I'm sure this has been addressed before but I couldn't read every single thread in this forum so here goes. I kegged my first two batches recently after obtaining a couple pretty nice looking ball-lock corny kegs. I did my reading, both here and elsewhere (the sticky about kegging is a great thread, thanks!) but there was one seemingly very simple area that was either missed or I didn't digest very well - sealing the lid of the keg. I didn't seal the first one right, hooked up the CO2, left to go to a ballgame and came back the next day to an empty CO2 tank and flat beer. A very simple fix - don't flip the handle on the lid before forcing the lid closed with CO2 - but I learned it the hard way. This youtube video (only about 1:30 long) demonstrates it very well, in my opinion.
[ame]http://youtu.be/eNNIgBX9Wvk[/ame]
So if this note saves someone else a headache and an unnecessary $13 CO2 refill, it was worth my time. Thanks to all who contribute, I've learned a ton already.
[ame]http://youtu.be/eNNIgBX9Wvk[/ame]
So if this note saves someone else a headache and an unnecessary $13 CO2 refill, it was worth my time. Thanks to all who contribute, I've learned a ton already.