goswell
Well-Known Member
I kegged up my first batch last night...Here's what I did.
Racked the beer into the keg and sealed it up, used keg lube on all gaskets.
When the beer was a room temp I set the regulator to about 10.5 psi to check for leaks, which I didn't detect any.
I then put everything in the kegerator and went to sleep. When I woke up, the pressure dropped to about 5 psi, according to the regulator. I opened the valve a bit more and it's now back to 10.5 psi.
Why did that happen? Is it because the beer temp dropped from room temp to 38f? The tank regulator says I have about 600 lbs left, which is low, did that cause it? I guess I expected the regulator to stay at 10 psi no matter what is happening with the beer.
Racked the beer into the keg and sealed it up, used keg lube on all gaskets.
When the beer was a room temp I set the regulator to about 10.5 psi to check for leaks, which I didn't detect any.
I then put everything in the kegerator and went to sleep. When I woke up, the pressure dropped to about 5 psi, according to the regulator. I opened the valve a bit more and it's now back to 10.5 psi.
Why did that happen? Is it because the beer temp dropped from room temp to 38f? The tank regulator says I have about 600 lbs left, which is low, did that cause it? I guess I expected the regulator to stay at 10 psi no matter what is happening with the beer.