CORNELIUS KEG ADVICE

[Garfo]

hi all

just got one of them [cornelius keg 19 litre]

now is this right by what i have been watching/reading?


1. brew beer for 2 weeks

2.transfer beer to another barrel for 1 week

3.put that into the cornelius keg.now i have just bought a Cornelius Co2 Guage + Disconnect.
i have a bottle of co2 that i use for my pressure beer barrels will that be ok to use on the Cornelius to carb it up as i have only seen them using big bottles?
also have a tap on route as well all ball joint fits

many thanks
:party:

 

[Pinck]

I'd skip #2 in most cases, but otherwise you've got it.

 

[Garfo]

I'd skip #2 in most cases, but otherwise you've got it.

ok cheers so my old bottle of co2 will be fine for the job?

 

[darrenwest1]

i personally brew the beer in the bucket then after a week i move it in to a plastic barrell for a month then transfer the clear beer in to a cornie for serving

 

[Garfo]

agh so u wait a month?
:wha:

 

[Garfo]

oh its larger i drink as well :

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I leave mine in the fermenter under airlock for around 10 -14 days then keg. :thumb:
When you've filled the keg with your beer add some co2 then purge through the excess pressure relief valve on the top, do this a couple of times to push all the air out leaving just co2 in the keg then give it a good shake for 30 seconds at around 15 - 20 psi to force carbonate!
check pressure every now and then to make sure there's no leaks, leave for around a week and enjoy!!

BB

 

[Garfo]

many thanks great advice cheers :drink: :party: :thumb:

 

[darrenwest1]

agh so u wait a month?
:wha:

i do personally but i have 9 cornies and 5 plastic kegs so to be honest my beer is usually 5-6 months old before i drink it i dont like my beer to sit on the sediment
personally i find it tastes better that way

 

[Garfo]

agh so u wait a month?
:wha:

i do personally but i have 9 cornies and 5 plastic kegs so to be honest my beer is usually 5-6 months old before i drink it
personally i find it tastes better that way

jesus :wha: :wha: :wha: :wha: :wha:

9 cornies :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:



would love that :clap:

 

[darrenwest1]

agh so u wait a month?
:wha:

i do personally but i have 9 cornies and 5 plastic kegs so to be honest my beer is usually 5-6 months old before i drink it
personally i find it tastes better that way

jesus :wha: :wha: :wha: :wha: :wha:

9 cornies :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:

yep 9 under ground through a 4 product chiller then up to a 4 head pump in the bar



would love that :clap:

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

You will have more, they breed

 

[Darcey]

I recently discovered that I owned 7! Creeps up on you!

I brew for 2 weeks then cool the beer down to 2c for afew days to drop most of the yeast out then transfer to a secondary for another two weeks at about 5c ish then keg. if the beer still isnt bright or if I am dry hopping I use a water filter to get the bits out. Usually have a very bright beer. Sediment still drops out over time in the keg so watch you dont knock them after they are about 3/4 empty!

Having said this I sometimes just brew it for 2 weeks and syphon it off in to the keg. Depends what else I have to do with my day and how special the beer is.

D

 

[Garfo]

Yes would like another cornie :)

so far i have 3 pressure barrels and 1x corn

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Sediment still drops out over time in the keg so watch you dont knock them after they are about 3/4 empty!
D

Try this idea.. I've altered my dip tubes so they suck from above any sediment, works great!
Made out of 3/8 beer line and heat melted to joint them.

 

[Pinck]

Lol, yeah. I don't wait very long between my brewing and kegging.

There's a few yeast strains that will let me get away with brewing a mild on a saturday morning, and have it into a keg carbonated with the shake method by the following Saturday evening (7 days).

Then again, on the other extreme, there's the 14.2% barleywine that I've got still sitting in secondary 11 months later...

 

[Darcey]

Sediment still drops out over time in the keg so watch you dont knock them after they are about 3/4 empty!
D

Try this idea.. I've altered my dip tubes so they suck from above any sediment, works great!
Made out of 3/8 beer line and heat melted to joint them.

Love the idea. May give it ago on a keg. I actually have a few that the dip tubes don't reach the bottom of the keg. Will give it a go on those to see what happens!
D

 

[Garfo]

just got this though http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/container ... gauge.html

i am using the s30 bottles

noob ques here how the hell does gas go in??
do i have to buy tis as well? http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/grey-disconnect.html

if so will that fit the s30 bottels?

please help :wha:

 

[Darcey]

The standard Cornie in and out posts will not fit an s30. You can get adaptors and you can also get a direct valve that you have to install your self by drilling a hole in the lid.

Most people on the forum use pub cylinder bottles with a regulator to get the correct carbonation and also for dispense as it could get expensive if your suing S30 or other smaller systems. Consider that there is no pressure build up by the secondary fermentation when you prime a normal plastic keg. All the co2 will come from your source.

I think afew people have used them however.

D

 

[Garfo]

dam

so can i still use this http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/container ... gauge.html if i get a big co2 bottle?