CO2 Leak - beer in kegs ok?

beerloin · Dec 16, 2010

Last week, i removed the dry hops out of my american pale ale keg...

apparently, my keg didn't seal as well as I thought and i wasted ~4lbs of co2 because now none of my kegs are pressurized...

I have 4 kegs all attached to 1 regulator.
since 1 keg had leak, they are all flat.
all are still in the refrigerator

my question is...

is the beer in the 4 kegs still good?

thanks!

Suthrncomfrt1884 · Dec 16, 2010

Absolutely. Just carb them again and you're all good.

Special Hops · Dec 16, 2010

Beer will probably be flat. But that's nothing some more CO2 can't fix.

BendBrewer · Dec 16, 2010

Doesn't all beer start out flat?

Eisendrath · Dec 16, 2010

BendBrewer said:
Doesn't all beer start out flat?

LOL.

also http://www.brewersdiscount.com/item5082.ctlg is a great check valve for a decent price. Terry has other fittings with built in check valves as well.

:mug:

beerloin · Dec 17, 2010

im not concerned with the flatness...

do you think that there is a chance that the leak caused by the keg not sealing, and subsequently de-pressurining all of the kegs (since they are all connected) would allow for any oxygen to get in therefore ruining the beers?

Suthrncomfrt1884 · Dec 17, 2010

What little oxygen that may have gotten into your beer isn't going to cause any problems.

OntarioBeerKegs · Dec 17, 2010

Unlikely the oxygen got in even with a leak. The CO2 sits on top of the beer as a barrier.

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