iBooz2 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Starting a new thread off for 2022. Link to last years kegging thread is here. Kegged up 2 kegs of LL today and as I had to water this batch down with about 4 litres to hit 4.9 ABV I reckon will also get a dozen or more stubbies out of it. Sample has cleared up very well and I reckon the DL yeast clears a bit better than Dubbya. Both kegs being forced carbed at 40 psi until tomorrow night. Tomorrow I will live dangerously and back fill with a dirty batch of same beer, got 2 x 22 L cubes waiting to go in. This will be third dirty batch in a row and new ground for me with the big bad boy 58 L kegmenter so hoping it all turns out well. Edited January 1, 2022 by iBooz2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 42 minutes ago, iBooz2 said: Starting a new thread off for 2022. Link to last years kegging thread is here. Kegged up 2 kegs of LL today and as I had to water this batch down with about 4 litres to hit 4.9 ABV I reckon will also get a dozen or more stubbies out of it. Sample has cleared up very well and I reckon the DL yeast clears a bit better than Dubbya. Both kegs being forced carbed at 40 psi until tomorrow night. Tomorrow I will live dangerously and back fill with a dirty batch of same beer, got 2 x 22 L cubes waiting to go in. This will be third dirty batch in a row and new ground for me with the big bad boy 58 L kegmenter so hoping it all turns out well. Yeah I have always stopped at 3. Never been game for a 4th try. They do make great lagers though by doing it. So much so that it's the only way I do lagers now. 3L starter for the first batch then campaign them up through dumping onto the cake 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, iBooz2 said: This will be third dirty batch in a row and new ground for me with the big bad boy 58 L kegmenter so hoping it all turns out well. Saves on cleaning the big boy too? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 has anyone invested in keg jackets, and if so, are they worth it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Stickers said: has anyone invested in keg jackets, and if so, are they worth it? in what purpose mate the jackets are insulator if kegging in Keezer or kegerator would never use potable to keep the chill in yes but main brewing it serves no benefit to having jackets on kegs Edited January 7, 2022 by ozdevil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 26 minutes ago, ozdevil said: in what purpose mate the jackets are insulator my beer fridge is outside in the garage and that gets considerably warmer in summer than winter as i am fast discovering. a $20 per keg investment might actually be worth it if they can shave a degree or more C° off my kegs in the long run... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) I have one @Stickers , only used it once to take a keg to a BBQ. Sat the whole thing in an old style garbage bin (brand new and clean) full of ice and it did the trick. Could have also used a bucket of ice to chill the beer line but only thought of that later in the day. Otherwise it worked ok. Hard to get the jacket back off the keg when they are wet but if you take your time no damage done. Never use it inside my fridges due to bulk. Edited January 7, 2022 by iBooz2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Kegged the Bent's Poke Cranking Shaft IPA tonight. This was a request from my brother-in-law. Yeast did pretty well. Attenuation was about 81%. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On R & R from today for a week. Kegged my Juicy NEIPA All Grain. Currently CC my AG Stone & Wood Clone so will keg in a few days. Brew today tomorrow so on Friday I can sit in my pool, drink p#ss, and watch the poms get flogged again in the cricket ( from my pool ) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 @Red devil 44 lucky man watch cricket in pool. Because it's your pool and your drinking beer do you bother getting out for a wee? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, jamiek86 said: @Red devil 44 lucky man watch cricket in pool. Because it's your pool and your drinking beer do you bother getting out for a wee? Yes, @jamiek86because I have to get out to fill my schooner as the wife won’t fill it for me Plan is to build a covered bar in my pool area, get my sparky mate to put power to it, then probably put the 2 tap Kegerator out there, leave my 4 tap keezer in my man cave Edited January 12, 2022 by Red devil 44 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, jamiek86 said: sounds like a plan add a toilet to bar and your set. Thought u had a good wife can't believe won't pour you one. @jamiek86I do have an amazing wife mate, but I think she would draw the line at serving me schooners all day, worth a try though 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 23 minutes ago, Red devil 44 said: @jamiek86I do have an amazing wife mate, but I think she would draw the line at serving me schooners all day, worth a try though can't have an amazing wife then if she can't pour you a schooner while relaxing watching the cricket. Mrs Ozd doesnt even have to be asked she looks at my glass and says drink up time for another is it! whom i to say no to 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Kegged up my Coopers Sparkling Ale this afternoon, Batch #70 AG #29. This is a true AG version and no added sugar like the last few batches so it will be interesting to see and compare the differences. Also got 4 x 345 ml stubbies as travellers. Harvested the CCA yeast trub for next time too but have been using this same reclaimed CCA since batch #53 July 2021 so may have to start afresh again soon. Edited January 12, 2022 by iBooz2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hi keggers, I think that I have a CO2 leak somewhere between the 2.4kg gas bottle and the keg. My last bottle did not seem to last anywhere near as long as it has in the past. Although this is my spare bottle that I use for odds and sods: Pre-pressurising fermenters, pushing sanitiser out of kegs, purging bottles, etc. So it is mostly turned off. The leak must be really slow though because I lent this bottle and reg to my neighbour and he served a whole keg from it over a couple of weeks. The leak might be from somewhere in the regulator. How can I check for leaks from the reg? Soapy spray? Is it okay to immerse it in water? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Jones Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: The leak might be from somewhere in the regulator. If you haven't already done so you could do a pressure drop test. It means that you leave the regulator attached to the bottle. You need to seal/block off the outlet side of the regulator where the outlet tube would attach. Open the bottle and bring up the pressure up on the outlet gauge. Test for leaks with soapy water at all joints. Leave for 24 hours. If the gauge/gauges drop any amount and the joints are tested to ensure no leakage, the gauge is leaking. I don't know if the gauge is sealed against water getting in which may cause problems. Edited January 13, 2022 by Pickles Jones 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 59 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Hi keggers, I think that I have a CO2 leak somewhere between the 2.4kg gas bottle and the keg. My last bottle did not seem to last anywhere near as long as it has in the past. Although this is my spare bottle that I use for odds and sods: Pre-pressurising fermenters, pushing sanitiser out of kegs, purging bottles, etc. So it is mostly turned off. The leak must be really slow though because I lent this bottle and reg to my neighbour and he served a whole keg from it over a couple of weeks. The leak might be from somewhere in the regulator. How can I check for leaks from the reg? Soapy spray? Is it okay to immerse it in water? dont immerse the regulator in water its a shore way of making the regulator become an ornament like @Pickles Jones and i would be doing this method as well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 @Pickles Jones and @ozdevil thanks for the advice. I will give Mr Pickles' process a go. After I bring the outlet gauge up to pressure (say 20psi), do I turn the regulator tap back to zero, or leave it set at 20psi? Could it leak from the diaphragm? I replaced it about a year ago because it is an older secondhand regulator (Keg King Mk 3). The outlet pressure needle was tending to bounce a round a little. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: @Pickles Jones and @ozdevil thanks for the advice. I will give Mr Pickles' process a go. After I bring the outlet gauge up to pressure (say 20psi), do I turn the regulator tap back to zero, or leave it set at 20psi? Could it leak from the diaphragm? I replaced it about a year ago because it is an older secondhand regulator (Keg King Mk 3). The outlet pressure needle was tending to bounce a round a little. if it holds at 20 psi if you tap back to zero you just want to see if the pressure is holding 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Jones Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: I turn the regulator tap back to zero, or leave it set at 20psi? I forgot to mention to turn the CO2 bottle off so the gauges are isolated and leave for 24hrs. You can check along the way to see if the gauges drop it may happen quickly. No need to back the pressure off. Edited January 14, 2022 by Pickles Jones 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer71 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: because I lent this bottle and reg to my neighbour and he served a whole keg from it over a couple of weeks And you can be sure that there was no leak at his place beyond the reg? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 5:45 AM, jamiek86 said: @Red devil 44 lucky man watch cricket in pool. Because it's your pool and your drinking beer do you bother getting out for a wee? Do you reckon I bother getting out for a wee ? It's only useful two months a year though (unless you've got a wetsuit, and you wouldn't want to be weeing in that - if it's your own one that is). I reckon RD can manage more than that... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Kegged my experimental El Dorado pale ale today in my 1 gal keg. It was a 10 litre batch so I got 6 longnecks as well. Keg seems to be holding pressure so fingers crossed for the force carbonating part… 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 @Tone boy nice piece of equipment there mate 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Tone boy said: Kegged my experimental El Dorado pale ale today in my 1 gal keg. It was a 10 litre batch so I got 6 longnecks as well. Keg seems to be holding pressure so fingers crossed for the force carbonating part… Hey Toner, that looks the business, where did you get that & how much are they, I want one !! I reckon I could play around with something like that. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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