brad2157
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I’m trying my 2nd go at making a batch of root beer with my son. The last time I made a batch, it tasted great, but it lost all of it’s carbonation when pouring (all foam). Here’s what I did before.
I made a 5g batch made with Gnome brand root beer extract, 2lbs brown sugar, 2lbs white sugar, 16 oz. light corn syrup, and a dab of pure vanilla extract. Force carb'd @ 40psi for 3 days in a corny keg, then brought pressure down to 30 psi. It was set at 43 degrees in my fridge. I used the ball lock disconnect fitting to 30' of 3/16" I.D. line connected to a picnic / cobra tap for dispensing to try to keep foam down.
Is there anything obvious that doesn’t look right with my recipe or how I carb’d it / served it? Do I need to pick one pressure and leave it the same the entire time when force carbing and serving? (I’m used to carbing regular beer at a higher psi for faster carbonation, then lowering to serving psi.)
I would like to use the same recipe again if possible, since it tasted great. I am thinking about getting a perlick 650ss flow control faucet with ball lock adapter just for serving this straight from the keg (no lines at all). I recently bought one for pulling samples off my corny when force carbing my regular beer and it works great, no foam at all even in a higher carbed beer.
I made a 5g batch made with Gnome brand root beer extract, 2lbs brown sugar, 2lbs white sugar, 16 oz. light corn syrup, and a dab of pure vanilla extract. Force carb'd @ 40psi for 3 days in a corny keg, then brought pressure down to 30 psi. It was set at 43 degrees in my fridge. I used the ball lock disconnect fitting to 30' of 3/16" I.D. line connected to a picnic / cobra tap for dispensing to try to keep foam down.
Is there anything obvious that doesn’t look right with my recipe or how I carb’d it / served it? Do I need to pick one pressure and leave it the same the entire time when force carbing and serving? (I’m used to carbing regular beer at a higher psi for faster carbonation, then lowering to serving psi.)
I would like to use the same recipe again if possible, since it tasted great. I am thinking about getting a perlick 650ss flow control faucet with ball lock adapter just for serving this straight from the keg (no lines at all). I recently bought one for pulling samples off my corny when force carbing my regular beer and it works great, no foam at all even in a higher carbed beer.
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