Hey everyone, I just kegged for the second time and didn't want to wait a week to drink my new IPA. So, I force carbonated for the first time and would like some feedback.... A little more info because this is BA - Nugger/Warrior/Simcoe IPA hydrometer broke so no OG hit the high end of my final target at 1.014. Brewed 9/19, racked on top of dry hops 9/25, kegged 10/3. **under 5 gallons as hops absorbed more beer than expected** I let the keg chill in the kegerator for 24 hours and then force carbonated by rolling the keg on its side for 90 seconds. The psi was set at 22.5 while doing this. 10/4 I guess my main question is how long do I wait until trying the beer? As I was under 5 gallons, there was more head space than usual. (I did bleed the oxygen off immediately after kegging). I just pulled the pressure release for a few seconds (24 hours after doing the roll), and it was all clean co2 escaping. How much co2 should i keep letting out through the release valve? All of it and then re set at serving PSI? In the beergeeknation video he says when clean co2 is coming out you are good to go, but im just wondering if thats the case because i had less beer to begin with. All comments welcome, cheers and happy saturday!
Unless you have a dedicated pressure gauge for your "in post" that's shows headspace pressure there will always be some doubt. A fluid dynamicist could probably explain the process of carbing a partial keg that was hit with 22.5psi for 90 seconds, but the average kegger isn't going to be able to follow it. I would release all pressure and set serving pressure as you described. Over time (and some pours) it will equalize to serving pressure . . . which is the basis of "slow-carbing".
