In preparation for a disposable O2 setup with regular, I have set up diffusion stone on a wand using john guest fittings. I’ve splice the co2 line, so now I can carbonate thought the .2 micro stone for carbonation, and also use the same gas in post with a stand alone gauge for monitoring those suspect leaky kegs!
The wand is a recycled dip tube from a co2 fire extinguisher
Summer 17nov
6 x 500ml 2.4ml primed
1.010 fg
Kegged 40psi
Saison
1.004 fg
12 500ml 2.4ml each
Kegged at 40psi
Lambic
9 bottles
Added
1ml syrup more to each lambic
2ml to 750s
Strong blonde
9 bottles
Paint Ball Cylinder
Co2 cylinder empty weight 625g
935g final – So fill of 310g – 12 ounces is 340 grams
Large C02 3.5Kg
5.2Kg Empty, 6.4Kg with Gauge and c02 filler
Chilled cylinder in freezer. Filled in about 5 bursts.
Inverted so that large cylinder is upside down so liquid flows out.
Changed the value from a pin cable to an on-off valve in the cylinder.
New adapter from cylinder thread to regulator, nylon flat washer at the top to seal.
I have a slow leak, where the keg would loose pressure over a few days. Eliminated the keg and posts by swapping the lid with another keg. Appears to be
The pressure release valve. It was done up very tight. It need vide grips to loosen. Squirted with star San and cleaned with a cotton bud. Reassembled and filled to 20psi (the keg has 14l of hoppy waimea ale in it)
On tap! – Bye Bye American Rye ale, Belgian bruin iii
Noticed a film I didn’t like the look of. Crushed a Camden tablet and added and shook.
Dissolve 2.5g David gelatin in 100ml boiling water. Cooled to 70c.
Transfered ~10L to keg. Will filter draw of sludge in 2 days and carbonate ready for Friday.
Here is our portable co2 setup, using a 12oz paintball cylinder with a universal adapter on the top.
The red house is the top up hose, to fill from the 3.5kg co2 tank.
3g Davis gelatine
200g cold tap water
Wait 30 mins