So I went to dry hop a pale ale last night. Purged the keg and then tried to pull the lid off. Some foam was coming out but the lid wouldn't come off. I pushed down really hard and then finally...BAM! Beersplosion. Walls, ceiling, face, everywhere. Beersplosion is followed by beercano. Lost maybe 5 pints of beers volcano-ing out.
Why did this happen? The keg was frozen. I had my temp probe neer the top-ish of my kegerator and set it at 40. Come to find out the bottom of the keezer is sitting at ~25. Lesson learned.
Now that this disaster is over, I have a problem. The keg is now pouring pure foam and I've got a party to serve it at on Saturday night. Do I just leave it sit and it should correct itself by then? I've borrowed a carbonation lid from a buddy today thinking I could use that. So should I use that? If so, should I let it sit with no pressure for a while first, or what?
Why did this happen? The keg was frozen. I had my temp probe neer the top-ish of my kegerator and set it at 40. Come to find out the bottom of the keezer is sitting at ~25. Lesson learned.
Now that this disaster is over, I have a problem. The keg is now pouring pure foam and I've got a party to serve it at on Saturday night. Do I just leave it sit and it should correct itself by then? I've borrowed a carbonation lid from a buddy today thinking I could use that. So should I use that? If so, should I let it sit with no pressure for a while first, or what?