Cornelius Brite

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by hoptualBrew, Feb 22, 2019.

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  1. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    Reading another thread ($1,500 vs $150,000 system) regarding carb issues on the “homebrew” beer Tonsemire did...

    Made me wonder if anyone has modified a Cornelius keg into a “brite” tank of sorts?

    This is what I had in mind:

    Carb keg lid
    https://www.morebeer.com/products/carbonating-keg-lid.html

    +

    Spunding valve on gas post
    https://www.morebeer.com/products/spunding-valve-gauge-ball-lock.html

    Transfer cold beer into purged keg.
    Start carb at wetting pressure + hydrostatic pressure (usually 1-2 psi on small scale)
    Have spunding valve set to desired setting (ie. 38F beer to 2.5 vol CO2 would be set to relieve pressure at 11 psi)
    Increase pressure 1 psi every 15 minutes until spunding valve starts to vent
    Roll beer with CO2, spunding valve venting for a few minutes.

    Might try this for my kegged sour/wild ales.
     
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I would be very careful with this. When you get beer jumping around inside, it can get into the spunding valve.
     
  3. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
    Pooh-Bah

    I have that lid. I haven't used it in years. I simply set my PSI to 40 for 24 hours, back down to PSI for vols of desired CO2, leave alone for a couple days.
     
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