Re: Can this beer be saved?

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:59:32 -0000, <rdadams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I did a 10 gallon extract brew of an Arrogant *** Clone.
One primary had a higher ABV than the other. I kegged them
both hitting the higher ABV keg with 35 psi from the out port.
I put an in-post on the out port, heard it pressurized, and
released it once to be sure before filling it with CO2 again.

After 5 days, I released the pressure and there was no pressure.
I attached the CO2 at 10 psi and I get a deep brown sludge that
tastes good, but flat.

The tank had been filled at 35 psi and held upside down in a
sink to check for leaks. None were found! But it must have
leaked or I needed to keep the CO2 on it. I now have it on
10 psi all the time and will have a three tank manifold working
by Saturday evening.

Any ideas - any suggestions?

You pressureized the keg to 35PSI and then disconnected the gas? If so,
then all that happened is the gas dissolved into the beer. When you
pressurize to 35PSI, all that initially happens is that the headspace
of the keg fills with CO2. Compared to the entire volume of the keg, this
really isn't much gas. It will quickly dissolve into the beer and leave
you with very little, if any, pressure at all.

You need to leave the gas connected longer so that as the little bit in
the headspace dissolves into the beer, you replace it with more gas.


John.
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