How to FERMENT IN A CORNY KEG | Under Pressure

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

2:35 How to ferment in a corny keg 3:55 How to build a spunding valve 7:42 How to ferment in a corny keg under pressure Cheers!

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Nicely done CH, thanks for the shout out :)

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Thank you for always answering my questions and creating the facebook group, cheers!

[@AnimatedHomeBrew]

This channel will literally save me hundreds of dollars per year.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

gotta get you on the hoppy hour now braj!

[@AnimatedHomeBrew]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE let's do it.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Not only is it cheaper but its also easier than using the more expensive stuff. Great video!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

💯💯💯

[@Horjulc]

Always a pleasure watching your videos. Cheers from Slovenia.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

cheers from San Diego Tomoob!

[@TheKlamminator]

Pressure fermentation in corny kegs is what I started last year, never looking back. I make perfect NEIPAs now.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

It's a lot nicer when you don't have to spend a thousand dollars lol, cheers klam!

[@TheKlamminator]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE agreed!

[@ShaheenGhiassy]

This is THE video of the internet!

[@whoajack]

dude this is awesome! i gotta cut the dip tube a bit, rest got in motion already and looking forward to finding the other channel/profile you mentioned...

[@rockmann9209]

Excellent video...thanks....Cant find that BEER NUT FEMALE x 1/4" NPT MALE ADAPTER . 6:30 minutes into the video. Did not see it listed in the parts listings. Any assistance appreciated

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

is this not it? amzn.to/3jKTsFh

[@rockmann9209]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE thanks much, I must have missed it.... all set

[@greentom9189]

I have pressure fermented 10 batches already at 30 psi at room temp with the All Rounder and LalBrew® Diamond Lager Yeast - Lallemand. The yeast is crazy. I go from 1.050 to 1.0004 in 4 days! I throw the Allrounder in the refrigerator and drink directly from it until it is gone. No playing with sugar, bottles or carbonating, just drinking! It tastes great all the way until I start sucking up the yeast. The problem is I have to go 1 week in between batches with no beer and this is no good. Now I bought three $40 used 5 gal corny kegs and floating dip tubes. My kettle only holds 10 gal, but I will mash and boil as much grain as I can to get 8.25 gals of wort. This will require adding boiling water at the end to get down to 1.050 and 8.25 gal in the kettle. Then I will split the 8 gal between 2 corny kegs, ferment and then refrigerate. When one keg is empty, I will make a new batch. That is why I bought 3 corny kegs. No more beerless days for me. The All Rounder is showing signs of wear and small hairline cracks. Also, I don't like playing with the lid, some leak problems or opening it for dry hopping. Conry kegs are easier and will last a lifetime. This got a little long, but maybe someone will find something useful. I enjoy your videos!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers braj!

[@andrewchapman261]

Great video, as always!! Can go one step further saving money on gas (assuming no one else has said already) Go gas Post to gas Post from fermenting keg to serving keg - also put the sounding valve on the serving keg instead! Then when it's done fermenting, go liquid post to liquid post from fermenting keg to serving keg, pull the prv on the serving keg and watch it all move!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Thanks for the idea!

[@danielvalencia2680]

Stupid reckless question I know, but using a corny keg do I need a spunding valve? Or could I just use the pressure relief valve daily to not have it explode?

[@markanibas8805]

Got any videos on cold crashing in a corny key with a spunding valve on it

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Dont do it

[@markanibas8805]

Btw love your videos. I fermented my first brew under pressure since I got back into brewing again. I think my beer is done . I want to cold crash but not sure how to do it. I’m using a 10 gal keg for my fermenter. Was not sure what to do with the spunding valve when I cold crash

[@scottlouie1651]

Right on time yo! Am about to do this TODAY

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

You got this Louie!

[@shovel82]

Could you use the pressure relief valve the off roaders use to release the air in their tyres, they set at a certain pressure??

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Nicely done! Kegs work great as fermenters, cheers🍻

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

you keep me inspired braj!

[@donny4599]

Thanx for this info Braj! Best homebrew channel out there!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

much love donny!

[@sambenard2844]

I just Ruined 10 gallons of ale by Pressure Fermenting it . Works Great on Lagers !!!! Your Videos are FANTASTIC , BREW ON !!!!!!!!!!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

what happened to the ale?

[@sambenard2844]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE Dumped !!!!!! All Grain , OG: 1.050 FG 1.020 Didn't ferm out (with Starter) , cloudy ( with whirlfloc ) and No hint of Hops, Taste Flat no highlights , After Reviewing the Forms they all said not to Pressure Ferment with Ale Yeasts ! All and all Tastes like Hell ! Even though my 2x5 gallons didn't turn out I've Learned......... thats what counts .

[@kevinfidler8074]

You've been macgyver-ing it in your videos lately, good stuff!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers kev! Have a great weekend #macgruber

[@kevinfidler8074]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE cheers to you ch-macgyver!

[@juliocbp9389]

The magnets thing is pretty clever

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

good way to save money

[@PortlyGentleman]

Nice video this is probably the best basic pressure fermentation video I’ve seen yet 🍻

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers bradley!

[@duanewhittle2992]

Good video. I’ve been looking over options to pressure ferment/closed transfer for a while but they are expensive. This seams the most economical for me. I laugh every time I see your mandatory beer chug skit. Great stuff

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Much love Duane. You got this braj!

[@stevegarza4327]

Can you just burp it with the pressure relief valve on of the keg

[@FrankGenoBruno]

Great video!! Novice question. When transferring from fermenter keg to serving keg, does the psi from serving keg need to be lower? For example, Fermentation keg is 10psi, serving keg is 5 psi. I connect CO2 to fermentation keg and push beer out at 10psi. Does that make sense ?

[@alvaradobrewhouse6387]

Been thinking about fermenting in my keg just too green to pull the trigger but now I’m gonna have to try it… keep killing braj!

[@lonewolf9390]

Been waiting for somebody to post a video on how to pressure ferment in kegs!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

happy friday wolf!

[@lonewolf9390]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE You said it! Brewed a batch of my local homebrew shop's pilsner recipe kit on Monday night. Gonna be another week or two at least before I can raise the temp for a D-Rest then cold crash. Definitely gonna see about pressure fermenting on my next batch to cut down on the wait time.

[@kevinfidler8074]

Have you ever tried natural carbonization in a korny keg? The idea came to me earlier, 1 I have extra kegs, 2 my kegerator is taking too much time, and too much co2 to carbonate, and 3 Im limited on when I can brew since I have to keep beer in my fermenters until I can keg it and get it in the kegerator. Im thinking about making a simple syrup out of dme or lme instead of dextrose to put into the kegs just before the beer goes in, then let it sit a week or 2 before going to the kegerator.

[@MrTizzomes]

Awesome video guys, never thought about fermenting going in a keg wtf!!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

go for it! it's the best!

[@kreggreen4322]

With this process, why would I mess with bucket fermenters ever again? I'm just past my first anniversary of brewing beer, but I have collected a few extra corny kegs, this seems to be far easier than messing with buckets that wear out. And how much head space? 5 gallon corny keg can hold 4.5 gallons for pressure fermenting?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

exactly, cheers!

[@johnlbanks]

YES CH, glad you've done a video. I thought the worst had happened. Good show dudes.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Have a great weekend John!

[@waynebunker2071]

Great video. Watched it 3 times. I have an All Rounder on order but they are out of stock, so I will use my corny kegs for my first attempt at pressurized ferm, as you describe, to get my Mexican Lager done by July 4th. I have a Czech Pilsner in my fermenting chamber eating up space and time (takes too long). Ales and IPAs seem so much easier and quicker but some of my friends don't appreciate them. Keezer will be full up and diverse if your Corny keg pressurized ferm works for me. Thanks for the info and entertaining videos.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

you got this wayne, cheers!

[@trevgoldie]

Those magnets I gotta do! Epic video

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Let's shoot a sous vide video

[@UndeadSickness]

CH, I have some corner kegs and a spending valve but don't quite have the full c02 keg setup. After pressure fermenting, can I bottle?

[@kacperzielinski9870]

How much you can safely ferment in Corny - not under pressure? I mean 5 Gal one ~4 gallons is ok? Some headroom is for sure required so what's safe?

[@sethb9687]

I know it's a little bit of an older video, but if I wanted to brew a beer that doesn't do well with fermenting under pressure, would I be able to set the spunding valve to like 3-5 psi and not have an issue?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Go for it!

[@sethb9687]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE awesome. Thank you sir! Cheers

[@MrWareScience]

Can you expand more on temperature ranges for fermenting lagers under pressure? I have been making plans to make my first lager and was planning on fermenting cold, but you mentioned we could ferment a lager at room temperature. I use a chest freezer as a fermentation chamber and it is almost always full of something and set around 65F. Could I throw a lager in there if I ferment under pressure?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Yes you can!

[@gregorystark1217]

Hope that you get back to making brew videos.

[@meetyouremaker2006]

Great Videos thank you! Greetings from Germany

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Glad you like them!

[@TRD_2zz]

so any point to buy a separate stainless fermenter when this method exists? Thanks for the info. Looks like a floating dip tube might be an extra mod to add to this for beers with lots of hops.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

floating dip tube would definitely work for certain beer styles, but not beer styles that you wanna dry hop

[@ForgetU]

10:08 Could you not just serve out of your fermenting keg if you used a floating dip tube?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

That's a great approach for certain styles like hefs, but if you keep it to one corny then won't be able to dry hop, add fruit, or add any clarifying agent like gelatin or biofine. Cheers MJ!

[@ForgetU]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE Sure each style has its pluses and minuses. Figuring larger as the one... else do as you suggest and port to second corny under pressure.

[@n017kingg7]

Just learned something, thanks good sir

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Glad to hear it!

[@Reptile36snakeman]

Great Job! Working on setting up a spare keg to try this out for myself. I want to try aging a stout in a keg as well. Any experience with this?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

why would you age a stout in stainless steel?

[@Reptile36snakeman]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE Oh so I shouldn't do this? better to age in a carboy? novice brewer just trying to get as much information as possible. I dint think it would be a concern.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

@@Reptile36snakeman I'd age a stout in a wooden barrel, and wines / meads in glass carboys. Cheers!

[@FernandezCycles]

The link for the flair 1/4” to 1/4” npt isn’t working, anything I can use in its place?

[@FernandezCycles]

I really need to stop commenting when I’m drinking

[@letsbrewbeer]

Great video! Probably one of the more entertaining content creators out there. Altered Beast! Loved that game as a kid. Would like to pick ur brains as a fellow homebrewing content creator myself. Cheers

[@GameingwithJohnnyFN]

I realized that if I am force carbing at like 30 psi, when I turn the regulator down the exxcess pressure comes out of the hole in the regulator.... which got me thinking... since my co2 tank is external from my fridge and it already has an extra gas connect on the outside I use for various reasons. if I have a beer fermenting in a keg I can hook it up to my fridge co2 regulator and the fermentation ressure will remain at 10-11 PSI. basically using my co2 regulator for 2 purposes. keeping my beer carbed and under serving pressure and keeping my keg that is fermenting carbed and under pressure???

[@MrHernandezMarquez]

Thank you kindly Braj Lord, my MySpace top 8 salute you. Be chill always 🍻

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

shoutout to tom!

[@SamJames1337]

Nice vid! Are you saying to put the dry hops in a hop bag held by magnets in the top of the keg before you seal. Then drop when ready? How about gelatine? If you want to keep it sealed - maybe mix it up in a bottle and use my keg land pet bottle cap system to push via co2 into the keg?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

yeah here's a full video on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWTZhIqMgNl4qas

[@killswitchh]

So you can do this for pretty much any Ale and Lager right? Was going to do a Hefe and learned that's a nono but if you're not doing a double/triple, you should be good right?

[@TheBruSho]

Damn you kept to your promise of an ASMR video haha! hissssssss.... Great tut man! And shout out to Trev!! 🇦🇺🍺

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers brunj!

[@trevgoldie]

Learning from the brewing Mr miyagi

[@ReneUhlver]

Would you recommend this technique to beginners? Should I focus on the basics first? Thanks to whoever can give me some guidance. Cheers!

[@ShortCircuitedBrewers]

Don't waste your time with 925. Any lager yeast will work fine. PRO TIP: when adjusting pressure of your spunding valve for the first time, check it for leaks with star san. Ask me why I know!! Lol cheers Braj! 👍🍻

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers brian!

[@evanslawski2551]

Assuming a 5 gallon corny keg, any volume adjustments needed in order to leave enough headspace for krausen?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

depends how boozy ur batch is

[@courtneymoses9050]

Great video CH! I love your podcast too! 🤘🍻

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

thank you for the kind words courtney! Have a great weekend

[@courtneymoses9050]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE you too bro!

[@barbarasprum1000]

Is krausen coming up through the spunding valve a concern?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

It won't happen unless your doing a really high ABV beer

[@barbarasprum1000]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE will that damage the valve?

[@naka1backbrewery854]

Like always, great content braj!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

thx for the nice words Naka!

[@GenusBrewing]

MarioKart Sunday?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Im down if ur down!

[@strtg3y3r]

If you came through with 10 dudes and no beer, this Braj could keep the party going all weekend with my current stock of alcohol

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

En route lol!

[@lexsteel8528]

Awesome 👌!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

There he is!

[@CarlPapa88]

Gonna have to look into one of these since I don't have temp control or a keezer. Watched this and a few other Kviek videos while I put my 1st beer starter together. Lutra into ~900ml of light pilsen DME @ 95°. Hopefully this round turns out better then my 1st attempt with Lutra (likely my fault). Stay safe overseas man. 🍻

[@CraftCasualGaming]

Great vid! You inspired me to get my own corny kegs for pressure fermenting and kegging. Do you know if it’s possible to hook up your draft line to your corny keg to get rid of the trub rather than having to deal with transferring to a secondary? I wasn’t sure if it would be able to pour.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

I would just transfer to avoid getting a stuck dip tube, cheers!

[@InterTay]

You can use a flexible dip tube to pick up from the top of the keg instead of the bottom

[@emmettmartin2639]

You can get a floating diptube or cut 2-3 inches off of your existing diptube

[@TheEllegaard]

Nice video:) love it

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Party time in denmark right now aye?!?

[@TheEllegaard]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE Sadly no. Got the covid vac yesterday, so chilling at home with a little fever and a lot of Always Sunny in Philly... Cheers:)

[@Hellbrews]

Great Video Brajo! 🍻🍻 shout out received ! 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Jeff Pezos!

[@austinstillman1961]

Hey CH! Love your channel man and with your help (and not giving up after many failed batches) I made my first Great Hazy IPA! Thank you for caring so much for the home brewing community and keeping home brewing fun! I do have a question for you. After you finish transferring all your beer to the serving how do you disconnect that "jumper cable" without getting beer everywhere? I unplugged the gas from the fermenting keg, tried taking off the jumper cable and beer sprayed everywhere. Oxygen free? Yup. Mess free? Nope lol. How do you disconnect the jumper cable without creating a giant mess?

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Sounds like your beer posts aren’t fastened

[@rmkirby0190]

First of all, let me say that I enjoy your videos because they are not only informative, but they are also wildly entertaining. Now for the dumb question…how do I graduate from buying recipe kits (like craft-a-brew or Brewers Best) to buying my own stuff (hopefully cheaper)? Do I just do a bunch of reading and experiment? And where do I get the stuff…do most brew supply stores have what I need? So far I’ve made several 1-5 gallon batches from kits and all have turned out pretty well. I have a couple of corny kegs and I’ve done both gravity and pressure fermentations. Looking to learn more and branch out, but where do I start?

[@mmckivigan]

Clone brews is a great recipe book

[@stevehilary435]

Quick question, when you set the regulator to 10 PSI, do you have to manually release the pressure once it gets over that, or does it release automatically? Btw, I got the same spunding valve as you on Amazon. Thanks braj!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

I don’t think it’s gonna matter either way, but maybe you have ur spunding valve set to 15 psi for a long tkme

[@emmettmartin2639]

It should release automatically, mine does at least.

[@tommanning7337]

This was awesome AF!!!!!!! MBC!!!!!!!!🤙🏻🤙🏻🍺🍺

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers Tom!

[@tman9338]

Brajlord! Been having trouble sealing main Corney o-ring on travel Torpedo keg. I pull from 5G keg to fill 1.5G Torpedo Corney (for easy transport and no bottling mess). Even with lube and new main seal, the main O-ring seals at higher pressures 25spi but won't maintain seal when i bleed it off to charge with C02 cartridges at low Pressure. Are you aware on any softer Corney Main O-rings that may be softer or provide an easier seal than the STD black ones???

[@doscheves5876]

Great video man!! Cheers! 🤟😎🍻

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Cheers braj!

[@59apachestepside]

PSA: always use a PRV as well. Default for corny kegs, but not in other vessels like sankey kegs. Also, floating dip tubes with pickup screens are a game changer for fermenting in kegs (corny and sankey)

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Correct! One works if you dont dry hop or add a clarifying agent

[@carolhardy797]

H4L rocks 💪💪💪

[@eddycahue4434]

Best opener 😂

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

long time old friend! I hope the worlds treating all you guys great!

[@mtrofa447]

Today I'm gong to piss myself while laughing at the Brajtasctic today's!

[@JoshUtley]

When I was just thinking about doing a pressure fermented lager and the Braj-god has spoken.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

🧞‍♂️

[@RiggerBrew]

why not use a floating dip tube as to not modify anything about the keg.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

That works if you dont use gelatin or wanna dry hop

[@nickdeiters4690]

I recognize that capcom Megaman X music anywhere! oh... great vid too!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Indeed it is!

[@jeremyberger2006]

Wait, is the brew carbonated by the time it hits the serving keg? Asking for an alcoholic friend.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

yes sir. Less co2 from your tank and less down time to drink beer!

[@gray_ghost5.738]

Well. That’s a sub

[@goosefraba560]

commenting before @lex Steel !! hahaha

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

lex is past his prime! XD

[@BanksBuilt]

That super off-road doh

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

ha yeah and i want it but it's $4,995 on ebay :(

[@hoskoau]

I should sell spunding valves, they are $15 Aus from kegland, like $10 us

[@jeffmoreau8422]

you just confused the F#&$#&* out of me at the end Braj!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Yo! which part?

[@jeffmoreau8422]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE the transfer etc.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Maybe watch it again? Hit the pause button from time to time 🤔

[@Themassaman1]

5 gallons of beer everyday.... those are rookie numbers. You gotta pump those numbers up.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Ur on!

[@itsGameT1me]

To anyone who is a little smarter than me (because you came to read the comments and didn't just watch this video on 1.5x speed, get the gist then send it) THE SPUNDING VALVE GOES ON THE IN POST. aka the GAS post. If you put it on the out post like I did, that's a great way to spout a few gallons of fermenting wort out of your corny keg to get sopped up by your carpet.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Haha cheers bro

[@JeremyLord]

Get the blowtie on AliExpress, as cheap as chips, about 22 USD delivered to Europe, just takes about 4 weeks

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

i'll check it out thx!

Any old bi-metallic hacksaw blade will make short work of that dip tube. No need to purchase a new mini-pipe cutter.

[@partyshirtproductions5774]

Timmy put the ball down, get back inside where it’s safe

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Lemme know

[@joshuanickel7582]

Only 5 gallons of beer a day. Those are rookie numbers.

[@alexrocks135]

I’m famous!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Looking good! Especially with the Anvil :)

[@ArtilleryChannel]

I wish I could call you & pick your brain

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

lol what do you mean?

[@ArtilleryChannel]

@@HOMEBREW4LIFE I have all sorts of questions about this next batch of pseudo Mexican lager

[@MysteryFishBrewery]

When are you going to talk about brewing? Goodbye.