I recently got several mini-kegs and was curious about force carbonating ‘em. With my initial purchase, I got a Philtap system and after weeks of Googling, I came to the conclusion that not many people were force carbonating mini-kegs.
To make a long story short, I don’t currently have any room for a corny keg and a CO2 tank, but I can fit several mini-kegs, (5L) in the garage fridge. So after hours of research, I simply removed the valve from the schrader valve on the Philtap and hooked the CO2 tank right up to it for some force carbonation action.
It worked! And it worked extremely well. I used 12PSI and shook the heck out of it several times over a 30 minute window.
One of the reasons I wanted to post this here is so it would show up in Google.
I was very please with the results!
Comments & questions are welcomed!
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Hi,
I would like to make seltzer (carbonated co2 water) in mini-kegs. Can you provide some more detailed instructions for how to do that? I have a 5lb c02 tank, what do I need to force carbonate a mini-keg?
Hey Roman,
If you have the CO2 tank and regulator, you can do something like this:
http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=61167&hilit=mini+kegs
That might be a lot of work for just water. On the otherhand, for the cost and ease of use, take a look at the SodaClub machine. I have one and it is great!
http://www.sodastreamusa.com/