FERMENTATION TIPS
Fermenting beverages under pressure
provides brewers with the ability to reduce
unwanted esters and speed up fermentation
times with the capacity to ferment at higher
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To control the tank’s internal pressure,
brewers will need to attach our spunding valve
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gas disconnect (part 7797) or premium plastic
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the adjustable valve to your desired pressure,
then attach the disconnect to the gas post
of the tank’s pressure lid. The gas post is
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help differentiate it from the liquid post.
Your liquid post should have the silicone dip
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tank. You are now able to hold pressure
within your tank while releasing excess
pressure. If your gauge indicates a slightly
different pressure than your desired setting,
you can easily readjust the valve pressure.
We recommend 5 to 10psi on ales and
15psi on lagers.
Be careful when releasing pressure on any
beer still fermenting under pressure. The
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the fermenting beer’s krausen (foam) and
could potentially clog your PRV and gas
post dip tube.
CONTACT US
MCH Australia P/L Trading as Keg
King
48 Smith Road
Springvale VIC 3171
Australia
