by heathen » Thursday May 31, 2007 3:46 pm
hello, i use aligal 15, i use it with my 20 litre system, on all beers, the result is a finer head and finer bubbles in yr beer, at times i wonder why particularly as it takes so long to carbonate the keg (6 days minimum) as opposed to straight co2 which can be done in 24 hours or less. i was curious and going through a real stout phase, (winter where im from is bloody cold) so i gave it a go, i use an f class cylinder at all times as im lazy and dont want to be caught short. does it make a difference? a little. co2 is just as good. ive found that blasting the co2 at 200 kpa for roughly 18 hours does the same job and serving temp also seems to make a difference, currently my beer fridge is off and it hardly needs any nudge to get the beer out and the head is fluffier than usual. beer is funny and i love playing with the various aspects of it. sorry if this isnt helpful.
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