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What Barrel top should I use?
I purchased a Youngs starter starter kit from here, and last night transferred my first Wherry to the barrel for its secondary fermentation. Should I use the ordinary barrel top or the one with the brass gromit thing with the CO2 injector valve? I've bottled 6 litres of the beer, so the barrel is now just over 2/3 full so should I inject CO2 now?
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
You can use either but the co2 cap is the best one to stick on for when the pressure gets low. Did you add sugar to prime the keg when you added the beer? If so then you wont need to add any co2 as the beer will produce this. If you didnt you can either unscrew cap and add some sugar to prime or just give a blast of co2 instead.
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
Nath,
Yes, I did add the sugar, I took a suggestion from here and added the sugar to some water, heated it thru then added to the barrrel when it had cooled.
Will it start reacting soon?
Grumpy Git.... but soon to be a Sozzled Git.
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Give it a few days and keep on looking at the barrel to see if the little feet are lifting, you can also tweak the rubber band at the top to hear co2 escape. Make sure its fairly warm (18-22 - room temp). If after a few days there is nothing you may find the caps white washer is distorted from overtightening. Also make sure you use plenty of vasaline on the thread to ensure a proper seal.
Soon you will be tasting you wares and lovin it!
Ta,
Nath
Plannin'-
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
Nath
Thanx for the advice. I've already ordered a Coopers Aussie Lager, which I intend to have ready for Xmas.
Grump
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Ohhhhhhh yeahhhhhh
Plannin'-
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Hi. On the subject of injecting gas I've been using using a method the breweries use to keep air away from the beer to prevent oxidisation. Using a pin valve cap I inject 1 bulb of CO2 into the empty barrel. Leave it 15 minutes for the CO2 (heavier than air) to settle to the bottom, then slowly loosen the cap to let the pressure gradually escape. When you siphon the beer into the barrel it will displace the air above the CO2 layer and prevent it reaching the beer. Probably over the top, but every little helps.
Planning: - To get some more brews on now the weather's a bit cooler
Fermenting: - Ginger Beer experiment
Conditioning: - A normal bitter with Styrians
Drinking: - All of it!!
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
I do the same with my conry kegs saracen, gas em up, leave em for a while the purge slowly before adding the beer. It may be OTT, but I rekon its the bast way to avoid oxidation because as soon as that beer is fermented you dont want any of that nasty horrible air to get to it.....well not until its in your glass anyway!
Plannin'-
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