Monday, June 20, 2011

Root beer kegging notes

Some notes found on the interweb about kegging and force carbonating root beer. Planning to try the first method tonight because it's the fastest.



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Nearly Instant Soda (about 10 minutes)

Put in keg
6-7 pounds of ice
soda & sugar
water to fill
CO2 35 psi
shake until the ice cubes have melted and/or the regulator has stopped squealing.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f95/root-beer-how-force-carb-77789/index3.html


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I've been making sodas (including root beer) for a few years now. I've found that a CO2 volume of at least 3.0 produces a very desirable foamy head in root beer and appropriate "zing" in other sodas. Anything below that leaves the soda tasting weak. I carbonate in tank, using a carb stone, chill the tank to at least 33F (careful you don't freeze it, no alcohol to act as a buffer), and keep the head pressure of the tank around 15psi. Works great!

http://www.probrewer.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=7443

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