Hey everyone,
I'm new to ProBrewer, I've done a bit of looking around on here for an answer but havent found much so i'm wondering if some of you could chip in on some advice/insight.
I recently became an assistant brewer at a small pub with a 10bbl system and tanks, the pub makes decent beer but i'm a believer that there is always room for improvement.
One of the first things that stood out to me was the carbonation process, which was to just blast the beer with an unregulated CO2 hose (carbstone slightly cracked) till the bbt came up to 15psi to which we would just degas and start over till we hit our target volume which is usually between 2.6-2.7. I've started trying to carb it slowly with as little agitation as possible but i'm having troubles reaching my target.
The procedure ive been following has been as follows roughly:
1. Bung Fv before crash and pressurize between 10-15psi
(I want to start bunging before terminal but hasnt quite been implemented)
2. CIP & SIP BBT then purge through carbstone and out CIP arm through transfer hose.
when CO2 is strong, hook up to FV.
3. Pressurize both tanks to 15psi, then hook an umbilical to both tanks.
4. Start transfer, once equalized ill add pressure to the Fv and slowly bleed BBT retaining 10-15psi
5. After transfer is finished I'll pressurize bbt to 1psi below target saturation (usually 14psi). I then add up my wetting pressure (its somewhere between 1-5psi, I hate our regulators) my hydrostatic pressure (usually 2psi) and my target saturation. In total its usually around 18-21psi. (my regulators are constantly jumping around)
I seem to either get nowhere with carbonation or I over shoot my target.
Also my BBTs are in a walk-in which usually sits around 40F (38F if im lucky)
If Ive skipped any important info let me know and ill get back to you.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers!
I'm new to ProBrewer, I've done a bit of looking around on here for an answer but havent found much so i'm wondering if some of you could chip in on some advice/insight.
I recently became an assistant brewer at a small pub with a 10bbl system and tanks, the pub makes decent beer but i'm a believer that there is always room for improvement.
One of the first things that stood out to me was the carbonation process, which was to just blast the beer with an unregulated CO2 hose (carbstone slightly cracked) till the bbt came up to 15psi to which we would just degas and start over till we hit our target volume which is usually between 2.6-2.7. I've started trying to carb it slowly with as little agitation as possible but i'm having troubles reaching my target.
The procedure ive been following has been as follows roughly:
1. Bung Fv before crash and pressurize between 10-15psi
(I want to start bunging before terminal but hasnt quite been implemented)
2. CIP & SIP BBT then purge through carbstone and out CIP arm through transfer hose.
when CO2 is strong, hook up to FV.
3. Pressurize both tanks to 15psi, then hook an umbilical to both tanks.
4. Start transfer, once equalized ill add pressure to the Fv and slowly bleed BBT retaining 10-15psi
5. After transfer is finished I'll pressurize bbt to 1psi below target saturation (usually 14psi). I then add up my wetting pressure (its somewhere between 1-5psi, I hate our regulators) my hydrostatic pressure (usually 2psi) and my target saturation. In total its usually around 18-21psi. (my regulators are constantly jumping around)
I seem to either get nowhere with carbonation or I over shoot my target.
Also my BBTs are in a walk-in which usually sits around 40F (38F if im lucky)
If Ive skipped any important info let me know and ill get back to you.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers!
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