TheCrowsNest
Well-Known Member
Last night we finally kegged our first homebrew. I'm pumped about this but ran into some leakage problems right off the bat. The only thing I've done to this soda keg is fill it with Iodophor/water, hook up CO2, and flush it. Then we added beer.
I immediately noticed that there was a small leak where the gas connected to the keg. I realize that I probably should have tightened the nuts before running gas through them - live and learn I guess. I removed the gas connect and there was some liquid on the valve of the keg - how would this get there? I dried it off and reattached the gas. I thought I had the problem solved but I woke up this morning and my pressure has dropped from 800psi to ~500psi. Frustrated.
Am I supposed to leave the CO2 connected while carbonating? Or do I just charge it and then disconnect? Do I need to prep the keg more than I did? Did I not tighten the lines enough?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I immediately noticed that there was a small leak where the gas connected to the keg. I realize that I probably should have tightened the nuts before running gas through them - live and learn I guess. I removed the gas connect and there was some liquid on the valve of the keg - how would this get there? I dried it off and reattached the gas. I thought I had the problem solved but I woke up this morning and my pressure has dropped from 800psi to ~500psi. Frustrated.
Am I supposed to leave the CO2 connected while carbonating? Or do I just charge it and then disconnect? Do I need to prep the keg more than I did? Did I not tighten the lines enough?
Any help is greatly appreciated!