RE: Not-Really-A-Brewing Question

I have had a heck of a time getting root beer to pick up adequate carbonation. Possibly due to my water or low sugar levels. If you leave a bunch of pressure for a bunch of time and get the root beer really cold, it starts to carbonate. I picked up some foam enhancer and added it a few cc's per batch. It seems to help but I have never been able to duplicate the long lasting head of a A&W or Hires. -----Original Message----- From: mba-bounce(a)thebarn.com [mailto:mba-bounce@thebarn.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:45 PM To: Eric Olson; TheBarn Alias List Subject: Re: Not-Really-A-Brewing Question I just keep adjusting it till its about right, the same as with my beer. I leave a little head space (~1 gal) in the keg, push as much CO2 in as I can (~30 psi), chill it, and wait a few days. You could agitate the keg and have it ready a lot sooner. You'll want to use less sugar if not carbonating with yeast. Perhaps, Glewwe can tell us how he does it. ----------------------------------------------------- Mike Valentiner, Minneapolis, MN On Jul 13, 2005, at 1:26 PM, Eric Olson wrote: