Good afternoon Everyone - looking to get some feedback from a few kegging vets. I kegged my first beer ever (Amber Ale) yesterday afternoon and would like to get it carbed by tonight (I am impatient).
I racked the beer directly from my primary into my sanitized keg at room temp, connected the Co2 at 30 PSI, purged the O2 and let it chill over night in the fridge at around 38 deg to increase Co2 absorption.
I plan to go home this afternoon, turn off CO2 and bleed the headspace, then set to serving pressure and sample. I dont expect to see a significant amount of carbonation yet.
Heres my question: now that the solution is cold and has been at 30 PSI for 24 hours, is it worth the risk to agitate the beer in order to speed up carbonation (worried I might over shoot 2.5 vols after 24 hours at 30 PSI) or should I stay on the safe side and let it sit for another 24-30 hours and let it continue to carbonate?
Any advice would be extremely helpful!