2026 Quarter 3 Community Recipe

[Zefram]

Cannot say. But if you carbonate with priming sugar, and it comes out low, it can always be externally carbonated.

I’m a bit puzzled: if you have a keg, do you have a CO2 tank and regulator? If so, just carbonate it that way. If not, how do you get it out of the keg?

I have a single regulator for three beer lines, so I can't really set two at 2.0 and the other at 4.0. I was figuring to prime with sugar to get the desired carbonation level, then dispense with the usual setting (although the other two kegs might blow by then and none of this makes a difference).

Good point about adjust with CO2 if it comes out low. Thanks.

 

[Brew Cat]

I've done it
it actually works fine to carbonate and if your over or under its easier to adjust in the keg
the only downside is if your reg is set for 2 Vols or whatever once you put it on the tap line after a bit of pulling beer you will wind up at that 2 vols
what I do is don't put it on line with the other kegs but burst carbonate it as needed

 

[Zefram]

I've done it
it actually works fine to carbonate and if your over or under its easier to adjust in the keg
the only downside is if your reg is set for 2 Vols or whatever once you put it on the tap line after a bit of pulling beer you will wind up at that 2 vols
what I do is don't put it on line with the other kegs but burst carbonate it as needed

Thanks. I was actually planning to just open the gas line when serving and then close it when not... I figure that will retain some of the CO2 level as least.

Bottling would have been easier, but I wasn't sure I had enough that were rated >3.0.

 

[Brew Cat]

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[Donoroto]

I have a single regulator for three beer lines, so I can't really set two at 2.0 and the other at 4.0. I was figuring to prime with sugar to get the desired carbonation level, then dispense with the usual setting (although the other two kegs might blow by then and none of this makes a difference).

Good point about adjust with CO2 if it comes out low. Thanks.

No harm starting at 2.0, then pumping up just that keg while the others are shut off. Keep putting more in until it’s there. In the meantime keep the others at 2 while the hefe is disconnected.

But sure, sugar will get you there, and there’s a backup.

 

[Zefram]

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Might use this next time I make an order and need another $20 for "free" shipping

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

I brewed this yesterday. I used WLP-380 instead of WLP-300 because that is what my LHBS carried. Google tells me that, whereas WLP-300 leans toward banana/bubblegum esters, WLP-380 should lean toward clove/spiciness esters. One change I forgot to make is scaling down from Don's 79% brewhouse efficiency to 72% where my brews typically are. Because of that I was short of OG by 5 points!

Weirdly, while the yeast package had lots of useful info, it did not list what the fermentation range should be. I had to look that up online.

 

[Sandy Feet]

I brewed this yesterday. I used WLP-380 instead of WLP-300 because that is what my LHBS carried. Google tells me that, whereas WLP-300 leans toward banana/bubblegum esters, WLP-380 should lean toward clove/spiciness esters. One change I forgot to make is scaling down from Don's 79% brewhouse efficiency to 72% where my brews typically are. Because of that I was short of OG by 5 points!

Weirdly, while the yeast package had lots of useful info, it did not list what the fermentation range should be. I had to look that up online.
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It could have been the wheat too. I got a shocker the first time I worked with that much wheat.

 

[Zefram]

Just tapped the keg. Way overcarbed initially (I can see the wisdom of doing 75% of what the calculators say when doing a single keg), but things should even out eventually. Slight clove, more banana. I was worried I over did it with the hops since I dropped the OG, but the bitterness is perfect for my tastes. I really like the Munich twist. Thanks @Donoroto for a great recipe!