheers d

 

[dps]

dont know mate.i dont have a valve on top

 

[theboytony]

My dad has little pressure gauges on his and just pulls on the pressure release if it gets a bit high

 

[justink]

My dad has little pressure gauges on his and just pulls on the pressure release if it gets a bit high

Interesting, do you have a link to the gauges he uses or more info?

 

[jobby]

i put 85g in mine and it was lovely :

 

[Hawks]

if you put to much sugar in and have a gas valve thing on the top will it just release what it needs to instead of making the tap leak ?

cheers d

My budget keg used to leak through the tap before the PRV would release any :evil: :evil:

 

[justink]

My budget keg used to leak through the tap before the PRV would release any :evil: :evil:

Same here. I found that taking a couple of pints off shortly after after second ferment did the trick. Mine was bulging at the bottom too. PRV didn't seem to do anything....maybe they just work before the thing actually explodes!

Bit rubbish that the tap fitting leaks before the release valve though.....guess they are cheap so.....

 

[Toastie]

ye thats a bit **** , my next keg will be a good one i think , for now i wont go mad with the sugar :)

 

[jonnymorris]

I've heard the pressure release valve in action back in the days I kept my brews in my bedroom... it went off at 3am, screaming like a banshee. Scared the bejesus out of me.

 

[ammiteur connoisseur]

Woodfordes wherry instructions say half a teaspoon of sugar per pint upto a maximum of 100 grammes for a pressure keg.

I myself am brewing the same wherry for the first time but I bought the king keg with a top tap to transfer mine into.

Unused so far as the brew is still in the FV but I shall put in the maximum as theese kegs have a relese valve on them anyway.

 

[oldstout]

I've heard the pressure release valve in action back in the days I kept my brews in my bedroom... it went off at 3am, screaming like a banshee. Scared the bejesus out of me.

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