6kg Co2 bottle life expectancy with cornies?

[peebee]

Do you guys add sugar or carbonation tablets when you put beer in your cornies?

I do. I might use a carbonation calculator (the one in Beersmith for me) and that has just this week put 47g (per 20L Corny) in what will be a highly carbonated Dead Pony Club clone, often it's only 10-15g in my "cask" style beers. I always go for natural carbonation and just use the CO2 as backup. Because of the "cask" styles I brew the idea of "force carbonating" is a bit like the idea of drinking bleach. But I do not suggest that no-one force carbonates, that is a personal choice and force carbonating is no doubt very convenient for some folk.

"Carbonation tablets"? Aren't they just for bottling? I don't bottle (much) but they seem a bit of an unnecessary luxury. Like teabags; they'll never catch on.

 

[peebee]

What part of North Wales are you in, I wouldn't mind visiting to see you spread out system sometime.
Brian

Bala (ish). But the brewery is getting a major upgrade in September/October, and you've already seen in the piccie that the "bar" is still being worked on. So, you're not expecting brewery visits too soon are you?

 

[BarnBrian]

Bala (ish). But the brewery is getting a major upgrade in September/October, and you've already seen in the piccie that the "bar" is still being worked on. So, you're not expecting brewery visits too soon are you?

No, not too soon. I'll give you a yell if I'm heading over that way.
Brian