Hey folks.
I’m still only about a year of kegging experience and have probably kegged 8 beers in that time. I use a cold crash guardian to capture fermentation gas for the crash and the transfer. Normally, I’ve just been attaching a hose to the beer out post and opening the prv on the keg to transfer, but the aroma I smell leaving the keg bothers me. Plus I hadn’t been filling the keg w star San and pushing it out completely. Only swishing star San around and dumping it and then purging a few dozen times. I was trying to save gas, but I’ve probably been using more my way, sigh.
Today, I found an extra gas QD and decided to try something different. I filled the keg w sanitizer, pushed it out and detached all my hoses. I pulled the prv and attached a hose to the gas post, the opening being under sanitizer. Then attached my liquid connects as normal, opened the spigot, and had a beer while I watched the fermenter drain. The gas hose was bubbling constantly and I never had to pull the prv and be bothered by all the citra leaving the fermenter.
Basically, is this a sound practice? Am I missing anything glaring? It was easy enough, and doesn’t require any more various items to purchase and/or DIY.
Picture included. Don’t judge my mess too much.
I’m still only about a year of kegging experience and have probably kegged 8 beers in that time. I use a cold crash guardian to capture fermentation gas for the crash and the transfer. Normally, I’ve just been attaching a hose to the beer out post and opening the prv on the keg to transfer, but the aroma I smell leaving the keg bothers me. Plus I hadn’t been filling the keg w star San and pushing it out completely. Only swishing star San around and dumping it and then purging a few dozen times. I was trying to save gas, but I’ve probably been using more my way, sigh.
Today, I found an extra gas QD and decided to try something different. I filled the keg w sanitizer, pushed it out and detached all my hoses. I pulled the prv and attached a hose to the gas post, the opening being under sanitizer. Then attached my liquid connects as normal, opened the spigot, and had a beer while I watched the fermenter drain. The gas hose was bubbling constantly and I never had to pull the prv and be bothered by all the citra leaving the fermenter.
Basically, is this a sound practice? Am I missing anything glaring? It was easy enough, and doesn’t require any more various items to purchase and/or DIY.
Picture included. Don’t judge my mess too much.