DrakeDredgewater
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for having me on the forum. I am trying to carbonate water to give it a bit more bubbles than I find in conventional brands of carbonated water (I aim for about 40-60 psi; i know its a lot but i am curious to see how it will taste). So basically I got my gear pretty much ready but am struggling to find the right calibrations to get the water coming out the keg properly carbonated. I was wondering if anyone has any idea.
So this is bascially how far I am right now: I have a keg and filled it with water till about 1,5 inch from the top. I connected my CO2 tank to the keg and set the regulator at e.g. 60 PSI to start the forcecabonation. I let the water carbonate at about 45F for a couple of days. Based on the calculations on the website ( http://www.mikesoltys.com/2012/09/17/determining-proper-hose-length-for-your-kegerator/) I calculated that for a hose with a diameter of 4mm (a bit smaller than 3/16" ) and putting the keg at the same level as the tap, I would need about 23 feet of hose. So i got the hose and connected it with a balllock pin to the keg. The water keeps coming out fast though and results in the water coming out very lightly carbonated. My question is what am i doing wrong; does anyone have an idea on how I can get the suffiencly carbonated water in the keg, to eventually be poored in the glass at around 60 psi?
Perhaps I have to open the relief valve to bleed pressure from the keg, should I turndown my regulator a couple of PSI when tapping the water? I tried to read several threads but didnt seem succesful in finding the solution.
Hope you guys can help me out
Thanks for having me on the forum. I am trying to carbonate water to give it a bit more bubbles than I find in conventional brands of carbonated water (I aim for about 40-60 psi; i know its a lot but i am curious to see how it will taste). So basically I got my gear pretty much ready but am struggling to find the right calibrations to get the water coming out the keg properly carbonated. I was wondering if anyone has any idea.
So this is bascially how far I am right now: I have a keg and filled it with water till about 1,5 inch from the top. I connected my CO2 tank to the keg and set the regulator at e.g. 60 PSI to start the forcecabonation. I let the water carbonate at about 45F for a couple of days. Based on the calculations on the website ( http://www.mikesoltys.com/2012/09/17/determining-proper-hose-length-for-your-kegerator/) I calculated that for a hose with a diameter of 4mm (a bit smaller than 3/16" ) and putting the keg at the same level as the tap, I would need about 23 feet of hose. So i got the hose and connected it with a balllock pin to the keg. The water keeps coming out fast though and results in the water coming out very lightly carbonated. My question is what am i doing wrong; does anyone have an idea on how I can get the suffiencly carbonated water in the keg, to eventually be poored in the glass at around 60 psi?
Perhaps I have to open the relief valve to bleed pressure from the keg, should I turndown my regulator a couple of PSI when tapping the water? I tried to read several threads but didnt seem succesful in finding the solution.
Hope you guys can help me out