Stevorino
Well-Known Member
I now have 4 kegs, and every one has been a pain and none of them seem to turn out right...please help me figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Usually I put my keg w/ fresh beer in the cooler and let it drop down to fridge temp. I hook it up to the CO2 canister and shake it around 25psi once the keg and beer is cold. After a minute or two of shaking, I put it back in the fridge w/ the CO2 still connected at 25psi. The next morning I drop the pressure to 5psi. Usually I get a cup or two of foam and then get a decent flow--but the beer usually tastes like garbage.
The two older beers that have been on the system for a couple weeks (sitting at 5psi--my serving pressure) seem to be a little flat...but tasted much better after a couple of weeks at sitting at serving pressure.
Any suggestions? I have a big party this weekend and want to have all 4 of my kegs serving at the right carbonation level (I have a 4-way gas manifold splitting a blonde ale, vienna lager, am. wheat beer, and pale ale). Another obstacle is that I have run out of CO2- and won't be able to put these beers on gas until Wednesday night (Party is Friday night). Help?
Usually I put my keg w/ fresh beer in the cooler and let it drop down to fridge temp. I hook it up to the CO2 canister and shake it around 25psi once the keg and beer is cold. After a minute or two of shaking, I put it back in the fridge w/ the CO2 still connected at 25psi. The next morning I drop the pressure to 5psi. Usually I get a cup or two of foam and then get a decent flow--but the beer usually tastes like garbage.
The two older beers that have been on the system for a couple weeks (sitting at 5psi--my serving pressure) seem to be a little flat...but tasted much better after a couple of weeks at sitting at serving pressure.
Any suggestions? I have a big party this weekend and want to have all 4 of my kegs serving at the right carbonation level (I have a 4-way gas manifold splitting a blonde ale, vienna lager, am. wheat beer, and pale ale). Another obstacle is that I have run out of CO2- and won't be able to put these beers on gas until Wednesday night (Party is Friday night). Help?