FreeM80s
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If i have a keg setup but no kegerator, can I just put the keg in a tub of ice to keep it cold? I plan on drinking the entire keg (not by myself).
Yes, its at about 13 PSI to hopefully force carbIs the c02 still hooked up?
I know pressure is getting into the keg, i have checked the seals. got nothing when i pulled the tap. the CO2 is hooked up to the side that has the tube that runs down to the bottom of the inside of the keg and the tap is on the other.
d'oh! ok thanks guys. does that mean i need to let it sit and carb again? did it force carb still being backwards? and nothing was coming out of the tap, at least I think nothing. but it could have been CO2...Reverse them...that is backwards
another question: how do you raise or lower the psi going into the keg? do you just turn the knob on the co2 tank down or is there something im missing?
YES! thank you so much! I have been reading tutorials and whatnot for hours now and no one covers that part. Ok, im pretty sure i can figure it out from here. thanks a ton guys. If any of yall are ever in the tennessee valley anytime, beer is on tap at my houseA check valve allows gas to flow from the co2 tank, into your keg, but will not allow beer to flow from the keg into your regulator in case of something going wrong. If you have one, its installed at the regulator or in-line with your gas hose.
Does your regulator look kind of like this???
See the set screw in the middle of the black square metal?
That's how you adjust the pressure.
The gauge to the left is tank pressure.
The gauge on top is output (to keg) pressure.
if there is pressur ein the keg, the problem is on the tap side.
what kind of tap is it?
do you have a backup one to test with?
are you using a black beer qd (not grey for gas)?
can you take the beer qd off the keg, take the hose off the qd, and blow air through the open tap?
(get a new qd if you can; does the qd still have the little "pushdown" pin inside it to open the keg poppet?)
stupid idea, but did you push the black beer qd all the way down to 'click' it?
YES! thank you so much! I have been reading tutorials and whatnot for hours now and no one covers that part. Ok, im pretty sure i can figure it out from here. thanks a ton guys. If any of yall are ever in the tennessee valley anytime, beer is on tap at my house
ok, took the tap part off. i could not disconnect the hose from the qd, but i could blow through it. ideas?
hey wait, I *CAN'T* blow air through my qd without putting my finger in it and pushing down on the pin.
did you do that, or is air just rushing through this thing?
does your qd say "out" on it?
but before you do, open taht keg one last time and pour yourself a pitcher of inspiration.
the picnic tap is easy to test though, thats a GOOD thing, here.
have a beer, and start blowing air through stuff. stop when it wont go and have yerself a looksie.
did you get the qd's to 'seat' properly with a click? did you just jam a ball lock qd on a pinlock keg (was this a kit, or a "collection"?)
hey, idea: take the tap off, release the pressure in the keg (to get your pitchers-worth out).
take something slim and push down on the top of the beer-out valve (the poppett).
does it move downwards? that's what the bl;ack qd has to make it do to open up the keg.
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edit:
ok we were posting at the same time, but still try the poppet valve to see if it's hard to open.
don't know - sound slike you should be getting beer.
I might bet yelled for about this one, but can you hook up your tap with no pressure, and blow (A LITTLE) air into the keg?
I bet you can't and i bet the dip tube is clogged
(if YOU win, you are going to have to pour yourself a beer for me.)
ok,.....
i unscrewed the beer out valve, and blew directly into that hole and i could hear air bubbling in the keg......
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