Everything You Need to Know about Kegging

A short talk giving a basic introduction to getting started with kegging. This was given at the London Amateur Brewers meeting, January 2014 by Pete Hughes.

Transcript

1. EVERYTHING  YOU  NEED  TO   KNOW  ABOUT  KEGGING   MAKING  YOUR  BEER  EVEN  MORE   ENJOYABLE  
2. IN  THE  PUB  
5. HOMEBREW  
14. CARBONATION   •  SECONDARY  FERMENTATION        C6H12O6  →  2  CH3CH2OH  +  2  CO2   •  FORCE  CARBONATION          the  solubility  of  a  gas  in  a  liquid  is  directly   proporRonal  to  the  parRal  pressure  of  the  gas   above  the  liquid.  
16. DISPENSE  PRESSURE   1  PSI  >  
17. BEER  LINE  LENGTH   •  P  =  L  x  R  +  H     •  P  =  Pressure  in  the  keg  in  PSI   L  =  Line  Run  in  feet   R  =  Resistance  of  the  line  per  foot   H  =  Height  from  the  middle  of  the  keg  to  the         tap  in  feet   •  FOR  1  PSI  POURING  PRESSURE  USE     •  P  -­‐  1  =  L  x  R  +  H    
18. EXAMPLE  SYSTEM   •  P  –  1  =  L  x  R  +  H     •  12  –  1  =  L  x  2  +  2     •  11  =  L  x  2  +  2   •  9  =  L  x  2   •  4.5  =  L          or   •  L  =  4.5`