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Keg Carbing

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davidgzach:
I thought I would try something different so I would not have to wait 3-4 days to get my ales carbed.  So I added 1/2 cup of corn sugar to the keg as I racked it off primary.  I spilled a little so I figure I ended up with 1/3 cup.  I usually use 3/4 cup when I bottle but I wanted to be on the safe side.

Does anyone else keg carb and how much corn sugar do you use?

Dave

mtnrockhopper:
I've done it a couple times. I used 5oz because I was bottling some and putting the rest in the keg. It carbed just fine. There have been a few threads about it and best I can tell, the 1/3 cup in a keg vs 3/4 cup for bottling is an "old brewer's tale".

euge:
I pretty much use the same amounts as with bottles. I think a good start is 3oz of cane sugar- which will carb up 5 gallons quite nicely.

a10t2:
Is this really faster than carbonating using head pressure? I haven't done much bottling but I thought it generally took a week or so to fully carbonate.

euge:
It's not any faster IMO but you don't need to hook up the keg to the gas either so keg-priming can be done "off-system" so to speak. My preferred method.

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