ViperMan
Well-Known Member
Hey guys!
Well no thanks to all that bad influence form YOU people, but I finally broke down and bought a used "basement" refrigerator that I'm going to use to store beer ingredients, some extra freezer space, and of course, HOLD BEER KEGS! I already have one complete kegging setup, and will be making measurements and drilling the hole for the faucet in the near future...
So now my attention turns to this intimidating can of CO2, a bunch of tubing, and a gas manifold.
Now, I understand the concept here, but I'm wondering if a gas manifold might cause more headache than I want...
My GOAL with this thing is to store about 4 kegs, and be able to rotate out batches as one finishes, etc. But I know some beers should be served at differing levels of carbonation, and I'm starting to realize (I think) that with just a simple gas manifold, this isn't going to be an option...
Do I need to put a pressure regulator on each output of a 4-way manifold in order to keep each beer at a different carb level?
Also, is there any kind of chart/graph/spreadsheet/ancient wall paintings that will teach a noob like me what kind of gas pressures to use in order to get desired carb levels for a beer? Will Beersmith help with this at all?
Thanks guys, and if the wife asks, I'm blaming all of you...
ViperMan
Well no thanks to all that bad influence form YOU people, but I finally broke down and bought a used "basement" refrigerator that I'm going to use to store beer ingredients, some extra freezer space, and of course, HOLD BEER KEGS! I already have one complete kegging setup, and will be making measurements and drilling the hole for the faucet in the near future...
So now my attention turns to this intimidating can of CO2, a bunch of tubing, and a gas manifold.
Now, I understand the concept here, but I'm wondering if a gas manifold might cause more headache than I want...
My GOAL with this thing is to store about 4 kegs, and be able to rotate out batches as one finishes, etc. But I know some beers should be served at differing levels of carbonation, and I'm starting to realize (I think) that with just a simple gas manifold, this isn't going to be an option...
Do I need to put a pressure regulator on each output of a 4-way manifold in order to keep each beer at a different carb level?
Also, is there any kind of chart/graph/spreadsheet/ancient wall paintings that will teach a noob like me what kind of gas pressures to use in order to get desired carb levels for a beer? Will Beersmith help with this at all?
Thanks guys, and if the wife asks, I'm blaming all of you...
ViperMan