[SOLVED] OVER CARBONATED KEG

Hi all, I am new to this. I believe I have over carbonated my keg. I gassed it (twice) @ 250kpa for 48hours (misunderstood my instructions). I have shaken the keg around a bit and vented excess on a number of occasions and still end up with lot's and lot's of froth. Please help - I am getting mighty thirsty!!

Wayne

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Wayne Hawkswell
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250kpa is 36 PSI which is way too much pressure, I think. I am assuming you are attempting to force carbonate it. If you set the pressure this high and shook it around quite a bit, I am not surprised you have too much carbonation. I am assuming the keg is approximately 4C, correct me if i'm wrong. I recommend you vent it completely, set the pressure to about 35kpa, wait about 1 week and try again. In the mean time, buy some beer to drink so you don't go nuts waiting for it. If you try to force carbonate in 48 hours again, try 200kpa instead.
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Alf McLaughlin

Wayne Hawkswell wrote on 8/23/2006 7:56 AM:

I am trying to learn this whole keg thing too. My fridge stays at around

34 degrees. For me, anything above 7-8 PSI forces the beer out too fast. I am having a tough time finding my perfect PSI.

I have seen the charts, but I dont know anything about Co2 volumes so therefore I have no desired volume and therefore the charts dont help. I am going on the "do I like it" strategy.

Jim

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Jim

You can warm the keg up a little, take it out of the fridge and put in a cool place. This will cause some of the CO2 to come out of solution. Regularly, say twice a day, lift the safety valve to allow the CO2 to escape. After a day or two, refrigerate the keg once agian and try it. If it's still overcarbonated, repeat the process. Gently shaking the keg and releasing the safety valve will help as well but can cause foaming problems. Steve W (in Aus)

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Steve/Aus

have seen the

I have

How about a desired style of beer? If you know what style you're going for then one of these sites that list the volumes for each style might give you an idea of what you want.

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Good luck, Wild

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wild

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