Introduction to Kegging Pt 4 - Carbonating Your Beer

[@kevinburns8194]

Craig, I find myself coming back here before I keg my beer each time just for a refresher! Cheers!

[@CraigTube]

Cheers Kevin!

[@Gladiatorpc]

Hey Man well done! I've got 25 years experience in the brewing industry (commercial volumes, not home brew), & 20 years as a brewing trainer, & your attention to sanitization & general cleanliness is 100% spot on. Very informative for the beginner. Here is an added tip when kegging. If you squirt some CO2 into the keg before you start the transfer into the keg, as CO2 is heavier than air, it will sit at the bottom, & you will have a small CO2 blanket while filling the keg, which will in turn help to reduce your overall oxy pick up in the keg. Again, great videos.

[@russw7266]

Can you store a half empty keg that has been carbed?

[@TheGavranatar]

CO2 doesn't blanket. Argon or something like that does, but a CO2 blanket is misinformation often repeated in homebrew circles

[@duwbryd]

You make the best home brewing videos., I had to unsubscribe to a few BS homebrewer'son youtube. Just got sick of hearing all the bashing and no useful content. Keep up the excellent vids, Craig. You are the best.

[@stifwyn]

Awesome video series. Just what I’ve been looking for. Got a kegerator last week, been cramming information as much as I can. These are the best videos I’ve come across. Cheers from Western Australia

[@timsea81]

I'll be kegging my first beer next week and have watched a bunch of videos online about how to do it. This is by far the best video I've seen. Explanations are clear and thorough. Thanks for posting this!

[@vistabarmancave]

Hi Craig, I watched all your kegging videos several months ago and I've used all your techniques to successfully keg several batches of beer. I had so many questions regarding kegging and your videos answered all my questions and concerns. I just wanted to say thank you for all the educational information you provided. I've enjoyed watching several of your videos. Keep up the good work, cheers!

[@jasperjade99]

Hi Craig, watched these vids a couple of times to the point that I now feel comfortable about making the move to kegging... Operation Keg is a go go 👍🏼🍺

[@TheHeartbeatCenter]

I just found your channel, and you are awesome! You explain things thoroughly and slowly, and you explain any and all potentially confusing jargon. It's exactly what I needed to create my keezer and get my kegs going. Thanks Craig!

[@toddtwiggs]

Thanks Craig - just kegged my first home brew after bottling for the past year. Your videos are a life saver!

[@greg0819]

great video, Craig. I have kegged only once and will be kegging tomorrow again. I always use your info and videos as a refresher. It gets me pumped and ready to go again. Thanks for help and hard work.

[@wecotah]

You are the only person who made this concept clear to me thank you

[@Nightwish1094]

Just kegged my first beer tonight, your video is the best. Thanks for taking the time and helping us all out.

[@_stars_at_nite_7184]

About to start kegging my beers. This series is very informative and helpful. Thanks.

[@theblkdawg]

Hi Craig, Love your videos and your personality. I haven't heard you talk about filtering your beer. I recently started filtering mine and it has made a big difference in clarity and taste. I ferment for about 8 days then to my carboy for about 2 weeks and then filter from carboy to my keg. Thanks for taking the time to make your videos.

[@ziursrm]

Super helpful. Kegged up my brew tonight and your videos filled in all the missing details I had beforehand.

[@WestumHjemmebryggeri]

Been brewing for almost 2 years and kegged my first beer last Friday. These videos helped a LOT! :D Thank you! Cheers from Norway!

[@darksoul1811]

hi craig just wanna say thanks for posting this series ive been wanting to start kegging for ages and now i can you answered every question i had thanks again

[@mickg8070]

Thanks for these videos.I’ve only brewed a couple of kits and I’ve caught the Homebrew bug.I’ve just bought a keg,so these videos are great.Thanks again.

[@craigreay6064]

Great series to watch if your just starting out with Cornelius kegs. I'm waiting for the the final set of parts to arrive for my kegerator build and started to worry about the setup. After watching this video picked up tons of tips and feel much more relaxed about my first batch of beer to go in a CO2 pressurised keg.

[@hattrick364]

thanks craig! your videos inspired me to go grab a keg setup. put a nice pale ale (2 oz of cascade during the boil, and dry hopped with 2 oz of simcoe) in it last night. Thanks again! great tutorials.

[@baldieman64]

This and other video's sent me off checking the net and to my surprise, Star San is a no rinse sanitizer. After years of rinsing FV's, bottles, tubing and everything else, that's an odd concept but a useful property if you're committing an entire brew to a single container such as a keg. The more I see, the more I'm tempted to go down the kegging route.

[@Xenomaniac]

Great video Craig! I just force carbed my first keg and it came out great!!!!! I force carbed it at 20 lbs psi and waited 24 hours. Felt a little flat. Increased to 30 psi, let it sit over night again. Followed your steps and set my regulator to 4 lbs psi. Beer is perfectly carbonated, tastes great, and can't wait till it's fully conditioned!!!

[@crimedog78]

I've been watching your videos for awhile now and finally thought that this would be a good time to comment. I got into kegging because of you! I drink a lot of dark beers and I like them at cellar temp. Everything that I read said you couldnt keg at those temps and keep proper CO2 levels and dispense without a bunch of foam. I did things a little different then you and adjusted my system with a 10' 3/16" ID beer line to restrict the flow more. I'm drinking a stout that's just perfect all thank

[@HJLANDCRUISER]

hey craig . thanks man because of you i just filled up my first keg of homebrew coopers canadian. $18 for 3 cases cant go wrong there. evryone should be doing this ontario beer is so expensive. waiting for my brew to cool.

[@tml4251]

not only have you taught me how to brew youve taught me how to keg .. thank you sir cheers 17

[@wixi98]

That was awesome thatns Craig for taking the time to help us out....

[@hiltentubehilten9381]

Craig, thank you so much for this series on kegging - very helpful - just followed your series step by step and recreated the serpent StarSan !! My first keg of beer is chilling and I will put some pressure on it tomorrow - cannot wait to drink my own IPA on draft after bottling since 1996 (slow learner and slow to change) Cannot thank you enough - love your approach -

[@ryanconnole]

New brewer, just about to transition to kegging, I really needed this video! Great job, I'm a teacher by trade, and you my friend, are also a teacher, a good one too!

[@muzguz7276]

Watched all four. Thanks heaps. Excellent little tip re the C02 blanket from Gladiatorpc

[@Gangneung17]

Great series, Craig, thanks! After 2 years of bottling I'm more than ready to switch to kegs. 17!

[@shandeeandmoose]

Thanks for all your great tips. Much appreciated

[@gregoyo1862]

Thanks a lot Craig! you have helped greatly, now I feel confident about trying to keg my own beer. U rock brother!

[@hoopztube]

@terpsichoreankid As Craig says, once you keg, you will never go back to bottling. Saves time, saves space, and you get the right carbonation as you have full control of it, unlike bottling, which I found was hit and miss, no matter how careful you measures stuff.

[@williamwerner7599]

Great set of videos! Very informative.

[@MrJOHN6T6]

Great series Craig

[@SkinGripz]

Thank you. Didnt consider accidentally pushing beer into the regulator when lowering pressure from carb to pour. Glad you said it.

[@mrreverse2378]

Just got my first two kegs, your videos has helped me alot! Thanks m8! :)

[@terpsichoreankid]

Great vid Craig! I especially love the Dinner Time Keg Shakin' Jig! :-) I might be getting a kegging system here soon--so I need to research a bit more into the process--but this video series has been incredibly good at showing me the ropes. Thanks again!

[@agentPLINY]

Great job on the kegging series, Craig

[@Brians4x4Life]

You are the man dude! You do a great video. I watched a bunch of your flix over the coarse of my homebrew experience. I made some cider like you did and turned out strong but drinkable. :o) also you did help me out in this video showing how you can speed carbonating up. thanks again.. keep up the good work on your videos. it is a fun time for you I bet. editing and all that. it just adds to the fun of the beer hobby, sharing the knowledge.

[@claudiorocha7513]

Very helpful, thank u very much for ur patience and dedication.

[@Coldshotboarder]

Thanks for showing me you can get into kegging on the cheap, ordered everything picked up a used fridge and had a cheap kegerator built within 4 days.

[@TheeGoose7]

Giving this a shot tomorrow. Thanks for the video

[@Gunjji]

Thank you Craig! Awesome Video man... Everything I wanted to know about keg/carbonation was explained.

[@matguthrie8975]

Your a guru at this mate so educational awesome videos 👌

[@wobdee1]

Nice video. One thing I like to do is give the keg a shot of co2 before siphoning the beer. It will give the beer a protective blanket and push the oxygen out as it rises.

[@MrTedwilson]

I've always done extract ingredient kits and I use the amount of priming sugar included when I keg it up. I want to get into all grain so I'm on you tube trying to learn more on it before I buy more equipment. So far brew in a bag seems like I can do it without screwing it up.

[@SirScapa]

thx alot Craig,its a realy good instruction video, all 4 of them.,I just orderd my keg kit. :))

[@barbeque44]

Thanks Craig Appreciate the video full of great content!!!

[@RDM003]

AWSOME VIDEO'S CRAIG. VERY GOOD SERIES

[@ACTeslaMachineDC]

Another great vid Craig. Your basement is getting smaller n smaller lol...starting to look like a medical supply room :) Funny about the starsan serpent....I think it's just the "beer gods" way of saying GOOD JOB!!

[@hoopztube]

@CraigTube Yes does take some stamina indeed, but it works well if you can do it. Good that you tried but. Don't go doing your back in. I did mine in years ago ( before kegging ) and now I try ot look after it. Probably why I can lift a full keg and shake it for 60 seconds!

[@skipjones1626]

Awesome video series! Thanks!

[@setesh2000]

I love the StarSan snake!!! Keep up the good work Craig! Also, please let us know if the extra week before bottling/kegging made a difference for you. Thanks for all you do!

[@nkltho]

Thanks for this! :) I've just gone from bottling to kegging, and I don't have any option to cool my keg yet. So I was very curiois as how to carbonate the beer in room temperature. I've looked at the option of using a Jockey Box for cooling (as a temporary solution until i can convince my better half to let me get another fridge), and then the keg itself won't be chilled. So thanks again! :)

[@Hallslys]

I think the dip tube for the beer goes all the way down to the bottom. The first DL or so, will be trub/yeast, and then you will be pouring clean beer.

[@margbobpatrick488]

Hi Craig. Enjoy your videos. I am thinking of s starting home brewing and watched your videos on kegging and was wondering if a beer engine hand pump ( from the UK ) be used with the home brew balllock kegs .I read that they can be used on cask kegs but the beer has to be consumed within a couple of days. Thanks and all the best.

[@bamc666]

Hey Craig! I brewed a brown ale, and I want to keg my beer in cold, using my refrigerator around 40-42 ºF What is the pressure that best suits this beer, in order to get a good level of carbonatation Thanks for all

[@paulscott5289]

i just watched your vid ,really helpful . i got a question once the keg has got the gas in it,not fully carbonated how long can it sit for and what /were should i store it .i can only fit 2 kegs in my fridge.

[@artsandcraftsmanship]

Thanks for the helpful video Craig!

[@martyonthebeach]

Tx for that work you did for us!

[@ianskate]

Any advice on using a paintball tank (with an appropriate adapter) that has no valve like a real tank? How would one safely turn on/off the gas flow into the regulator/keg? Thanks for sharing such a wealth of information!

[@TheRoastGlint]

dont use a paint ball tank. CO2 for PBguns has lube in it.

[@ozglenn]

LOL @ at the starsan serpent never thought it would do that. Great vid as always craig

[@TheMrpiggyboy]

Hey Craig. Have you started your own micro brewery? If not why? You are a great teacher I also hope you are advancing in that endeavor. Regards Chuck

[@Danteelias08]

Very useful video... thx Craig, from Lima-Perú.

[@samljer]

Ive done that, actually ive never used a CO2 tank. Oddly enough ive always just primed naturally in a keg. and it works. Word to the wise though, use about half the priming sugar or less. and expect cloudy beers, kegs run a line that takes from the very bottom. To get around this i rest a keg on its side in the crawl space, the yeast will settle and solidify on the side, wont get nearly as cloudy beer.

[@hectorg.4374]

Hey Craig, I just watched the 4 part series on kegging and now I feel like I can do it!!! Thanks

[@seanmcvey9761]

Great video, question though, I keep seeing home brew videos where folks are using starsan all over (a few videos have them pouring into sarsan foam) without much mind to it impacting the yest... Is there a risk of leaving too much sanitizer in the lines, keg, or fermentor?

[@hfc303]

Craig. 1st time kegger. I have a 23 litre Cooppers lager ready, but the corny keg holds 19 litres. Can I part fill my other corny keg with the remaining 4 litres and force carbonate, or would you suggest just bottling the left over 4 litres? Basically, does the keg have to be filled or not?

[@maori308]

So can you carbournate a keg then store it in the fridge not hooked to co2? So when one runs out you can hook the next one up ready to go

[@hoopztube]

Great Vid Craig. Have you tried the method where you put your gas on about 40PSI then lift the keg ( bend you legs of course- use safe lifting ) and physically shake the keg for a good 60 seconds? If your not strong enough to do this, then don't, but its an even quicker way to carbonate a keg, and works well, specially when you need it done in a real hurry. Cooling it down and the usual applies here.

[@mattsarg]

@CraigTube Ok thanks craig. I rang my local gas supplier and they said they do a 10 litre and a 20 litre so i was unsure which one to order i suppose i need to find out how much a litre wieghs. Im thinking in terms of the hieght of the co2 tank and wether it will fit in my fridge or not.

[@MOHAX-po4pm]

Отличное видео! Спасибо!

[@1supkillsbats1]

Hi Craig. I'm in the process of kegging my 1st ever brew and am about to carbonate it. I'm wondering when you say put 30 pounds or so on it then put it all in the fridge do you leave the co2 tank open with 30 pounds of pressure on the brew? or do you close it? Thanks

[@MrTedwilson]

Did you add priming sugar into the keg? I've always just put the beer and priming sugar in my kegs let sit a few weeks and it carbonates it self. When I decide to drink it I refrigerate it a day before and connect the co2 pressurize it to about ten psi and pour. I also turn it off every night and the pressure holds in it. Am I missing something here?

[@tnm140]

carig in general how long do you ferment your beer before you keg it??? Just watching these keg vids aagin as im gonna get back into kegging, i forgot how long I waited last time. Yhanks Todd

[@pengxiong675]

Hi. I'm about ready to keg and was wondering to save space. Can I pressurize the Keg, take off the gas and beer line and store the keg in the fridge? When ready to drink pull it out and put back the lines and pour? Or do i have to store the entire thing, keg, lines attached, and co2 tank in the fridge? THanks!

[@fredrikgjosund]

Hello Craig, If I have a keg but not a C02 tank. Can i carbonate it naturally buy adding sugar and let it sit for some days?

[@golyg]

Craig, Do you use priming sugar for a secondary fermentation when kegging? This is how bottled beer becomes carbonated so I'm guessing it's not needed if you are using CO2 to force carbonate? Am I right?

[@twoof11]

While carbonating beer using your method of rolling the keg with 30lb pressure, my co2 tank ran out. I noticed some beer in the gas line caused by pressure reduction and do not know if any got into the regulator. 1. How do I know if the regulator is ruined? 2. How do I prevent this from happening in the future? Regulator gauge does not seem to per accurate, it did not show empty yet.

[@darrenpagett4456]

Hi there Craig any suggestions why home brew isn't very dizzy .a Little flat .thanks Darren.

[@martyonthebeach]

Very interesting videos!

[@dansibleys]

excellent series.. but where is the more info section? can't find the charts..cheers

[@Jeanclaude001]

Good Day Mate love your videos , I just have a couple of question, i ran out of co2 and it took 2 to 3 days to get some,its was carbonated before i lost my c02, so do i go through the same process as i did in the beging? Jean claude

[@Etcher]

@MrTedwilson Ha, was just about to ask the exact same question. How much priming sugar do you add to a 18.5ltr keg? I'm about to start kegging with a coopers pale ale brewed with 500g sugar and 500g spray malt. FG is about 1010

[@iram84mx1]

Craig, Do you have a video on how to prime in keg using corn sugar? Cheers!

[@kmosh2]

Great video, helped me with my first kegging.

[@christay21]

when you crack a keg(start poring it ) will it last for awile if you keep co2 on it im changing from pet bottles to a keg

[@chanvit2]

Thanks, Craig. Your videos helped.

[@evanmoses9437]

Hi Craig. Your videos are very informative. Thank you. I have a question about keg carbonation. I have a coopers lager and American light lager both sitting in secondary. The coopers will be my first try at kegging. My question is I know a lot of people force carbonate. I would like to naturally carbonate in my keg. With having to add a bit of co2 the ensure the lid stays sealed and with the cr action of co2 over time, what is the best way to ensue the beer as it matures and carbonates does not become over carbonate? Thanks. Evan

[@CraigTube]

+Evan Moses I don't understand whether you mean carbonating with sugar, or putting the CO2 on and waiting a week.

[@evanmoses9437]

+CraigTube hi Graig, I mean to carbonate with priming sugar, add 19l to the keg and the remainder to bottles.

[@lleandertall]

Great series .. Cheers!!!

[@FigueiredoCarlos2608]

Tks Craid, very good, simple and usefull:Cheers

[@dannyboy84]

Hi would it be wise to force carbonate a large

[@fdramos2]

Hi Craig, maybe this is a silly question? Can you move the beer to a keg and carbonate it as if it were a bottle? I mean after the secondary move it to the botteling bucket with the added sugar and then leave it in the keg two weeks? Will the keg do the same effect as the bottle? In theory yes right?

[@BBHemisnJets]

that Star -San serpent is hilarious !! Good one.!!

[@zt7489]

what does beer and star-san taste like?

[@thetipsycookery8268]

Excellent video!!!

[@martyonthebeach]

When you serve a beer in a line keg , the beer who stay in the line will become a flat one if I serve the second beer in one week?

[@emofan93]

Hey, Craig, I kinda have a question for you: I finished my wine yesterday, and I've been trying to carbonate it with my Corny-kegs. What I got is a 19 litre keg (think it is 5 US gallons), a 2KG CO2 tank at about 60 BAR of pressure (About 800 PSI) and the tubes etc for the other stuff. When I tried to carbonate the wine, I pressurised my keg at about 2 BAR (30 PSI), and rocked the keg back and forth on the floor. After doing so for almost 45 minutes, I still couldn't get the wine carbonated...

[@ohhhhshag]

hi craig ive got 23 days to brew ,keg and condition a coopers stout can have all the equipment minus the king keg which is arriving in 3 days is it possable to get a nice stout by then . speedy responce would be greatly appreciated hahaha ohhhhshag

[@threeque]

I think we can tell TSA where head retention comes from now. Starsan ! Did you see that Starsan head! What retention!