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Offline MattyAHA

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set it and forget it carb method question
« on: April 01, 2018, 10:40:25 am »
Happy Easter everyone, i have a question. I have a  lager in my keezer and i set the psi to 12 to carbonate. My question is should i leave it hooked up for the whole duration of the lagering for 6-8 weeks? or should i unhook the gas at some point to avoid over carbonation? cheers have a great day
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Offline el_capitan

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Re: set it and forget it carb method question
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2018, 11:30:03 am »
Happy Easter everyone, i have a question. I have a  lager in my keezer and i set the psi to 12 to carbonate. My question is should i leave it hooked up for the whole duration of the lagering for 6-8 weeks? or should i unhook the gas at some point to avoid over carbonation? cheers have a great day
I would leave it right at 12 psi. It will not carbonate past that point, no matter how long you leave it.

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set it and forget it carb method question
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2018, 11:46:08 am »
It depends. At 12 psi and 32*F you’re going to get a higher level of carbonation than serving temp (40*F-ish) at 12 psi.  If that doesn’t bother you or if you’re lagering at 40*F-ish then go for it. If it does adjust accordingly using this chart: http://www.kegerators.com/carbonation-table.php


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Re: set it and forget it carb method question
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2018, 01:08:59 pm »
It depends. At 12 psi and 32*F you’re going to get a higher level of carbonation than serving temp (40*F-ish) at 12 psi.  If that doesn’t bother you or if you’re lagering at 40*F-ish then go for it. If it does adjust accordingly using this chart: http://www.kegerators.com/carbonation-table.php


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Good point on the temp component - I hadn't considered that!

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