EricTheRed wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 8:30 am
2.5 bar will blow that up nicely.
Depending in where it lets go will determine where to look for your beer.
Nice one, Eric.
shine,
If you want to carbonate beer (or soda), use a proper stainless steel vessel, ie - Cornelius keg or even a Sanke keg.
In order to get 2 volumes of CO2 into your beer, you’ll need at least 25 psig to charge and hold the pressure.
A plastic container simply won’t hold that pressure. You’ve got to imagine that at 25 psi (above atmospheric) will impart 25 pounds of force in each and every square inch of the vessel’s surface.
And for the large (flat) surfaces of your plastic jug, that force will distort it significantly, and it will ultimately fail. In fact, the lid (and seal) would fail long before the blow-molded jug walls would.
The weight of the liquid in the container alone is enough to cause the walls of the jug to flex and distort. Add pressure to it and … POOF … you’ll have sticky beer everywhere.
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