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  • #16
    The purpose of natural carbonation is multi-fold. First, it saves on CO2 usage by trapping natural CO2 in solution during the end of fermentation. Second, it is a better bubble and you preserve aroma by not scrubbing hop and ester aromas by force injecting. Third, it speeds things along considerably to get the beer out faster as you are pretty much fully carbonated at the time fermentation is complete. No waiting to force inject CO2. Crash, filter, package.
    Todd G Hicks
    BeerDenizen Brewing Services

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    • #17
      Spunding plus Dry Hopping Method

      A few times we have used one of our yeast brinks to inject hops (or fruit, etc) with the tank spunded. The brinks are kegs modified with 4" and 1.5" TC ports.

      Sanitize, add hops, purge with CO2, flood with the beer then use CO2 to push back into the tank.

      Just as a heads-up: Depending on the dimensions of your tank and level of beer you may get a gusher if you add pellet hops through the top port into carbonated beer. The CO2 nucleates on the pellets very quickly.

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