king keg pressure

atkiss18 · Post by **atkiss18** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:40 pm

i have been conditioning a landlord clone for 5 weeks now, however is it normal that i have to apply co2 top pressure every week. there is no apparent leaks but would of thought it should be producing co2 from its secondary fermentation.
i know that when dispensing it will require a co2 bulb to help dispense when ready to drink. would welcome anybody's thoughts.

rich

MightyMouth · Post by **MightyMouth** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:49 pm

Did you prime with 70g sugar when you kegged? It will soak up quite a lot of CO2 in the first few weeks if you are force carbonating, Have you tested the barrel with a soap solution around the fittings?

MightyMouth · Post by **MightyMouth** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:43 pm

DaaB wrote: If you are keeping it some where cool, you may find the co2 is simply being absorbed in the carbonation process. 5 bulbs may be a little excessive although it's difficult to say without knowing the volume of each bulb.

How do you know he's used 5 bulbs?

MightyMouth · Post by **MightyMouth** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:21 pm

Ah, I didn't realise you couldn't use just a bit of the bulb, I thought that you had some insider knowledge or something.

popric · Post by **popric** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:43 am

Is it a top tap or a bottom tap keg?

atkiss18 · Post by **atkiss18** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:55 pm

hello, thanks for your replies. been adding co2 top pressure from cylinder just a squirt every week. used 100g sraymalt as primings and i am quite sure now there are no leaks. the beer has not quite cleared yet but didn't fine anyway. rich

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