GingerFlock
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
Brand new user here, and first time kegger. Just bought 4 *brand new* Corny kegs. They look lovely! I want to age my new beer (already racked to keg) in this to free up my secondary. I was told throw CO2 on top and purge a couple of times, keeping 15psi on top. Well, I did that, and it seems all the CO2 leaked out of the keg within 6 hours (QD were disconnected, everything sealed). I tried the penny-under-the-lid-footing trick, and that allowed me to hold pressure for ~12 hours. Finally, I gassed it up to 20psi, and that seemed to finally hold. When I say loss of pressure, I mean I pull on the lid pressure release and no gas escapes.
I've tried the StarSan/soapy water trick... if this is a leak it is too slow to perceive. Furthermore, I tried checking with some of my other kegs - they aren't holding pressures that low either (used water as a control). Is this a keg issue? Any chance the fluid is absorbing the CO2 and thats causing the "loss of pressure" I'm seeing? Should I be worried about a leak in the keg with resulting oxygenation of the beer, or am I being paranoid?
Lastly, what is the result of aging a beer that has been force-carbonated? I have a Honey-Ginger Imperial Rye IPA that needs about a year to come to fruition I believe, so I don't want to carbonate the hell out of this and ruin the batch. Thanks so much you guys!
Brand new user here, and first time kegger. Just bought 4 *brand new* Corny kegs. They look lovely! I want to age my new beer (already racked to keg) in this to free up my secondary. I was told throw CO2 on top and purge a couple of times, keeping 15psi on top. Well, I did that, and it seems all the CO2 leaked out of the keg within 6 hours (QD were disconnected, everything sealed). I tried the penny-under-the-lid-footing trick, and that allowed me to hold pressure for ~12 hours. Finally, I gassed it up to 20psi, and that seemed to finally hold. When I say loss of pressure, I mean I pull on the lid pressure release and no gas escapes.
I've tried the StarSan/soapy water trick... if this is a leak it is too slow to perceive. Furthermore, I tried checking with some of my other kegs - they aren't holding pressures that low either (used water as a control). Is this a keg issue? Any chance the fluid is absorbing the CO2 and thats causing the "loss of pressure" I'm seeing? Should I be worried about a leak in the keg with resulting oxygenation of the beer, or am I being paranoid?
Lastly, what is the result of aging a beer that has been force-carbonated? I have a Honey-Ginger Imperial Rye IPA that needs about a year to come to fruition I believe, so I don't want to carbonate the hell out of this and ruin the batch. Thanks so much you guys!