Im doing my first batch in my new Spike conical and want to include force carbing in the conical to minimize steps after I get the beer in the keg.
Spike hasnt yet released their card stone solution but they do show a picture. View attachment IMG_0987.jpg
I came up with something similar, at least it should accomplish the same thing
View attachment IMG_1164.jpg
What I noticed is once I turned on the gas....all the beer in the sight glass was pushed out. This kind of invalidates the point of a carb stone. I think the same thing would happen with Spikes design. So...first question...can I do anything to prevent that from happening?
Second...I left my pressure at 5 psi at 36F for two days expecting my head pressure to start to go up. It never did. Samples tell me its starting to carbonate. But I didnt see my head pressure start to go up until I cranked the gas up to 10 for a few mins.
Anyone else tried? What did you do?
Spike hasnt yet released their card stone solution but they do show a picture. View attachment IMG_0987.jpg
I came up with something similar, at least it should accomplish the same thing
View attachment IMG_1164.jpg
What I noticed is once I turned on the gas....all the beer in the sight glass was pushed out. This kind of invalidates the point of a carb stone. I think the same thing would happen with Spikes design. So...first question...can I do anything to prevent that from happening?
Second...I left my pressure at 5 psi at 36F for two days expecting my head pressure to start to go up. It never did. Samples tell me its starting to carbonate. But I didnt see my head pressure start to go up until I cranked the gas up to 10 for a few mins.
Anyone else tried? What did you do?