Problem of the day; I recently kegged on June 30th for the first time. I checked on it this morning and the floor behind my bar was sticky and not a drop was left of the 4 gallons that was in my keg. Let me give you a run down of the situation and if there are any tips you guys can give me I would love it...
I kegged a little over 4 gallons on June 30.
Force carbonated @ 30 psi for 2 days.
Everything was great to this point.
Turned the psi down to serving pressure (10 psi) on July 2 and left it there.
Today (7/5/12) I went down to my bar, the floor was sticky, keg was empty and CO2 container was empty.
Should I have cut off the CO2 after it was carbonated until I was ready to drink it?
Should my CO2 regulator be ok? I've heard stories about beer shooting back into the regulator. How would I know if that happened?
I can't express how frustrated I am. If I didn't love this "hobby" so much I would have said screw it this morning. Oh well! I'll keep plugging away and one day I'll make a batch with out botching something up. Any like stories might make me feel better also.
Cheers!
I kegged a little over 4 gallons on June 30.
Force carbonated @ 30 psi for 2 days.
Everything was great to this point.
Turned the psi down to serving pressure (10 psi) on July 2 and left it there.
Today (7/5/12) I went down to my bar, the floor was sticky, keg was empty and CO2 container was empty.
Should I have cut off the CO2 after it was carbonated until I was ready to drink it?
Should my CO2 regulator be ok? I've heard stories about beer shooting back into the regulator. How would I know if that happened?
I can't express how frustrated I am. If I didn't love this "hobby" so much I would have said screw it this morning. Oh well! I'll keep plugging away and one day I'll make a batch with out botching something up. Any like stories might make me feel better also.
Cheers!