Nitrogen effect

[Ignacio]

I'll be brewing an irish stout for the first time. Any hints on how to "nitrogenate" the beer ? I know nitrogen doesn't dissolve as Co2 in liquids. (I have a BBT that can handle 2 kg/cm3 pressure and a carbonating stone)
Thanks,
Ignacio


Ignacio

[GlacierBrewing]

It has been my experience that if you carbonate (with CO2) to about 1.2 volumes and then "finish" the beer with nitrogen, you can get the desired effect. When I would do this I would have the nitrogen bubblilng into a closed tank (tank pressure around 20psi, check your tanks rating!) for several days. It did take a lot longer than CO2 due to the resistance to dissolve into the liquid. I'm sure if you did a search here with keyword "nitrogen" you'd find several threads.

Luck to ya'
Dave

[Diastaticus]

There is a previous thread on nitrogenating beer at: http://www.probrewer.com/vbulletin/s...light=nitrogen

Also, there is an article by John Harris (of Full Sail Brewing) published in The New Brewer (November/December 1997 issue) titled: "Practical Nitrogenation of Beer for Mixed Gas Dispense" which contains some useful information.

Best,
Andrew

[ayoungbrwr]

Ignacio,
I offer a unit that introduces N2 into the beer as it is being dispensed. The Cellarstream works great if you just brew a stout or any other beer for that matter with about 2 volumes of co2. The Cellarstream infuses the nitrogen as each pint is pulled.
If you want to check out more info I suggest www.acbeverage.com
Good foam for now...
Allen