Have a brew going today and have to free up a fermentation vessel. So just went to keg a brew to free up the fv but found out the gas is empty ( soda stream bottle seems to have leaked again!)
Question is can I rack to the keg without co2, purging, or so even sealing properly I guess? ... at least in the short term until I get some gas tomorrow? I know I could prime but would rather do it with co2 if possible.
Anyone done this?
Racking to corny but no gas until tomorrow
Re: Racking to corny but no gas until tomorrow
I would say you'll be OK. Doesn't sound like you've got much of a choice. The lid won't seal without pressure and you can't purge, but it's no worse than racking to an un-purged and non-airtight secondary bucket, and it's only for a day. Worse for hoppy brews.
Is it an S30 valve or similar on the 'soda stream' bottle? A tip going forwards: every time you finish using it, dip the valve in warm water for 30 seconds or so.
Is it an S30 valve or similar on the 'soda stream' bottle? A tip going forwards: every time you finish using it, dip the valve in warm water for 30 seconds or so.
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Re: Racking to corny but no gas until tomorrow
Cheers it’s a krolsch so not too hoppy.MTW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:12 pmI would say you'll be OK. Doesn't sound like you've got much of a choice. The lid won't seal without pressure and you can't purge, but it's no worse than racking to an un-purged and non-airtight secondary bucket, and it's only for a day. Worse for hoppy brews.
Is it an S30 valve or similar on the 'soda stream' bottle? A tip going forwards: every time you finish using it, dip the valve in warm water for 30 seconds or so.
Not sure exactly it’s called but this is what ve used with a standard regulator https://www.brewuk.co.uk/soda-stream-adapter.html
The widget screws into regulator and The sodastream bottle screws into the widget. Maybe I don’t screw in tight enough?
Re: Racking to corny but no gas until tomorrow
Ah, OK. I guess you're leaving the bottle attached all the time then, so you're relying on the seals being good into and out of the adaptor, and in the lines. I was meaning that if you're doing it with periodic blasts, keeping the headspace charged up, and when you remove the bottle for any reason from the adapter, dip the bottle's valve into some warm water for a few moments to make sure the pin comes straight back out without freezing; I used to do that with my Hambleton Bard bottle, pre-cornies, just out of habit.Onthebrew wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:22 pmCheers it’s a krolsch so not too hoppy.MTW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:12 pmI would say you'll be OK. Doesn't sound like you've got much of a choice. The lid won't seal without pressure and you can't purge, but it's no worse than racking to an un-purged and non-airtight secondary bucket, and it's only for a day. Worse for hoppy brews.
Is it an S30 valve or similar on the 'soda stream' bottle? A tip going forwards: every time you finish using it, dip the valve in warm water for 30 seconds or so.
Not sure exactly it’s called but this is what ve used with a standard regulator https://www.brewuk.co.uk/soda-stream-adapter.html
The widget screws into regulator and The sodastream bottle screws into the widget. Maybe I don’t screw in tight enough?
Busy in the Summer House Brewery
Re: Racking to corny but no gas until tomorrow
I leave it attached to thegulator but not the keg all the time as one bottle should do a couple of kegs. Also as the seal has been opened on the soda stream bottle won’t all the co2 escape if it was then removed from regulator?
Re: Racking to corny but no gas until tomorrow
Oh maybe... Sorry, I've never used soda stream bottles, just the S30 ones (and 6Kg tanks). Someone else best chip in.
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