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It took about a week for my friends 5lb tank to empty when it leaked from the regulator. A deadhead is when something is preventing the free flow of gas or liquid through the system. In this case the keg would be the final stop forcing the co2 to be diffuse into the beer. When there is a leak...

A friend of mine had a leak in his system that he had a hard time finding. His co2 bottle would empty out in a day or two. We could not find the leak with the usual methods. Finally he just went out and got a new regulator. Fixed the problem. Those regulators are a precision instrument. I'm not...

Sounds like you have a leak somewhere. Doesn't matter if you put the posts on backwards as long as you know whack is in and out. Che k your regulator and gas lines. If you don't have a deadhead in the gas line then the co2 will not be forced into the liquid. The gauge might read 12 psi but if it...

I go by the recommendation in BeerSmith. My fridge is set to 34 degrees so it usually recommends 12-13 psi. I set it at 12.5 and leave it. My beer is hooked up for 2 weeks and it's perfect. Never overcarbed. Try not to complicate it. There are complicated formulas calculating beer lines...