Help me solve a mystery!

[TX_Brewing]

I think pictures of the crime scene are needed

 

[rappell]

So let's start from the beginning. What was the beer style and how close did you hit your numbers?

DIPA, 1.082 - 1.017, target 1.080 - 1.016. All late hops, Vinnie Special, citra, and Azacca. It was a great beer for a non-IPA drinker like me!

 

[treacheroustexan]

I think pictures of the crime scene are needed

This.

 

[ChefRex]

You put the wrong keg in, what you thought was a nice IPA was indeed starsan, since you are not a IPA drinker you could not tell the difference, check your other kegs, one is full

 

[rappell]

If there is some beer in the bottom of the keggerator, then maybe the rest is inside the actual keggerator housing!?! Soaked into insulation and puddle in the base? That would suck. I would imagine the keggerator would never be the same!

Chudsonvt I think you called it. Went back and examined the kegerator (see pic) and there seems to be beer in the bottom insulation! So loose co2 connector, beer turns to foam and pushes out, returns to liquid and flows out at the corner, liquiheasion pulls it into the gap where it's absorbed by the insulation. Thank god I don't have gnomes!

 

[wardens355]

You live next to a homeless shelter and keep your windows unlocked?

 

[rappell]

Thanks to everyone for your thought provoking and humorous comments!

 

[TechyDork]

dang.

 

[PlexVector]

The next obvious question is "how do we rescue the irreplaceable DIPA"

 

[day_trippr]

I would think the question is can that kegerator be saved...

Cheers!

 

[Rhumbline]

If he squeezes the kegerator, will it release tannins?

 

[brew_ny]

this gets my vote

 

[rappell]

Seems like it's mostly dried out. It's working fine.

 

[drainbamage]

Chudsonvt I think you called it. Went back and examined the kegerator (see pic) and there seems to be beer in the bottom insulation! So loose co2 connector, beer turns to foam and pushes out, returns to liquid and flows out at the corner, liquiheasion pulls it into the gap where it's absorbed by the insulation. Thank god I don't have gnomes!

Well, there's yer problem.

It would almost be better if the neighbors snuck in and drank it all.

 

[GuldTuborg]

this gets my vote

Do ah w1n teh interwebz?

 

[ChefRex]

Do ah w1n teh interwebz?

You win squat and like it, it's the price of omission

 

[brew_ny]

Do ah w1n teh interwebz?

yes you win two interwebz

 

[GuldTuborg]

yes you win two interwebz

 

[day_trippr]

It's going to be interesting to see what happens to a kegerator that has absorbed five gallons of beer...

Cheers! (hopefully it's out in the garage )

 

[ChefRex]

It's going to be interesting to see what happens to a kegerator that has absorbed five gallons of beer...

Cheers! (hopefully it's out in the garage )

Could become a delicious sour culture.

 

[IslandLizard]

5 gallons sounds like a lot to hold for that bottom panel. Wouldn't it ooze out somewhere?

What's the current gravity of your carpet?

 

[savannahbrew]

Same thing happened to a buddy. We split a 10 gallon batch. He had a loose connection got 0 pours out of the keg and an empty CO2 tank. His ended up on the floor but dried quick enough he didn't notice it (shed in backyard). It was devastating to him he hasn't been the same since!

 

[ba-brewer]

The next obvious question is "how do we rescue the irreplaceable DIPA"

A straw.

Might have been better if it was aliens or gnomes as it seems like the soggy insulation could get moldy.

 

[Gavin C]

I still don't get how the beer came out the gas-in post unless the out dip-tube was put on the gas-in post. Makes no sense to me.

You sure is wasn't squirrels?

 

[PapaO]

dang.

Not so fast, they could be living in between the walls of the kegerator.

 

[Callacave]

It was Colonel Mustard in the Living Room with the Candlestick

 

[kh54s10]

Methinks the room is going to start to smell very bad when the insulation starts to mold....

 

[wardens355]

I have a hard time believing the beer totally turned to foam... Maybe the poppet didn't seat and it leaked out there. I had a sour beer aging with low pressure that started leaking a little bit over several days (only a cup or so), but if it were at higher pressure, it would probably have leaked more. Only reason I knew was there were a surprisingly high number of fruit flies around.

Or if you had a disconnect on, the disconnect or connection to it were loose and the beer leaked out. I have had a defective picnic tap that wouldn't seal. Didn't realize until the keg leaked into the freezer in almost entirety.

I would check the keg and all connections you used.

 

[balrog]

Shouldn't we get a mod to change the thread title to "How to Grow Fruit Flies"? That much stuff in the insulation is gonna cause quite an issue.

 

[Rhumbline]

I was really hoping that there was a happy Labrador Retreiver sleeping it off in a sunny spot by the fireplace wondering when the OP was going to brew again.