Hi Everyone,
In the "carbonation demystified" presentation pdf from the brewers' association, there's a presentation by Marty Velas in which he gives an alternate method of carbonating beer that's supposed to achieve a "finer, more integrated" carb and better head retention.
He discusses capping the fermenter at a couple of degrees plato above terminal gravity, then applying one or two head pressure/temperature steps after fermentation is complete -- until we get down to the target carb level (for example, 35*F at 12PSI to achieve 2.7 volumes).
What's missing from his account is a timeline for how long this is expected to take. I assume tank geometry is a complicating factor here, but I'd love some kind of a ballpark for how many days it will take for the tank to achieve a fully integrated carbonation from just applying head pressure at a low temp.
Does anyone have experience with this?
In the "carbonation demystified" presentation pdf from the brewers' association, there's a presentation by Marty Velas in which he gives an alternate method of carbonating beer that's supposed to achieve a "finer, more integrated" carb and better head retention.
He discusses capping the fermenter at a couple of degrees plato above terminal gravity, then applying one or two head pressure/temperature steps after fermentation is complete -- until we get down to the target carb level (for example, 35*F at 12PSI to achieve 2.7 volumes).
What's missing from his account is a timeline for how long this is expected to take. I assume tank geometry is a complicating factor here, but I'd love some kind of a ballpark for how many days it will take for the tank to achieve a fully integrated carbonation from just applying head pressure at a low temp.
Does anyone have experience with this?
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