broadbill
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone;
I'm still working out the kinks in my kegging setup and had a question about force carbing and tank PSI...
Here is the deal, I recently filled up my CO2 tank (a 4lb tank...actually a converted medical O2 cylinder that came as part of keg package from an online vendor) then used it to force carb 5 gallons of Jamil's West Coast Blaster (not that beer type matters...).
Force carbing was something like 30psi for 48 hours, followed by venting and resetting regulator to 14psi for 2-3 days.
Before force carbing the tank pressure read 1000psi, but after a few days at 14psi the tank now reads 500psi (almost down to the red line on the tank gauge)! Is it normal to have this big of a drop with force carbing? I know gas is going into solution, but this much?
I did check for a gas leak (soapy water test) but didn't find anything between the tank and regulator, at any of the regulator connections or at any of the seals on the keg.
I have the gas off while I figure out the problem and turn it on only dispense but it would be nice to leave it on all the time.
Any other tricks/tips for searching out gas leaks? Anyplace I should check more thoroughly?
Assuming its not a gas leak, is it normal for 5 gal of beer to take that much gas during force carbing?
Also, would tank temperature effect what the tank pressure is? IIRC, the 1000psi reading was when the tank was at room temp, but then it went into the fridge and read the 500 psi a few days later...
Thanks in Advance!
I'm still working out the kinks in my kegging setup and had a question about force carbing and tank PSI...
Here is the deal, I recently filled up my CO2 tank (a 4lb tank...actually a converted medical O2 cylinder that came as part of keg package from an online vendor) then used it to force carb 5 gallons of Jamil's West Coast Blaster (not that beer type matters...).
Force carbing was something like 30psi for 48 hours, followed by venting and resetting regulator to 14psi for 2-3 days.
Before force carbing the tank pressure read 1000psi, but after a few days at 14psi the tank now reads 500psi (almost down to the red line on the tank gauge)! Is it normal to have this big of a drop with force carbing? I know gas is going into solution, but this much?
I did check for a gas leak (soapy water test) but didn't find anything between the tank and regulator, at any of the regulator connections or at any of the seals on the keg.
I have the gas off while I figure out the problem and turn it on only dispense but it would be nice to leave it on all the time.
Any other tricks/tips for searching out gas leaks? Anyplace I should check more thoroughly?
Assuming its not a gas leak, is it normal for 5 gal of beer to take that much gas during force carbing?
Also, would tank temperature effect what the tank pressure is? IIRC, the 1000psi reading was when the tank was at room temp, but then it went into the fridge and read the 500 psi a few days later...
Thanks in Advance!