Over carbonated keg

[Brew Cat]

What people will do

 

[Megary]

What people will do

I agree. 10-12 pounds for 5-7 days…Set it and forget it. The one week conditioning is helpful as well.

 

[Limey]

What others have said - but I also find that after I force carb at higher pressure, I have to bleed the pressure off to serving level or you get foamy beer for a LONG time. Unfortunately Boyles Law (P1V1 = P2V2) cannot be violated!

 

[Minbari]

What others have said - but I also find that after I force carb at higher pressure, I have to bleed the pressure off to serving level or you get foamy beer for a LONG time. Unfortunately Boyles Law (P1V1 = P2V2) cannot be violated!

Then it's over carbed. Low psi for a long time or high psi for a short time. If the same vol of co2 is dissolved, the carbonation is the same

Ageing might be a different story

 

[Limey]

Then it's over carbed. Low psi for a long time or high psi for a short time. If the same vol of co2 is dissolved, the carbonation is the same

Ageing might be a different story

I agree, but if you carb at 20PSI you still have to bleed it down to serving pressure - or you are initially dispensing the beer at 20PSI!

 

[J A]

I agree, but if you carb at 20PSI you still have to bleed it down to serving pressure - or you are initially dispensing the beer at 20PSI!

Goes without saying that at some point you have to make the pressure in the keg work for your serving system - probably somewhere around 10 lbs (longer hoses require more pressure). The volumes of CO2 that go into suspension in the beer is separate from serving pressure, though eventually that will equalize in a predictable way.
When I burst carb, I find that pressure drops on its own with the gas disconnected or turned off. I taper off the fill pressure until it stops dropping and settles at serving pressure.

 

[Minbari]

I agree, but if you carb at 20PSI you still have to bleed it down to serving pressure - or you are initially dispensing the beer at 20PSI!

Maybe, sometimes i just turn the reg down to 12psi and wait a day. Either way, even at 40 psi, that pressure goes down like a rocket when the reg isn't putting it back.

I usually still purge it down to 15psi or so

 

[Donoroto]

Maybe, sometimes i just turn the reg down to 12psi and wait a day. Either way, even at 40 psi, that pressure goes down like a rocket when the reg isn't putting it back.

I usually still purge it down to 15psi or so

Precisely what I do. 40 for a day or 2, then 12-ish for a couple more.