MetuchenBrewerNJ
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I'm having some problems with my kegging. I have an Edgestar dual tap kegerator that we just set up. We accidently forgot to put the washer the coupler on a sixtel of Sam Adams Oktoberfest so it slowly leaked for about 2 hours. By the time we realized, the beer was pretty much flat (expected). It's been about a week that we've been trying to recarbonate now. At first I had it at 30 psi for 2 days -- big head, but no carbonation to the beer. We've turned it up, we've rolled it and shook it for days now, and there's been very little change. Any thoughts? I've checked all the lines already, no leaks anywhere (brand new equipment. But I checked just to be sure and nothing). Not worried about the huge head- that's controllable. Worried that the beer itself won't carbonate.
On that note, I have a keg of what's supposed to be a fresh hop pale ale (homegrown hops), but it's taken so long that it's not so fresh anymore. I kegged two weeks ago. At first I did 12 psi for a week, nothing. Then I upped it to 30 psi for about 5 days, shaking it and rolling it every now and then, still nothing. Again, no leaks or anything.
Because it's two kegs, I feel like its me doing something wrong rather than equipment problems. Can anyone please help? I'd really appreciate it. Just FYI, fridge is at about 39 (a tad warm but it's as cold as it will get)- I know that's warmer the we'd like, but still at 30 psi, you'd think over a few days it would still absorb the CO2 eventually. Standard beer line, 5 ft. The Sam Adams is in a commercial keg (American D coupler, I believe), homebrew is in a homebrew keg.
Any questions about equipment that I didn't mention that is needed, let me know. ANY HELP WOULD BE SO MUCH APPRECIATED. Thanks a lot guys.
I'm having some problems with my kegging. I have an Edgestar dual tap kegerator that we just set up. We accidently forgot to put the washer the coupler on a sixtel of Sam Adams Oktoberfest so it slowly leaked for about 2 hours. By the time we realized, the beer was pretty much flat (expected). It's been about a week that we've been trying to recarbonate now. At first I had it at 30 psi for 2 days -- big head, but no carbonation to the beer. We've turned it up, we've rolled it and shook it for days now, and there's been very little change. Any thoughts? I've checked all the lines already, no leaks anywhere (brand new equipment. But I checked just to be sure and nothing). Not worried about the huge head- that's controllable. Worried that the beer itself won't carbonate.
On that note, I have a keg of what's supposed to be a fresh hop pale ale (homegrown hops), but it's taken so long that it's not so fresh anymore. I kegged two weeks ago. At first I did 12 psi for a week, nothing. Then I upped it to 30 psi for about 5 days, shaking it and rolling it every now and then, still nothing. Again, no leaks or anything.
Because it's two kegs, I feel like its me doing something wrong rather than equipment problems. Can anyone please help? I'd really appreciate it. Just FYI, fridge is at about 39 (a tad warm but it's as cold as it will get)- I know that's warmer the we'd like, but still at 30 psi, you'd think over a few days it would still absorb the CO2 eventually. Standard beer line, 5 ft. The Sam Adams is in a commercial keg (American D coupler, I believe), homebrew is in a homebrew keg.
Any questions about equipment that I didn't mention that is needed, let me know. ANY HELP WOULD BE SO MUCH APPRECIATED. Thanks a lot guys.