ahicks58

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I am a novice homebrewer and was wondering if anyone has encountered a similar problem. I recently transferred a batch into my soda keg for force carbonation. I didn't have any problems carbonating; the pressure read normally and the regulator hissed when it was supposed to. However, when I tap the keg and open the faucet, nothing comes out. I've double- and triple checked all my connections; I don't think that's the problem. This batch had a bit more sediment than previous batches. Is it possible that there's a clog either in the keg or in the connectors? The best approach I can think of is to transfer the beer, fill the keg with water and try to get it to work, but I'm not thrilled about transferring my beer any more than I have to. Does anyone have any suggestions about what could be wrong and/or possible solutions?

Thanks

SweetSounds

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A few things to try:
If you have another keg, put some sanitizer or water in there and hook it up in place of the clogged one (CO2 line too). If you get water out of your faucet the problem is in the keg with the beer.
If you still get nothing, try this:
Release the pressure in the keg by popping the relief valve.
Then remove the "Out" post and disassemble. Make sure the little "Poppit" valve is clean. Note, if you forgot the first step, you will now be covered with beer...
Then pull out the dip tube. Inspect/clean as necessary.

Then sanitize and re-assemble everything and try again.

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Put some duct tape over the gauge - Or better yet - Replace the high pressure gauge with a plug - High pressure gauges are useless!

whale

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try hooking up your gas line to outlet, release some gas.
you should hear bubbling, if not you have blocked tube.

SweetSounds

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hehe
Tru dat

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Put some duct tape over the gauge - Or better yet - Replace the high pressure gauge with a plug - High pressure gauges are useless!