I was going to tap a blackberry hefe last night and was instead treated to a beer shower. The creation was a quick can of hopped lme with an equal amount of dme. After primary, I racked it over 5lbs of fresh picked balckberries that I had heated to 160* for 15 minutes.
I thought something was up when I racked it to a keg for clearing, it didn't tasted good; kind of like the smell of a beer mug hours after it has had beer in it. No biggie, says I, it just needs some aging.
Fast forward to last night, I'm groggy, rushed, etc. and put the QD on the out post and open the valve. NO rush of CO2! I realize my mistake and pull it off. There is a lot of foamy beer pouring out of the post. I yank the keg out of the keezer and commence removing the post. Once the post cleared, the dip tube rose out of the keg as if possessed! I see why the poppet couldn't work, #&$% blackberry pulp holding it open. I also see why the dip tube is standing up almost free of the keg; it was plugged also. I cleared the tube and a geyser hit the ceiling of the patio, drenching me in the process. Half the keg is gone before I can cap that sucker! Before capping, I must confess that I drank some like it was a water fountain. Bad news, the funny taste is still there. BTW, I looked this morning, and the out post is still seeping. I'm guessing an infection has recarbed it.
Any other ideas? I will treat it like it is a goner.
I thought something was up when I racked it to a keg for clearing, it didn't tasted good; kind of like the smell of a beer mug hours after it has had beer in it. No biggie, says I, it just needs some aging.
Fast forward to last night, I'm groggy, rushed, etc. and put the QD on the out post and open the valve. NO rush of CO2! I realize my mistake and pull it off. There is a lot of foamy beer pouring out of the post. I yank the keg out of the keezer and commence removing the post. Once the post cleared, the dip tube rose out of the keg as if possessed! I see why the poppet couldn't work, #&$% blackberry pulp holding it open. I also see why the dip tube is standing up almost free of the keg; it was plugged also. I cleared the tube and a geyser hit the ceiling of the patio, drenching me in the process. Half the keg is gone before I can cap that sucker! Before capping, I must confess that I drank some like it was a water fountain. Bad news, the funny taste is still there. BTW, I looked this morning, and the out post is still seeping. I'm guessing an infection has recarbed it.
Any other ideas? I will treat it like it is a goner.