I have 2 Torpedo 2.5 Gallon Cocktail Kegs. These come with a removable lid like a Corny but have a Sankey D fitting.
I've brewed 5 Gallons of English Bitter and I'm going to split it between the two Kegs.
One Keg I will put in the fridge with the CO2 cylinder, the other Keg I will prime with sugar and let carbonate naturally for a month as I would do for bottle conditioning.
A few questions:
For the force carbonated keg:
For the naturally conditioned keg:
I've brewed 5 Gallons of English Bitter and I'm going to split it between the two Kegs.
One Keg I will put in the fridge with the CO2 cylinder, the other Keg I will prime with sugar and let carbonate naturally for a month as I would do for bottle conditioning.
A few questions:
For the force carbonated keg:
- None of the force carbonation charts seem to account for volume. Would 2.5 gallons carbonate faster than 5? is there one somewhere that accounts for this?
- I believe I should put the keg in the fridge for a few days before starting to force carbonate. Should I set my target pressure on the regulator at room temperature before placing everything in the fridge? or after? does it matter?
For the naturally conditioned keg:
- Should I clear the headspace by either venting with CO2 immediately after closing the keg? Some recommend doing this to seat the lid.
- Should I just let the yeast do its thing for a few days and then lightly vent?
- Should I leave some O2 in the headspace for the yeast?