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Excellent video. I've been struggling with carb management and looking at this device to help solve the issue. This convinces me that it's a tool I can utilize to overcome my carb issues and utilize for other tasks (i.e. transferring from glass carboy to keg....brilliant) as well. Thanks for posting!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce! I certainly do like the device. I have used it on hundreds of batches. I have some other videos on a pressure transfer that work great.. Here is the method I use. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5uGl5OxhpS7pZc.html

Getting ready to give this a try. Thanks for putting this video out there. It’s always hood to see these tools in action before jumping in. Cheers

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

You'll love it!! Been using mine for over 5 years.. Still going strong.. Any questions just shout!! 👍🍻

Love the video. I really like how you are actively seeking out cons to protect us viewers.Your beer kitchen is very, very nice.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching! I try to give as much info as possible. Cheers!

@garyelderman8391

7 жыл бұрын

I have brewhouse built in my back yard. I bring in water and use the burners to heat. Can I go with a tankless water heater to headstart the process?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I don't see why not. Most of them heat to 130ish depending on ground water temp... that would shorten the time and amount of gas used.

@garyelderman8391

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Again

Nice to see this thing in action. Had heard something about it. Thanks for the review. Cheers!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great product!!

Ordered my quick carb today.. Thanks for your video it made it easy to make my decision..

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thank for the feedback!! Any questions about it let me know!

Great review and really great ideas for other uses! Cheers!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony. i already thought of a few more.

Nice. I better start saving because that thing is pretty cool. Looks like it works well. Cheers! Great video!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I know I'll get plenty of use out of it

Bought one about a month ago. Haven't had a chance to use it yet. Thanks for the video. Very informative.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I have a tips video coming out soon. Things I've learned over years of using it.. Stay tuned! 👍🍻

@rickhill615

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Great, thanks. I'll be looking for it.

Super helpful, Brian!! Thanks!!

Nice video, thanks for the detailed explanation!!!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Sure! Thanks for commenting! It a great product! Still using the same one from the video years later. All original parts still intact! 👍🍻

Thanks mate for this review! I wanted to buy it, and I definitly will! great to have some tricks from an advanced user! Cheers.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Yann Leroux Thanks!! I have a few things I have learned since I started using it. I am planning to do a video on those tips in the near future.. Cheers mate!! 🍻

@yannleroux4746

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, as said before, I bought my Quick Carb and I really enjoy it. Thanks again for this video. Talking about the other possible uses of the Quick Carb, I think it will be interesting to use it (with little modification) to make an hop gun for K-Keg. What do you think about it? I would like to do it, could you give me some tips or advices? Cheers, Yann

Pretty cool idea, I never see the need to force carb this quickly. Video is well done

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

MaineBrewGuy Gary I know I'm impatient!! Lol thanks for watching! 🍻

I'm new to all this but I'm a gear and product junkie I think this is a real awesome idea ! !!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

I love mine! Still working great after all this time. 👍🍻

Wow. Thinking of outside the box. Two is one and one is none! (Multi use). Thanks....great vid!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

It does have quite a few uses. One I didn't list was keg line cleaning as well. Cheers! Thanks for watching.

Great review mate! cheers!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Diego!! 👍🍻

Nice, thorough job with the video. You should also be able to use this for cleaning keg lines. I've also used a similar setup with my conical to do a recirc dry hop in an hour instead of a few days.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jesse, those are great tips too. I am planning on doing a "6 month later" follow up tips video. I will incorporate those in it! Cheers!

That's another good use for it for sure!

Very helpful, thank you.

Wow I had not even heard of this thing before. Thanks for the great review. Looks like a lot of side uses for that thing. I for one think the in line oxygenation is a really cool concept. Would love to see if you try it out on a brewday. Cheers and thanks again for a great review.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Rock on Beer Blog thanks for the comments.. will try to shoot it in use on a brew day

@billmcdonald2436

2 жыл бұрын

I second this

Very well explained video...subscribed cheers

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Cheers.. Riptide from Blichmann on the way soon..

Good stuff man, thanks.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching be on the lookout for more content coming soon

this was a great video. thank you

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching! Cheers!

I just bought a quickcarb but haven't used it yet. thanks for the video, good stuff

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Nate T. you'll really like it for sure. If you're on Facebook or Instagram go look up my post with a quick tip that I put out recently on it about releasing some of the pressure Midway through the carbonation cycle. Cheers enjoy it!🍻

@travnat1

6 жыл бұрын

I actually don't do any social media stuff. I really like your brew kitchen btw.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Nate T. Thanks! I am going to be putting out a video in some tips for using it in the near future on here..

Nice vid man, really helps make an informed purchase. I have a TOP and I'm wondering if I could modify it to do something similar, lol.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Hey give it a shot.. Couldn't hurt to try. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers!

A bit of a pain for 1 keg and a Godsend for multiple kegs. Had an overly leaky pump that could not be saved.Bblichmann was very good in sending me an update. Absolutely love it now.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

Love mine too. Great for dialing in your carbonation levels! 👍🍻

Hows it going Brian, I found you through Loony Larrys three tag video. Glad I did too :) Digging your work !

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Still It Thanks!! Welcome aboard!

Duuuuude you dumped a hell of that ale!!!! Hahahah nice vid

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

+necrokwstas thanks man!!

great video

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very nice!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don!

great video. congrats

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!! 👍🍻

Finally got this running properly a few days ago. I have the newest version with an on and off switch and compression fittings. I found that making sure everything was tightened correctly stopped any leaks. Also making sure the carbonator is on level ground. (First I had it resting inside the suitcase it came with, bad idea.) I only had to carbonate for 30 minutes at 20 PSI for my Hazy IPA (50 F) until the line ran clear. However at first the beer was a bit over carbonated. I waited until it cooled down to about 38 degrees and it came out great!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Glad to hear!

Great Vid

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thx I hope you enjoyed. Appreciate the feedback! Cheers!

I bought one. Used it once. Yes it works. It is more precise. I find that after kegging 5 gallons, if I place the keg on my lap and rock it back and forth while CO2 is hooked up at 30 PSI, about 35 seconds is the magic time for a close-to-perfect-but-not-overcarbed keg. Light on the first day, but a day in the kegerator and it's good to go. Easier to add more than remove it. That's at 40°F after cold crashing. YMMV

Thanks for a very informative and well-done review. I just won a QuickCarb at HomeBrewCon2018 and hope to use it soon (Independence Day Brew Day in just a few days!) -- I really appreciate the explorations into supplemental uses; do you see an application to wort chilling?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe? If you don't have a pump. Not sure what the heat rating is on the pump though.

Cool video, was wondering about this and or trying to make one. Really like the idea for other uses. Was looking for a pump to transfer from carboy to carboy and to kegs. Like the idea of the beer not touching oxygen, or even to a small keg as I was looking at getting one to experiment with different yeast, dry hops, again, etc..... thanks would love to see a video on keg to carboy or keg transfer. Thanks again really been enjoying your videos... cheers

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian!! I'll see what I can do! 👍🍻

@briangrove597

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers awesome, maybe even some more description in reply? Maybe I should just re watch the video and I am sure I can figure it out! LOL thanks again.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

What question did you have? I saw your question about doing the video on transfers, was there another question? 👍🍻

@briangrove597

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers no not really was just around the transfer process. Still using glass carboys for now, was thinking about how to use a low pressure transfer to avoid oxygen. Thought about the double nipple caps for carboy and add low CO2 to transfer or maybe better a small pump like you suggested with the quick carb? That may be eaier

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Either is fine.if you use the quickcarb I'd dispense about 4-6 ounces to remove any beer that encountered oxygen in the lines and pumps. 👍🍻

Great video. Thank you for the detailed review. Do you think the pump is powerful enough to use it with the HopRocket as a Hop Torpedo?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure it is... it puts out quite a few PSI, I have seen some comments about people using it for that. Only thing to watch out for is the keg posts getting clogged. I did dry hop in a muslin bag in the keg and got a clogged outlet post and it stopped carbing. Thanks for commenting and watching! Cheers!

Very good vídeo !!! Make other vídeo how to transfer de beer for another KEG!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

thank you!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Hope this helped. Thanks for watching!

@shortconcert

7 жыл бұрын

Totally. Opened mine yesterday and I was like "where do all of these things go!?" And who likes reading instructions??? Thanks agaiN! Nice setup! Jealous.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You'll love it for sure.. only other tip I would add. make sure and clean off the outside surfaces of the "in" post. It does get sticky if you don't. Cheers!!

I got mine for Christmas on sail for $175 + shipping. The only problems with it were the supplied lines were very thin walled and the clamps they supplied for them were to large to properly seal and the lines crimped under the weight of the liquid. They should lower the price or give thick walled lines that would fit the supplied clamps. Also I brew my own soda and found that about 20+ psi is about right at about 40*F

Great video. Thank You so much. I am wondering if I could also ude the Quick carbonator for botteling the brew? Best regards Mads

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

I would probably not use it that way. Best bet would be to carb it in the keg and then use a beer gun to bottle with. 👍🍻

I think you could also use it to circulate cleaning solution through your keg lines...then rinse as well...

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you could! Not a bad idea! Thanks for commenting! 👍🍻

Thank you for your great video. I have some issues with my CO2 line. It looks like there is liquid coming inside from the pipe (every time). Any idea about what I can do?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

Make sure that you purge all of the pressure from your keg before you hook up the quick carb. Also be sure that you turn your gas on before you turn the pump on. Finally about 20 to 30 minutes into the carbonation cycle purge the pressure from the keg just a little bit by opening the pressure valve. Just in quick little bursts and that will help keep the beer from going back into the gas line. Hope that helps! Cheers! 👍🍻

Great Review! Is it a high temp pump, do you think you would be able to do a re circ with it?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Lew Brew I am not sure what the temperature range is on it. I will see if I can find anything out in the literature I think it is not high temp but I'll let you know.

I have used a filter and it did work but required some "creative engineering" with the hoses and connectors.

That's a sweet looking sink you got there. Did you have to get it from a restaurant supply or where you able to find it one of the box home improvement stores?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

That sink was in my old brewery. It was off of eBay. Have you seen my new brewery? I have an entire series on it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gWWIpZWifseXotI.html

Use it to clean tap lines and taps with pump and star San

Got my Blichman Riptide pump yesterday, ordered early december. Exept for all the other parts included in the Quick Carb set, does this pump have totally different specs. compared to the Riptide - meaning, would it be possible/impossible to use a Riptide in this constallation, if having the other parts already ?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

It is a totally different pump.the riptide is an impeller pump and the quickcarb is a diaphragm pump. They don't work the same at all. Not recommended to use the riptide in that fashion.

Word of warning! Pipe thread is tapered. As you tighten it, you are basically driving a wedge into the hole. I am responsible for a fairly large facility and use a lot of those little pumps and valves. I can not tell you how many of them have been destroyed by my guys over tightening the fittings.

Brian, Any chance you can review a corny keg carbonating lid? Pretty sure morebeer has them. I would like to see you compare the results. Thanks for all the great videos.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

alex linos I will see what I can do. You are asking for a comparison to the quick carb right? Thanks for the comments too! 👍🍻

@LASE_Tech

6 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers or just a review of the corny keg lid. I have heard good results, but I still just use burst carb and have beer in a few days vs week. A few hours is really tempting.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

alex linos ok I will look into it!! Thanks for the suggestion! 👍🍻

you think this think would work for coffee enemas? just a thought. good review cheers

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

haha good one.. I am afraid I cannot oblige on that one!!. Thanks for watching.

when using a closed transfer could you hook the in line to your fernenter and the out line to your fermenter is empty and then switch to to the keg line?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

If you are asking can you hook the in from the keg to your fermenter while transferring, yes you can.

Have you found a way to save all the beer that remains in the lines when done carbonating? Granted it's not a lot, but it would be nice to be able to send it all back into the keg.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

It will pump most of the beer back into the keg, as the pump does not require any liquid to continue pumping. Realistically.. it is less than a couple ounces.. which I am not to worried about. Cheers, thank for watching! -Brian

Great video....what would you recommend for the psi pressure when oxygenating the wort?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

With the included air stone the holes are pretty small and I would say probably 5 PSI would do the job. Just paying attention to what your wort looks like going into the fermenter and that'll tell you if you need to raise or lower it by how much foam it is creating

@allord3286

7 жыл бұрын

Thxs for the quick answer.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Sure!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Have another review coming up at noon today on the Speidel 60 liter fermenter

How is the efficiency of this compared to normal carbonation? Would you think it uses more or less CO2? Also, I know you where demonstrating the product, but it looks like it would be designed to carbonate in a keezer to keep the beer cold. Think that would work?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

I am going to weigh the Co2 bottle before and after my next carbonation. Dont think it uses any more that any other form of carbonation. It is a closed system. You are 100% correct I do leave my kegs in the keezer when carbonating. It does work better. on thing I learned from using it as well is to slightly purge the pressure of the keg about midway through carbonating, because the pressures equalize and the Co2 stops flowing into the beer as much. I really like it all things considered. Been using it for about a year now and now complaints at all. Cheers!

I ordered one and can't wait to return it. Without a doubt the worst homebrew purchase ever been made next to Whitelabs lazy yeast. Pump doesn't prime and leaks like a sieve even through the pump body. Am re sanitizing just soI can send it back!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Really?? I have only had an issue with the inlet hose leaking at the barb when i did not have it flush all the way down. Sorry to hear about your issue.

@garyelderman8391

7 жыл бұрын

Found a pinhole in my barb hose end. Looks like it's working fingers crossed. notified Blichmann. Thanks for all your help.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Good glad to hear!!! something I never thought about initially was how much pressure 12 - 15 Psi is and how the slightest thing will cause a leak. Really hope you can use it until they can get it replaced. Cheers!

@garyelderman8391

7 жыл бұрын

Think I'm good after locating the pinhole. Started to disconnect the running rig and all of a sudden it primed. That was the giveaway I had an air (beer) leak.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Enjoy my friend!!

After the hr did you set your co2 to serving pressure, or cont carbing ? If so how long. Thanks

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I set it to serving pressure. the results in the video are from the one hour of carbonating. I do find that you might want to adjust the carbonation slightly after a day of it sitting in your kegerator but once you get it dialed in with the pressure you'll be able to do it without having to adjust the next day.

Haven't done it yet, but I just got the hardware to use the QuickCarb out of my conical into the "Out" of the keg. I will pressurize the keg with CO2 and then add an adjustable spunding valve to the keg. Saves CO2 and I plan to go ahead and hit it with CO2 through the air stone just to get a head start on the carbonation.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

James Elliott I had the same thought the other day..you are talking about purge the keg with the CO2 from your fermentation?

@jcelliott4

6 жыл бұрын

I just would purge it with bottled CO2, but it would make me feel fancy to do it with the CO2 from fermentation. I just like the idea of the CO2 in the keg with now O2, but thing I need the spunding valve to release CO2 pressure as to not provide too much back pressure to the QuickCarb pump. Might not be necessary given the PSI of the pump, but I have the valve already and like to justify purchases to myself.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

James Elliott OK I understand.. The pump is VERY strong.. Only issue with hitting the beer with CO2 during transfer is the foaming. Have you seen my other video with the quickcarb and fermentasuarus?? kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4N4zZmDir2vnrQ.html

@jcelliott4

6 жыл бұрын

I did and that is a good point. I think I will hook it up and not hit it with CO2. I HIGHLY doubt any CO2 could get sucked in through the stone during the transfer, put hooking it up saves me a step later and seals up the stone.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

James Elliott agreed! Good discussion! Thanks for the comments! 👍🍻

Just want to mention that Blichmann has just come out with a new version with stainless steel fittings and and an on and off switch. Just purchased one from Amazon a week ago

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!! They needed an on off switch for sure. What fittings are stainless?

@shenanigans981

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Actually I'm not sure if the older version did not have stainless steel fittings. I just saw in one review that this was a new feature. In the manual it says the tee is stainless steel. imgur.com/3Lq40sw imgur.com/3Lq40sw

@JC-ig4xy

4 жыл бұрын

​@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Actually I'm not sure if the fittings are different from the first version, I just read in a review that the new one had stainless steel fittings and fixed the leaking issue that some people were having. Also instead of the clear plastic that they use in the first version, they use a better material for the body of the QuickCarb

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that update!!

I'm definitely thinking of getting one of these, but I have a (possibly stupid) question here. As with filling the keg before carbing, I always fill the keg with co2, bleed it off, then open it, fill it with beer, seal it up and carb it. Is the same procedure used for this way also? I'm guessing it will be on the count that if the empty kegged wasn't pre carbed it would still introduce oxygen into the beer. Did I just answer my own question? lol I ask only because I was also concerned with the possibility of overcarbing if it's pre-filled with c02.

@tjodalv666

7 жыл бұрын

Of course, I wrote this halfway through watching the video and my question was answered toward the end when you were showing it could be used for racking also. HAHA Cheers!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Lol.. no problem, I know it is a pretty long video. I did try to make it as short as possible, but wanted to cover as many details about it as I could.. thanks for sticking it out to the later parts. You won't regret your purchase for sure! Cheers! -Brian

I've got pinlock kegs. Could I get a pinlock disconnect set to use in place of the ball lock disconnect set that comes with the quick carb?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I don't see where it would work any different than the ball lock fittings just get the pin lock fittings to replace the ball lock ones.

@tornRed

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

When you showed the transfer from the carboy to the keg, would it work if I hooked up a racking kane to the end of the hose so I wouldn't suck up any trub when I transfer?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Don't see why not. You are talking about using the quick carb for a transfer from carboy to keg?

@primetimez863

6 жыл бұрын

Yup I usually do a closed transfer with co2 but I only have glass ones and Im afraid one day it's going to explode and take my hand off.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Gotcha.. Yeah I would say you could do it. Purge the O2 out of quick carb and the run a little through the unit first. Don't thing I would try to carb at the same time...lol

I'm not sure if you ever make wine but could you use it to make a sparkling wine that you would keg

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

That is also a great use for it! Thanks for the suggestion Kendal! Thanks for watching. Cheers!

Was my first time using it today. Beer went clear thru the line back into the keg after. Nice strong head when pouring but when tasting , it’s flat ? I’m so confused.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

How long did you carb for and at what psi?

@Cornaynay

5 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers 50 minutes and set to 15

carbing a small batch in a 1.6 gallon keg - you see any issues using this? guessing it will take about 20 minutes

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good place to start.👍🍻

I would love to see if this pump would work to filter beer from carboy through a plate filter into serving keg.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

James Ang the pump is rated at 30 PSI.. I bet it would work great. 👍🍻

@boojea10981

6 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers @ 30psi i bet that would be too much pressure for the plate chiller (williams). Im thinking about a pressure regulating return line, with adjustable poppet, to control pressure. Almost like a spunding valve. Hmmmmmm. Email sent to Blichman .

Hi, Good video, question of quick carbonating the Keg can you put it back in kegerator, without Connecting C02 on it en leave till you wanna drink it or should you still have a 5-8 PSI C02 on it after quick carbonating while in kegerator

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Sure, as long as you don't bleed off any of the pressure after carbonation it will have pressure in it..you wont need any Co2 hooked up to it.. I do it all the time.. Cheers! -Brian.. (I am actually carbonating a beer right now.. lol... we will be doing a live tasting at 2pm today)

@maraiskotze9241

7 жыл бұрын

cool great stuff

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

No problem Marais! Thanks for watching!

Does anybody know if this can be directly connected to the Blichman beergun in order to carbonate and bottle in one fell swoop?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

No you would not be able to do that. The quick carb would create too much foam. It works with the keg since it is under constant pressure. If you want to see what happens inside the keg check this video out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4N4zZmDir2vnrQ.html

Talk about sediments such as residual hop clogging diffusion stone, dry hop a deal breaker?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

I have not had any issues with it in my experience. I generally don't dry hop in the keg though. 🍻👍

@BeeeeeeeeeeeRad

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe put the hops in a muslin bag or cheesecloth bag with a float attached? idk. I just ended up bending the feed tube up a little to stay well off the bottom. oh well some beer is wasted. Brew some more!

Cheers for the video! Just used mine and the bubbling stopped after 10 minutes... I have it running inside my chest freezer @40F... Is that normal?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is actually. I have discovered if you crack open the relief valve for a split second or 2 it will start bubbling again. What happens is the pressure equalizes and it slows the CO2 from going into the beer as fast. Try it I am sure you see a difference. Cheers! 👍🍻

@luisalbertomendietac3546

5 жыл бұрын

thanks! but I have this regulator www.morebeer.com/products/taprite-dual-gauge-co2-regulator.html?site_id=5 and I am not sure how to do it...

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I meant the relief valve on the keg itself. not on the regulator. I have another video on the quickcarb showing what happens inside the keg when you use it. Here is a link if you want to check it out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4N4zZmDir2vnrQ.html

@luisalbertomendietac3546

5 жыл бұрын

Man, out of curiosity I just open the keg right away.... other than the splashing, I am now seeing many bubbles! thanks a lot! cheers from Panama

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!! 👍🍻

I need some help hooking this up to my Co2 tank regulator. The regulator I purchased only had hose connect fittings and the quick carb uses 1/4" flare fitting. Do you know the exact fitting I need to purchase so I can get this thing hooked up? Much much appreciated if you could help me out.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a Home Depot or Lowes nearby?

@JC-ig4xy

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Yes and thanks! I was able to buy a 1/4" to 1/4" fitting for the regulator at Home Depot.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

@@JC-ig4xy that's exactly where is was going with the question!! Glad you got it! 👍🍻

Short Circuited Brewers: Can you post the specs written on the pump and the power supply?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Håkon Boman here are the specs: PUMP Power:6 - 12 VDC, 2A Max Pressure: 50PSI (0.4MPA) Flow: 0.5-1.0 GPM (2-4 LPM) POWER SUPPLY Output:DC6V / 2000 mA Look like you could run this off of a 6 volt lantern battery.

@HBowman1990

7 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers thanks!

Can I ask you something? Does it work for barrels of 50? or only 20

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

Leandro Barrionuevo it should work on larger volumes. Might take a little longer but should work. Cheers! 👍🍻

Could you filter and carbonate in the one process?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Probably not advisable. The pressure built up in the system might cause filter failure. The other issue is forcing the beer through filter media is going to cause the CO2 to come out of solution, counteracting the thing you are trying to achieve. I would filter first then carb.

My CO2 tank only has a male flare. How did you get your hose fitting to screw on the regulator?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

The hose that comes with it has a female flare right?

@leonthebum

7 жыл бұрын

I was using the wrong word - my regulator has a male barb, not a flare. The Quick Carb has a female flare screw on fitting, but it doesn't attach to the male barb. I assume some sort of additional connector is needed?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

okay that makes sense you should be able to swap out the mail barb for a flare fitting you could probably take the hose from the quick carb down to Home Depot and find a flare fitting that is the same size as the threads on the barb and just swap it out.. only thing is if you have it hooked to a Kegerator then you would have to sqap your line in to the Kegerator to swivel barb. this should be what you need to convert your keg linewww.brewhardware.com/product_p/fflbarb14.htm

Do you leave your keg prv open while carbonating?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

No it needs to maintain pressure to carbonate, if you left the PRV open it would result in MAJOR foaming.. You can see what I mean when I used it on a fermentasaurus. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4N4zZmDir2vnrQ.html

hello, I used this Quickcarb to carbonate my beer, but when bottled (with a BeerGun) I get too much foam in the bottle and almost no beer, after finally filling the bottle I tap it. And when I try my beer it does not have almost gas or sometimes nothing ...... do you have any advice that can help me with this? I would greatly appreciate it :)...... nice videoo and hi from Colombia

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

I would try chilling the bottles so they are cold when filling them. (I would put in a freezer and get them frozen) and make sure you are filling the bottles from a cold keg.

@santiagomarquez7414

5 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Thank you very much for this information. It's all about lowing temperature in all the process. Now I got a very solid, not flat, Irish Stoud. :)

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

@@santiagomarquez7414 great! Glad it helped 👍🍻

can u run it in the fridge to keep temp loss down

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Yes! That is what I have beed doing recently.. I have a couple videos on twitter that show it that way. Great question! Cheers! -Brian

Could you use plumbers tape to seal off the connections?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

Жыл бұрын

This Is an old video I am not sure what you are referring to?

@joshsmith7692

Жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers you talk about how tight you have to screw everything together with to avoid leaks. I figure a couple wraps with plumbers tape on the treads could seal it off so you don't have to worry so much

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

Жыл бұрын

@@joshsmith7692 I understand the thought process there but everything is compression fittings and O-ring sealed so the seal does not actually occur in the threads which would be taken care of by plumbers tape so no you wouldn’t want to use it

I just wish there was a toggle switch for the pump. I would personally splice one into the power line.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have thought about that myself. Would be a good improvement.

@melissastanley6090

4 жыл бұрын

I'll be plugging mine (should arrive early next week!) into the same foot switch I use on the drill for milling grain. The fact that it's hands free is a bonus! www.harborfreight.com/power-maintained-foot-switch-96618.html

Do you know approximately how much CO2 was used?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

I have never measured Craig. That is a good question! The next time I use it I will weigh the tank before and after and let you know. I will be using it this weekend. I will share my findings with you. Cheers! 🍻

Is it possible to use it at the same time with a HopRocket?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Sure! I would put it in the suction side of the pump. While I don't have a hop rocket, I have leaf hopped in a muslin bag in the keg with it and it works great! Cheers! -Brian

FYI y'all, the new ones don't have the twist fitting to tighten down on the hose, they have a screw-on piece instead. Should be in with your parts.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

Yep I have a new one and need to do a video on it. 👍🍻

@chriscynefin966

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers My first go with this thing was some un-chilled mead (about 60 F). I had to REALLY crank the pressure to keep the foam in the "out line" from the pump. I noticed that if I bled some pressure off the keg with its release, that the line would foam up again. I wonder if that's helping.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriscynefin966 yeah that temp is WAY too high. Not recommended to try to carb unchilled beer. 👍🍻

@chriscynefin966

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Yep, lesson learned. From now on I'll carb it up after I cold-crash; I just didn't have the coils set up for this batch. I guess I could just lay the keg down in the bathtub and put ice on it haha

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriscynefin966 hey whatever works!! 👍🍻

I have beer in my co2 line which is causing a problem with carbonation?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

There is a possibility to have some beer coming back into the CO2 line what caused it do you know? I have noticed that if you don't turn the pump off before you turn the CO2 off you can have some beer pushed back into the CO2 line.

@markyajcaji5155

7 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers I can't remember to be honest, I just know I can't stop it, and I have no turbulence and 2 leaks lol

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I learned I have to really tighten everything down. how long have you been carbonating for? the turbulence does reduce after not too long of a period of time have you tried making sure your tank is above the keg. It also won't hurt anything to increase the pressure going into the keg by a few PSI to force the beer out of the CO2 line then you can purge some of the pressure using the valve on the top of the keg and drop the pressure back down.

@markyajcaji5155

7 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers I can't thank you enough for your help today, I raised the pressure and I got it working, however I didn't get a steady flow, after 10 minutes of bubbles it settled. Then after 30 minutes no carbonation at 25 psi. I think my regulator is bad

please can someone tell me where i can buy that pump? which type is it?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

5 жыл бұрын

You can search Amazon for a "12v food safe" pump to find something similar. It is a diaphragm pump self priming. 👍🍻

@anageorgescu8497

5 жыл бұрын

@@ShortCircuitedBrewers that you very much for your fast answer, can you please give me a link or something? i do not know exactly what is it and the quickcark solution from blichmann is not doing the shipping in my country. :(((. i want to start right away with my beer.

This is an interesting gadget but seems to involve so much extra work in terms of setup, time, and cleanup over just throwing the keg in the fridge and let it carbonate on its own over a few days. People are just too impatient nowadays wanting everything immediately. I guess I'm showing my age because I seem to have enough patience to wait it out.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Guilty as charged Larry.. Lol I enjoy mine but it does add some work. I will say that I "think" I can dial in carbonation levels a little better than the old 30 psi for a couple days then drop it down.. What type method are you using? Beersmith profiles show 30 days at a certain PSI.. I have never done that myself.

@BEERNBBQBYLARRY

7 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers I just dock it in the fridge at my desired final pressure (10-12 psi) and wait about 5 days. If in a hurry, I jack it to 25-30 in the fridge and give a it quick shake a few times a day for about two days before doing it back down to regular pressure.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

That works! Thanks for commenting! Cheers Larry!! 🍻

Do you clean with PBW too, or only Star San?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Clean with PBW.. and sanitize before each use..

@leonthebum

7 жыл бұрын

Cool. How long do you let it run with PBW water? And do you run a rinse next, and THEN a Star San rinse? Or just straight to Star San?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I usually let it circulate for 10 minutes.. I do rinse with water after that... PBW suggests you rinse after use.. I do not sanitze after.. I think it is a waste of time and product as it is exposed to open air while drying. I only sanitize it before using it.. and make sure to purge the sanitizer before connecting it to your keg.

@leonthebum

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! One more question - what concentration of PBW do you use for cleaning it?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I put about 2-3 tbs in a gallon of hot water.. seems to work well. Hope that helps...

how is this product better than connecting the keg (2c) at 25psi and rocking it back and forth for 4 minutes like i do with all my lager ?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

That method is not nearly as efficient as using the air stone in the quickcarb because the bubble size that you get from doing that is a very large bubble and the quickcarb stone produces very fine bubbles which actually saturates into the beer much easier. I have performed the "shake" method before as well and find that it loses quite a bit of the carbonation over time. FWIW you can also serve the beer right after carbonating I dare say you can't do that with the shake method.

@HaydnExport

7 жыл бұрын

i carb in 4 mins vs the 45 ? mins the 'quick carb' does and in fact yes i can serve straight away, no problem at all after a quick vent off the top as i use 3/16 lint to the tap , and i dont lose any carbonation at all, unless your keg leaks?

@HaydnExport

7 жыл бұрын

im not knocking your video, its very good i dont see how something that takes 10 times longer to carb is efficient and value for money as to force carb it costs no extra equipment than you have

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Hey if that method works for you stick with it. I enjoy using the product.. set it up, start it, set a timer come back when its done. Cheers!

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

No problem. I'm up for discussion.. Did not think you were knocking it at all just pointing out a different method. There's a lot of videos right now out there where you can DIY build the same thing for like 35 bucks. I'm a DIY kind of person, but I didn't feel like doing that with this type of product. I really appreciate your comments. -Brian

Super interested in this but I don't want it to be too complicated

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

ZmannR2 it really isn't that complicated to be honest with you. I carbonated a beer last night assembly and sanitization take about 2 to 3 minutes if that. After I'm done I run cleaner(pbw or equivalent) through it for 15-20 minutes. After that I run clean water through it for about 5... hang up the hoses and I'm done.

@ZmannR2

6 жыл бұрын

Short Circuited Brewers Before this, what was your method? I've been doing about 40 psi for 24 hrs and it's been about right. Maybe a little flat but gets to perfection within another day.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

6 жыл бұрын

ZmannR2 yeah I would do like 30 PSI for 24 hours then drop it down to 20 for another 24 hours and then down to serving pressure and it was usually pretty close. What I like about this thing is that you can serve right after you carbonate I know people will say that the shake method and all that you can serve it right after but I've never had any luck with that. A lot of people say it's a waste of money and too complicated. I understand that opinion, however I really enjoy mine and that's what matters to me.

I'm traumatized in using this equipment again. The first time I used it, I had a very aromatic IPA and the aroma was gone during carbonation. Has that happened to you, too?

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me more? Was it 2 kegs from the same batch? Sounds like the 1st time was good?

@piraguelber

7 жыл бұрын

I've only used it once so far and the experience was not the best. I had a lot of problems with beer leaks during carbonation and I believe I lost the aroma at that time. I live in Brazil in a very hot region and the beer got very hot during the 60 minutes of carbonation and did not absorb CO2 properly. Next time, I will do it with the Keg (5 gallons) inside the freezer to keep warm and I will tighten the connections a lot to avoid leaks.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

That is what I did on my last batch. Hope that works for you. Le me know if you have other issues. The thing about the system is that the.pump can put out 30 psi so it can cause.some leaks.. i always tight mine very tight. On the hoppyness The product should not filter out any of the "hoppyness" by design..

Thanks a lot for the complete review. Do you think it would be possible to make the beer pass trough a cooler to maintain low temperature troughout all the process? (kind of like this one eshop.czechminibreweries.com/product/dbwc-c103/ )

Great video. allthough you proved yourself resorcesfull you could have build that machine for les than 50 bucks. so its no Worth the money at all. cheers

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

7 жыл бұрын

I don't disagree you can build it for cheaper. I build most of the things in my brewery.. just found it to be a worthwhile investment. Thanks for the feedback.

@edplow5917

6 жыл бұрын

so whats the secret price???

Looks alright, but seems to waste a fair bit of finished beer 🍺

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

Negligible IMO. Worth it based on the results. Too each their own. 👍🍻

This seems like much more of a hassle than just shaking the keg a few times. I can be halfway carbonated before you're finished sanitizing and connecting.

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

I hear you and I used to be a shake rattle n roller myself. One thing to consider about the device, though, is that it uses very fine CO2 bubbles into the beer. Having done both techniques, I really do like the way I can dial in a specific style of fermentation with the quick carb. The only other way that I really like to do it is just putting a beer on CO2 for a few weeks at a certain pressure.. To each their own. Brew on!! 👍🍻

This guys a cop

@ShortCircuitedBrewers

4 жыл бұрын

HAHA Right... How did you figure that out?