In my experience you don't necessarily need an external carbonation stone to force carbonate your beer. What is instead essential is the use of the liquid line to push the CO2 to the solution. Instead of using the gas-line to carbonate the keg, you should use the liquid line to get the co2 to dilute in the beer all the way from the bottom to the surface! You'll get the same results in a day using just a keg's own pipe or the external lids carbonation stone! 🥂
@@grahamlawlorshomebrewrevie8227 And remember when using the liquid line to carbonating, increase the pressure bit by bit say one quarter of a bar (like a fiew psi) at a time, say every half an hour until goal pressure of the beer achieved. Then leave and keep the keg in cool kegerator in the whole time during the pressurizing process!
@@MrMittens1974 the best result for real FORCe-carbonation is to feed the solution (gold flat beer) direct with full pressure (like "sodastream" flow, AND THEN release the overpressure of the CO2 from the keg/container (thru the check/release valve set to up to say 4bar/60psi. On that way the co2 penetrate/storm shake the solution "all the way in every atoms)!
Brilliant stuff Graham, I order one after your last video, may be worth having an Amazon referral link. How are you working the gas ? I can't seem to find a decently priced supplier of straight co2
I am using chemiopro sanitizer they say it’s a no rinse but if I have read reviews of the product online and lots of people recommend giving it a quick rinse. My tap water is good to drink and what I use in my brews cheers 🍻
Just FYI, this commenter is correct. Rinsing with tap water reduces the effectiveness of the sanitizer and introduces potential contaminants. If its no rinse, then don't rinse.
Stouts should be first carbonated very slightly with co2. When pouring the stout thru the tap, then add a carbonation stone inline just before the tap. When pouring, keep the stone-line gaseous with nitrogen, so it will foaming your ale (stout) in pint like the pros!
Using the stone on my first beer, Coopers European Lager, once it's carb'd, do you leave the stone in the keg and switch the gas to the line in? Or do you switch keg caps?
Hi Brian leave the carbonation stone in unless you want to put it into another keg ? If you don’t just swap onto gas in and serving pressure and pull away hop it works out for you mate cheers 🍻
Hi Graham, have you tried carbonating a lager with 50/50 gas mix been looking to see if it is possible but cannot find anything wondering if you have tried it or heard of anyone trying.
Yes it is 100% possible I have tried it but it’s not done because the mixed gas is more expensive that straight co2 . Pubs use it to serve beer . Have you got a bottle of it
@grahamlawlorshomebrewrevie8227 yes have a bottle from serving commercial kegs and was hoping I could use it to start homebrewing instead of buying another bottle of gas
@@cathalgrimes3791 yea sure give it a go when it’s gone for the much cheaper option is straight co2 . Using the mixed gas will give a much smoother mouthfeel. What is your first brew ? If you haven’t gone and bought you brewing bucket I would highly recommend buying a fermzilla . Makes life so much easier and brewing faster and your beer /cider/ipa will be carbonated as it ferments
@grahamlawlorshomebrewrevie8227 after watching your videos went with coopers European lager and coopers Irish stout to start my home brewing journey. Was planning on upgrading to pressure fermenting after I get the hang of what I'm doing 👍🏻
