icantbejon
Well-Known Member
So I have the below regulator:
I'm relatively new to legging, as in this is my first attempt. I was force carbing a keg this afternoon and the line literally exploded off of the connector. The plastic valve along with the metal fitting stayed on the keg, but the hose went flying, and as a result a lot of great smelling beer was lost. Sad face.
Anyway, I just wanted to know if I'm reading this wrong or doing something wrong to have caused this accident. Looking at the regulator, I've been using the top one as the reference to what's going in the keg and the side gauge as the one measuring the tank level. I filled the keg about a week ago to 18 psi, so I think anyway, and let it sit lagering for a few more days. Today, I cranked the nozzle to 28 psi to begin the process of force carbonation. I didn't hear much gas going in, but assumed I was just missing something. I started rolling it on my knees and that's when the explosion happened. I immediately looked at the tank and the top valve still read 28 psi, but the side tank was reading near 50.
So, did I just dump 50 psi into my beer and therefore ruin it, or do I just need to get some clamps on my hoses?
Thanks all
I'm relatively new to legging, as in this is my first attempt. I was force carbing a keg this afternoon and the line literally exploded off of the connector. The plastic valve along with the metal fitting stayed on the keg, but the hose went flying, and as a result a lot of great smelling beer was lost. Sad face.
Anyway, I just wanted to know if I'm reading this wrong or doing something wrong to have caused this accident. Looking at the regulator, I've been using the top one as the reference to what's going in the keg and the side gauge as the one measuring the tank level. I filled the keg about a week ago to 18 psi, so I think anyway, and let it sit lagering for a few more days. Today, I cranked the nozzle to 28 psi to begin the process of force carbonation. I didn't hear much gas going in, but assumed I was just missing something. I started rolling it on my knees and that's when the explosion happened. I immediately looked at the tank and the top valve still read 28 psi, but the side tank was reading near 50.
So, did I just dump 50 psi into my beer and therefore ruin it, or do I just need to get some clamps on my hoses?
Thanks all