What am i doing wrong ( Corny Carbonation)

[Brewing Boilerman]

Hi guys. As the title says really. What am i doing wrong?

I am using cornys for the first time. I did 2 brews and secondary fermentation. All was good. I have now (2 weeks ago). I transferred the brews to the cleaned and sanitized cornys. I then connected up my gas bottle (pub style 70/30 mix) regulator etc and set the pressure to between 20 - 30 psi. Now for 2 weeks it has all been sitting in the cool and now cold garage. I went out this evening to see how it was coming along and it is still as flat as a pancake.

I am wondering if it is too late to prime with fermentables ( if so how much? they are a draught and a pilsner) as i am stuck with what i am doing wrong. :wha:

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[boab42stout]

hi there have you checked your keg and all your gas lines for gas leaks you should have some caronation after this time

 

[boab42stout]

What are you using to carbonate is it a mixed gas or pure co2
I would spray soapy water on all your connecrions and check for pressure leaks i have my kegs set at 9 psi

 

[boab42stout]

build uyourself a keg pressure tester to see what pressure is inside the keg that way you how much co2 is in it

 

[boab42stout]

did you purge your cornys of air before you set the regulator

 

[Jimmy321]

I would not prime them, as others have said look for leaks. If you disconnect the gas line from the corny and turn the gas off if there is a leak the reg will go back to zero over time so this will test your lines, mine currently goes to zero over 24 hours but I am currently hitting my kegs with 40-60 psi every 12-24 hours to carbonate. I will fix this next time my fridge is empty.

 

[Aleman]

connected up my gas bottle (pub style 70/30 mix) regulator etc and set the pressure to between 20 - 30 psi.

Is that 70% CO2? Or as I suspect 70% nitrogen? If that is the case there is your issue.

 

[Brewing Boilerman]

Well i asked for a bottle of 70/30. 70 co2 and 30 nitrogen. on the little tag it say 30/70. Is it a possibility this is 70 nitro and 30 co2 do we think?

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Are you leaving it connected all the time or did you just pressure it up then turn the gas off. I carb up at 10 psi but only use CO2 as I am not a fan of nitro in beer.

 

[Brewing Boilerman]

Yeah connected up for the Two weeks.