Best Way To Carbonate a Keg

Kegging
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You may already have one, but I made a keg to keg transfer hose using two out post connections

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1/3 cup corn in a cup of water for an ipa?

Thanks in advance.

MaSheriff

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I’ve force carbed two ways - blasted it with 30-35 PSI for 2 or 3 days and the set it and forget it method at 10 PSI for 10 days. The first way tends to over carb a little and I end up with a bunch of foam. But its also worked great. The SIAFI method is basically fool proof.

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Back to the original question I’ve tried all 3 methods forced it over night, set it and forget it, and the use of priming sugar. I prefer the sugar, I made a 10 gal batch and split it between 2 kegs 1 I primed the other I set it and let it sit. After 3 weeks both were carbed nicely but the 1 I primed with sugar had a better flavor. The arguments of sediment and time I feel are not valid 1 or 2 beers with sediment and a couple weeks to wait, if I wanted quick and clean over flavor I would go buy a 6 pack. All u need is a couple of extra kegs so that you have 1 ready when you blow 1 just my 2 cents worth try all 3 and see which you prefer.

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I cold crash all my beers, so its cold going into the keg. If I’m anxious, I shake it for a while at about 30psi and I can drink once it settles a little bit…15min or so. Most of the time, I pressurize and shake just a little and then put co2 on at serving pressure.

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Here is my documented process that works for a lot of folks and results in near-perfection each time.

http://www.thebeerjournals.com/carbonation.html
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[quote=“Dean Palmer”]Here is my documented process that works for a lot of folks and results in near-perfection each time.

http://www.thebeerjournals.com/carbonation.html[/quote]

I did this with the innkeeper a couple weeks ago and we were drinking it about 4 hours later. Kegged an Irish Blonde ale yesterday in a new keg. Used the same process and today it was under carbed. I rolled it again and is was better tonight.