Posted: 3/5/2014 8:40:13 AM EDT
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Can someone explain how to really use on of these? I've done a bunch of reading on it and can't find any real hard info on it. I'm looking for time and psi and the best I've found is to run it at 4 psi for 5 minutes and bump it up 2 psi every 4-5 minutes until you get to 12 psi. Then check your carb and see if it's what you want.
I kinda thought this would be better than force carbonating, but it seems like there are no guidelines on the stone. |
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You are force carbonating.
I have used it with varying success. I dont think its the stone thats at fault, I think its my process. I stuck it on the end of the gas inlet tube on my corny. Set it to 5 psi. Let equalize, wait a few minutes, remove the gas, bleed the pressure from the keg, reattach the gas, bump it to 7psi, repeat bleeding. I did that until I got to what ever volumes of co2 I was looking for. I'm sure I will get the process down as I use it more. It does work, you just need to find out what works for you. I think its a much better method than the shaking/rolling method. |
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Quoted: You are force carbonating. I have used it with varying success. I dont think its the stone thats at fault, I think its my process. I stuck it on the end of the gas inlet tube on my corny. Set it to 5 psi. Let equalize, wait a few minutes, remove the gas, bleed the pressure from the keg, reattach the gas, bump it to 7psi, repeat bleeding. I did that until I got to what ever volumes of co2 I was looking for. I'm sure I will get the process down as I use it more. It does work, you just need to find out what works for you. I think its a much better method than the shaking/rolling method. Why is it a better method?
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You are force carbonating. I have used it with varying success. I dont think its the stone thats at fault, I think its my process. I stuck it on the end of the gas inlet tube on my corny. Set it to 5 psi. Let equalize, wait a few minutes, remove the gas, bleed the pressure from the keg, reattach the gas, bump it to 7psi, repeat bleeding. I did that until I got to what ever volumes of co2 I was looking for. I'm sure I will get the process down as I use it more. It does work, you just need to find out what works for you. I think its a much better method than the shaking/rolling method. Why is it a better method? In my experience with the shaking and rolling method, I never could dial in the CO2 right. Was always over/under carbed. It just was never where I wanted it to be. With the carb stone ive had much better, more consistent, more predictable results |
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Quoted: I've never bothered. I put 30 lbs of gas on them and roll them with my foot for a few minutes, stick them in the cooler at that pressure overnight and they are drinkable by the next night. carb stones a waste IMO. BTW 5 minutes for "most" beer at 30psi once cooled works well. |
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Quoted: In my experience with the shaking and rolling method, I never could dial in the CO2 right. Was always over/under carbed. It just was never where I wanted it to be. With the carb stone ive had much better, more consistent, more predictable results |
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Sure, if by getting the job done, you mean just getting CO2 in suspension in beer, then yes, it does the same thing. When I am shooting for a specific volume of CO2 I havent had any luck with the 30psi method. I'm sure its just me, and how I am doing it. But the carb stone does the trick for me.
I have a spare corny lid that I am going to convert to a carb stone lid so I can just swap that lid from keg to keg for carbing. There are many ways of getting it carbed. Everyone has a method they like best. I like carb stones. |