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Posted:  02 Mar 2009 02:31   Last Edited By: CKO

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I'm naturally carbonating my beer in my Corny.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but carbonation produces C02.  C02 is heavier than oxygen.  Ergo, can one naturally carbonate, then pump in 02 from, for example, a bike pump fitted to the keg?  The 02 won't touch the beer because there's a C02 layer.  I know this works but maybe not for dispensing the whole 5 gallons.  Could the writer of the article comment, or any one else?  You should be able to reach the article by pasting in:
https://www.kegerators.com/articles/homebrew- ...
Posted:  26 Mar 2009 02:25

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Well, I did it.  Naturally carbonated the beer, then just pumped outside air into the corny keg as needed via a bicycle pump fitted to the keg gas-in coupler. The beer (ale kit) was fine--all 19 litres of it.  The only difference I could note is that it may not be as tasty as using C02, but nontheless good beer flavor all the way to the bottom of the keg.  It can be done, and this information cannot be found on any other homebrewing website I've seen.
Posted:  26 Mar 2009 06:15

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Amazing information Rich!

Thanks for the update.