RaymondMillbrae
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Hey Folks, I have a question for you.
I am primarily brewing porters and stouts.
I have a beer-gas tank (75/25) and also the nitro spouts.
Looking at the carbonation levels for stouts, I am keeping mine at 2.0 CO2 per volume.
My fridge is at 39 degrees. So after kegging the bier after fermentation, I pressured it with pure CO2 for 5 days at 7-8 psi's.
I have looked at "hose length calculators," and they show the length for pure CO2 carbonation.
I currently have a fridge in my Man-Cave which I have converted to a kegorator. (Three spouts drilled into the door).
There is about a 4" inch height difference (upward) from the keg to the spout. And there is about a 1' foot distance from the keg to the door spout.
Is there a calculator for beer-gas hose length available?
I currently have a 3/16" ID hose, cut to an 8' foot length, with the beer-gas set at 35 psi's of pressure. (.25 [beer-gas CO2 percentage] multiplied by 35 [the psi pressure] = 8.75 psi of CO2 pressure.
The stout is pouring kinda slow, with a SLIGHT head. The cascading is also minimal.
Does it need to rest a bit more with pure CO2 to get better carbonated, or is there a beer-gas hose calculator out there to help me calculate a better hose length?
Just curious.
I am primarily brewing porters and stouts.
I have a beer-gas tank (75/25) and also the nitro spouts.
Looking at the carbonation levels for stouts, I am keeping mine at 2.0 CO2 per volume.
My fridge is at 39 degrees. So after kegging the bier after fermentation, I pressured it with pure CO2 for 5 days at 7-8 psi's.
I have looked at "hose length calculators," and they show the length for pure CO2 carbonation.
I currently have a fridge in my Man-Cave which I have converted to a kegorator. (Three spouts drilled into the door).
There is about a 4" inch height difference (upward) from the keg to the spout. And there is about a 1' foot distance from the keg to the door spout.
Is there a calculator for beer-gas hose length available?
I currently have a 3/16" ID hose, cut to an 8' foot length, with the beer-gas set at 35 psi's of pressure. (.25 [beer-gas CO2 percentage] multiplied by 35 [the psi pressure] = 8.75 psi of CO2 pressure.
The stout is pouring kinda slow, with a SLIGHT head. The cascading is also minimal.
Does it need to rest a bit more with pure CO2 to get better carbonated, or is there a beer-gas hose calculator out there to help me calculate a better hose length?
Just curious.