I have never done a "quick" force carb. I usually use the set and forget method. I usually set between 10 and 12 psi and let it sit for 7 days. At 7 days, it is drinkable, around days 10 to 14 it is spot on. I want to be able to drink in 5 days. I was going to set the regulator to 30psi for 48 hours (without rolling or rocking), purge, and then set at serving pressure for 3 days. Will this be enough to drink by Friday of I keg tomorrow? Thanks, Joe
I do the crank and shake method. Hook up the gas at 30 psi. Purge and repeat to clear the headspace. Shake the keg for 10 min. Let set 38 deg at 30 psi for 24 hours.Purge and Drop the pressure to 10 psi. Let set and purge the keg as needed to equalize. Usually good to drink by the next day. Perfect in 2-3 more days. This is what I do. YMMV. Cheers! DM
I often up the pressure to finish it up a little quicker. Unfortunately, I usually overshoot it a bit. 30psi might ba a bit high for 5 days, though it should do what you want. I would recommend keeping a very close eye on it.
This is almost exactly how I do it (leave it at 30 psi for 36 hours instead of 48) and it always works out great
You purge to preserve the aroma by venting any oxygen and replaceing it with co2. O2 is the enemy at this stage. Its cheap insurance. You are not loosing anything. :-) Cheers! DM
Sad thing is...it will probably be better in a month anyway, but if you want to drink it in 5 days...you do what you gotta do : )
It's coming on a trip with me in 5 days hence the rush. It's a SN Tumbler clone. Thanks for the tips guys.
I am force carbing a corny keg right now. I am on day 3 of about 27 PSI. Tonight, after work, I am going to turn the PSI down to about 10-12 and keep it there for two days. This is usually me being patient as I have been too busy to get to try this new batch. Most of the time I rush the process to 30 PSI for 24 hours start drinking at the 24 hour mark, dispensing at 12 PSI. This obviously isn't the best conditioning practice as I have terrible head retention for about a week, but from the words of the great Charlie Papazian "Relax, Have a Homebrew"
