BREWERS EQUIPMENT - SETTING UP A CO2 REGULATOR 

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If you've disconnected kegs from the system and you want to take the pressure out of the lines then the PRV on the regulator would be what you can use for this.

It will just hold it there buddy, generally though when you're not drawing from the kegs for a few days or so we recommend turning off your gas supply. This will avoid and leaks in gas or over carbonation of your beer

Hi Elliott, best give us a call, we can't create a video including that so quickly but will certainly make one in the future.

@@themaltmiller8438 will do! Thanks for the rapid reply!

Mixed gas will take much longer to carbonate, but its will work eventually, we always use pure C02 for carbonation and you can use either for serving 👍🏻

A couple of points. The 70/30 mixed gas referred to should actually be and is in the industry called 30/70 as its 30% CO2 and 70% N2. Hence why it’s used on products such as Guinness. In terms of 60/40 this is often used instead on CO2 however the pressure applied would be much higher. To calculate the correct pressure you need to know the CO2 content for the product being served. Hope that helps.

Yes, exactly that

Typically you put flat beer into the kegs once fermentation has completed and then carbonate from there. Few ways to do that but generally set the regulator to around 25-30PSI and leave the keg for few days with that pressure on. This forces the carbon dioxide into the beer.

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Depends on your situation. You'll need it connected and on when dispensing from the keg but generally when you're not it's a good idea to turn off the gas or disconnect the regulator. This limits the chances of over carbonating your beer. We have shut off valves that go open the gas line between the reg and the keg. This is super easy to use!

Pure Co2 is for carbonating and for serving. Mixed gas is only for serving beer, and generally used on stouts or something else you want smooth maybe a cream ale.

@@themaltmiller8438 thanks 🍻

If the gauge is reading pressure when it is disconnected then yes, you have an issue. Probably you have connected to a keg with higher pressure that the reg is rated for and you bust the gauge. Or it got dropped but whatever you have an issue with the reg.

@@themaltmiller8438 makes sense, thank you. I'm trying a low-pressure gauge swap out...if that isn't it....then New reg.

Absolutely you can! You will have the same pressure on each line so if you wish to have different pressures on each keg you can add secondary regulators at a later date to each line 👍🏻

Thank you.

Yep, we have mini regulators that can work with them www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/universal-co2-regulator/ www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/universal-co2-sodastream/

Or a great brand? I bought a dual dial regulator from northern brewer and they are the worst at keeping the psi stable at where I set it. I have no leaks.

@David Leonard What is the company or website? Thank you

That's a tricky one! Ideally you would serve this with mixed gas (nitrogen + CO2), this would mean very little CO2 pick up on the product but does require a different regulator. If you wanted it on the same system as beer or other carbonated drinks then I'd suggest adding a secondary regulator to the line that is going into that keg, with a shut of valve. You coudl then set the pressure really low (around 5-10 psi) for serving but then shut it off when your done for the night and dump the remaining CO2 pressure out via the PRV on the keg. You'll keep CO2 in the keg so won't spoil the product but no pressure and as such no pick up of the CO2 on the drink, or at least very very little.

@@themaltmiller8438 Thank you so much. It looks like I’ll need to switch to a nitrogen tank with a new regulator.

You don't but co2 is heavier than air so it sinks to the bottle of the keg. Just attach the gas, wait a minute, purge the keg then wait a few minutes and do it again. Don't want to steal Rob's thunder but when you fill the keg the beer will go to the bottom so there will be a blanket of co2 on top of the beer and any oxygen will be on top of the co2 so it will vent out the keg either via the large keg lid (if you use a pipe into the keg) or out of the co2 in post if you fill it via the beer out post.To use this second method you can use a spare grey ball lock or an implement to push the centre of the ball lock (called the poppet), I guess the regulator Rob showed could still be attached as it dumps pressure if it is higher than what is dialled in. I am sure Rob will explain this better than I can.

Forgot to add, if you have already put the beer in the keg then just purge with Co2 like Rob showed, I actually do it twice, there may be oxygen at the top of the keg above the Co2 but it won't matter as the beer out dip tube goes to the bottom of the keg so there will always be a blanket of Co2 over the beer.

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