new corny keg w/c02
- Ritchie
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new corny keg w/c02
I just ordered system my first a corny. I had ordered it for kegconnetion.com cost was just under $150 . Keg 5gal, c02 tank, gauges, and tubing,
if you have any advice i would like it.
ritchie
if you have any advice i would like it.
ritchie
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
All you need to know about kegging by Chris Norrick. Follow this thread: http://www.ovha.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... egging+101
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- Ritchie
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
I put my dark wheat that me and the boy had cooked on march 29. ( monday )
keg in a Pin lock. i have 15psi on the tank, started on Saturday and start chillin it today.
(next step) ?
ritchie
keg in a Pin lock. i have 15psi on the tank, started on Saturday and start chillin it today.
(next step) ?
ritchie
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
All you have to do now is sit and wait...
About a week should do it...Depending on the temp you chill to 15 psi should get you 2.5 to 3 volumes which is what that style should call for. Here is a nice temp to pressure chart.
http://www.kegerators.com/carbonation-table.php

http://www.kegerators.com/carbonation-table.php
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
Where is everyone getting gas these days?
Michael Erwin
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
I got it at EWS evansville welding supplies on the east side on the othe side of I-164.
just under $10 for a 5lb tank.
ritchie :http://ovha.net/phpBB3/posting.php?mode ... 3b05&t=927#
just under $10 for a 5lb tank.
ritchie :http://ovha.net/phpBB3/posting.php?mode ... 3b05&t=927#
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
The pool (water kind and bettin' kind) supply place on Franklin St, down a few blocks from the Gerst Haus. The bought all the stuff from the paintball place when they closed. I believe it's $14 for a 5lb tank.
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
I just had one of my 20# tanks filled at Koorsen for $22.
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
Filled up at pool place on Franklin, just east of St Joe. $15/5 lbs. They don't have a price listed for larger amounts, and I didn't ask, as I just have the 5lbs cylinder.
Just put a Vienna lager under gas last night. My first one to keg. I'll be installing taps in the fridge early next week, after a trip to Indy.
Just put a Vienna lager under gas last night. My first one to keg. I'll be installing taps in the fridge early next week, after a trip to Indy.
Michael Erwin
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Some people say the glass is half empty.
Some say it's half full.
I just want to know who's drinking my damn beer!
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Some people say the glass is half empty.
Some say it's half full.
I just want to know who's drinking my damn beer!
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
I have drank just over half oh my first keg. The inside take-out tube is getting cluged-up, what should i do to help fix this problem next time.
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Re: new corny keg w/c02
If you keg too soon you can get a lot of sediment that will settle out in the keg. I suggest leaving the beer in the fermenter longer and doing a very carful transfer of only clear beer into the keg. I wait 2-3 weeks for typical ales before kegging. I don't use "secondaries."
Also, you can cut about an inch or so off of the end of the dip tube for heavily hopped or dry hopped beers. This will keep the end out of the hop sludge and prevent clogging.
It may not be the bottom end getting clogged up. The top poppet valve is where I've had chunks of leaf hops get stuck. That usually just causes leaks though, not a clog.
Also, you can cut about an inch or so off of the end of the dip tube for heavily hopped or dry hopped beers. This will keep the end out of the hop sludge and prevent clogging.
It may not be the bottom end getting clogged up. The top poppet valve is where I've had chunks of leaf hops get stuck. That usually just causes leaks though, not a clog.
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