"Billy Vance" <billyvance@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Phil,
> I have done the same with each batch and had great success.
> put your keg under 12psi for seven days at room temperature then
> refrigerate and enjoy starting on day eight. So far now matter what type
> of brew I have done this has worked for me...[/color]

Imagine how much better your brew would be if you refrigerated the whole
time, and also had the patience to wait for an extra 5 weeks.
Liquids absorb the gas far better at lower temps, and good gead retention is
achieved when the brew is left for a few weeks. I learned this lesson the
hard way.

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>
> here is a link to a coronation chart that will help you if you want to go
> deeper:
> [url]http://www.ebrew.com/primarynews/ct_carbonation_chart.htm#Carbonation_Chart[/url]
>
> Good brewing to you!
> -Billy
>
>
> "Phil Miller" <philmil@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:v8edo11kkq6jlprr10gt1u60btkhnaoukl@4ax.com...[color=green]
>>
>> Ok, I'm new to kegging. About 7 or 8 batches into kegs to date.
>> Ecstatically happy about not having to wash bottles, but frustrated at
>> getting the pressures right. Either too frothy, or flat.
>>
>> What are the oldies (as opposed to us newbies) using to carbonate and
>> dispense. I've tried a variety. Starting off with 40psi for 2 days to
>> gas and dropping to 10 to dispense, and trying 15psi for 2 days and
>> dispensing at 5, as was suggested on a website referenced by someone on
>> this newsgroup, and other amounts in between.
>>
>> What works for you?
>>
>> Phil
>> --
>> To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
>> Homer J. Simpson[/color]
>
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