On Sunday, I’ve taken the big step into the world of kegging. Teresa was in town for the final round of the brewing process. The setup I’m using consists of:
- 5 lb CO2 tank
- 5 gallon used Cornelius (soda) keg
- connections
After replacing the o-rings and sanitizing the equipment, I was ready to transfer the St. Paul Porter into the keg. Once the beer was transferred, I force carbonated the beer by shaking the keg. A small leak started from the beer out connection line, but after tightening the hose connection it was solved. Finally, I poured my first beer. It was a little foamy (and warm) but it was sufficiently carbonated and tasted delicious. The St. Paul Porter is a brew kit from Northern Brewer and is definitely one I’ll need to repeat.
