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thanks Dantheman,

I'm due to keg another cider in a week, will try gassing to normal pouring pressure to carbonate it.

How log did you leave it at 50kpi before taking the taste plunge ?.

Wobbler

Thanks for the tip

where do you buy Idophor ?

i've also bought kegs off Ross and they have been as good as the recon one they sell at the HBS.

I have one question, What's idophor ?

Carbonated the same as my beer, got the keg cold then gassed to about 230kpi for two days then lowered the gas to pouring pressure.


Will try burping the keg and see what happens.


Thanks for the advice.

Wobbler

I've just started the kegging caper ( Why oh why did I wait so long to start ) and have kegged my first Black Rock cider and the quality is not that good.

It's cloudy and very gassy. There's always air bubbles in the line to the tap.
I have a T piece in the gas line as I use the same regulator for ...

I''m having the same problem.

i've been brewing black rock for ages without any problems until recently. I'm getting the occasional explosion as well.

I look like a bomb disposal expert transfering from the brew house to the fridge.

Changed nothing in the procedure from when I was getting a great ...

I just managed to put the gas leed on the out post of my keg and beer blow back through it.

Should i pull it apart while it's still wet or do I blow it out as much as possile
via the outlet and the release valve on the gauge ?


NEVER do anything when your tired after night-shift