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| − | [http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=44344 WortMonger], [http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=50550 Poindexter], Kaiser | + | [http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=44344 WortMonger], [http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=50550 Poindexter], [http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=221255&postcount=6 Kaiser] |
Revision as of 20:14, 13 August 2008
Home brewing spunding valve in action!
Don't forget to check out Poindexter's Spunding Valve Video in this link.
Definition:
To spund is German for bung, meaning to close up or seal. Spunding in brewing refers to the act of closing off a vessel containing beer or wort and allowing pressure to build inside the liquid. This is useful in the natural carbonation of a beverage such as beer. The spunding valve is a device consisting basically of a pressure gauge to show vessel pressure, and some way to release overly wanted pressure from that vessel. Normally something such as a adjustable back-pressure relief valve is used to control a set pressure, venting any excess gas out of the vessel.
Use in brewing:
This a really good article on spunding I found on the web while doing my research. Here, is a really good article where Kaiser talks about transferring or racking beer from one keg to another under pressure or "counter-pressure".
