Hoppus_Poppatopolis
Well-Known Member
I have a corny of keg conditioned Ed Wort's Haus Ale just about ready to tap. This will be my first keg.
I have no idea how much pressure has built inside the keg. Should I bleed off the pressure and then connect to the CO2 at 10psi or just connect it without bleeding it off?
On a related matter: I hooked up a keg with about a gallon of water to make carbonated water for my kids (which they enjoyed) and put the pressure at 30psi. I noticed that when I turned the screw to adjust down to 10psi, the gauge didn't move. I had to bleed pressure off the keg, take a new reading, turn the screw, bleed the pressure, take a reading...you get the picture.
Is that how the regulator is supposed to work? Should I shut off the CO2 with the knob, bleed the pressure with the valve and then set to 10psi? Said another way: what's the procedure to drop the pressure from 30psi to 10psi?
I have no idea how much pressure has built inside the keg. Should I bleed off the pressure and then connect to the CO2 at 10psi or just connect it without bleeding it off?
On a related matter: I hooked up a keg with about a gallon of water to make carbonated water for my kids (which they enjoyed) and put the pressure at 30psi. I noticed that when I turned the screw to adjust down to 10psi, the gauge didn't move. I had to bleed pressure off the keg, take a new reading, turn the screw, bleed the pressure, take a reading...you get the picture.
Is that how the regulator is supposed to work? Should I shut off the CO2 with the knob, bleed the pressure with the valve and then set to 10psi? Said another way: what's the procedure to drop the pressure from 30psi to 10psi?