phidelt844
Well-Known Member
Okay, so I think I have an understanding of what's going on here, but I want to confirm...
I picked up a kegging setup with 2 cornys, 5 lb tank, and the double dual gauge regulator from Midwest about a month ago and immediatly kegged two beers. One keg was kicked about a week ago and I cleaned/rebuilt/refilled. So the new one's been on the tap for about a week. Around the same time, I found a slow leak on the other keg's gas in post, so I cleaned out the poppet, lubed the rings, and reseated. Seems that fixed that leak. So anywho, on to my actual question..
I went out of town Friday, and everything seemed fine. This is 5-6 days after I had actually messed with anything. Came back today, and found both of my regulators at 0 psi, as well as the tank pressure. I checked the kegs to see if they had any pressure, and this is where I am confused. The new keg (from a week ago) still has pressure. I can pull the release valve and get a fancy burst of C02. Its regulator, however, reads 0 psi. The other keg (been on tap for ~4 weeks, thought I fixed a small leak last weekend) has almost no pressure when I pull the release valve, and it's regulator reads 0 psi as well.
My newbie knowledge of kegging would lead me to believe that the keg that has been carbing for about a week, that currently still has pressure, would still have a positive reading on the regulator. I mean, if you disconnect the gas QDs, crank the pressure, and kill the gas from the tank, it should maintain that set PSI assuming no leaks. So, if my QD is connected, the regulator is set to 12 psi, and my tank goes dead, I would assume the same principle: the regulator should still show some positive pressure. Sure the beer probably absorbed some, but after 5-6 confirmed days with gas on it, I can't imagine it would be too much.
I'm getting a new tank tomorrow and am trying to narrow down what I'm sure will be a major PITA of a search. Currently, since one of the kegs is basically flat, I'm assuming that that half of my setup is the culprit. But still, I am concerned that my other regulator shot down to zero as well, even with remaining pressure in the keg. Am I reading in to this wrong? Is my assumption that the flat keg is the culprit correct? This is getting too long and frankly I'm starting to confuse myself . Thanks for any feedback!
I picked up a kegging setup with 2 cornys, 5 lb tank, and the double dual gauge regulator from Midwest about a month ago and immediatly kegged two beers. One keg was kicked about a week ago and I cleaned/rebuilt/refilled. So the new one's been on the tap for about a week. Around the same time, I found a slow leak on the other keg's gas in post, so I cleaned out the poppet, lubed the rings, and reseated. Seems that fixed that leak. So anywho, on to my actual question..
I went out of town Friday, and everything seemed fine. This is 5-6 days after I had actually messed with anything. Came back today, and found both of my regulators at 0 psi, as well as the tank pressure. I checked the kegs to see if they had any pressure, and this is where I am confused. The new keg (from a week ago) still has pressure. I can pull the release valve and get a fancy burst of C02. Its regulator, however, reads 0 psi. The other keg (been on tap for ~4 weeks, thought I fixed a small leak last weekend) has almost no pressure when I pull the release valve, and it's regulator reads 0 psi as well.
My newbie knowledge of kegging would lead me to believe that the keg that has been carbing for about a week, that currently still has pressure, would still have a positive reading on the regulator. I mean, if you disconnect the gas QDs, crank the pressure, and kill the gas from the tank, it should maintain that set PSI assuming no leaks. So, if my QD is connected, the regulator is set to 12 psi, and my tank goes dead, I would assume the same principle: the regulator should still show some positive pressure. Sure the beer probably absorbed some, but after 5-6 confirmed days with gas on it, I can't imagine it would be too much.
I'm getting a new tank tomorrow and am trying to narrow down what I'm sure will be a major PITA of a search. Currently, since one of the kegs is basically flat, I'm assuming that that half of my setup is the culprit. But still, I am concerned that my other regulator shot down to zero as well, even with remaining pressure in the keg. Am I reading in to this wrong? Is my assumption that the flat keg is the culprit correct? This is getting too long and frankly I'm starting to confuse myself . Thanks for any feedback!