I'm going to ask a stupid question here...

[Notlaw]

...if you use cornie kegs, do you still need to prime your beer after its finished fermenting, or does the CO2 you attach carb it up instead? I don't know if the CO2 just pushes the beer out of the keg or if it carbs it as well.

:)

 

[Steved53]

...if you use cornie kegs, do you still need to prime your beer after its finished fermenting, or does the CO2 you attach carb it up instead? I don't know if the CO2 just pushes the beer out of the keg or if it carbs it as well.

:)

No, you don't need to prime your beer.

Gas it up sufficiently and leave it to absorb the gas. Liquids absorb more co2 at lower temperatures, so try and get it in the fridge. If you are in a hurry, you can shake to corny around in order to gas it up quicker.

I tend to whack the pressure up to around 3 bar and leave it for about a week. Then release the gas pressure in the corny and use just enough pressure to get the beer out. A little bit of experimentation is required to find out what works for you.

 

[Notlaw]

No, you don't need to prime your beer.

Gas it up sufficiently and leave it to absorb the gas. Liquids absorb more co2 at lower temperatures, so try and get it in the fridge. If you are in a hurry, you can shake to corny around in order to gas it up quicker.

I tend to whack the pressure up to around 3 bar and leave it for about a week. Then release the gas pressure in the corny and use just enough pressure to get the beer out. A little bit of experimentation is required to find out what works for you.

Ah, ok, thanks Steve. It's something I'd like to maybe look into at some stage. Not just yet, but in future I'd like to get into kegging.

 

[brumbrew]

So presuming your beer has finished fermentation, and you can chill it appropriately, how long before you could start drinking it?

 

[jayjt29]

I drink mine the day after kegging, I force carb my ale.

Cheers
Jay

 

[brumbrew]

I drink mine the day after kegging, I force carb my ale.

Cheers
Jay

No wonder that's a happy pint.

 

[Graz]

Correct me if I wrong but you can prime in them if you want to right?

I appreciate force carbing is one way to do it but if you want to stick to being more like a real ale then priming is a way to get the beer to produce it's own CO2.

From what I read you can prime them but will need a squirt of CO2 after racking to get the lid to seal.

Interested as I may buy some cornies one day.

 

[YeastFace]

Yep, you can. I prime in the keg, sealing the lid with CO2. I then dispense with CO2.

 

[Dads_Ale]

The lids are designed to seal with pressure. How much is largely dependant on how good the seal is. I have some that will seal without any pressure (new or grade A s/h) and some (a bit more bashed about) that need at least 10psi to seal fully.