dtbritt
Active Member
Hi all, this is my first post so hopefully I won't be inadvertently violating any etiquette for this forum.
I am trying to keg a homebrew using a single valve (sankey type) keg. I've found plenty of information on how to DISassemble the keg (FYI, a good step-by-step can be found here: http://home.insightbb.com/~benschoep/keg/sankey.htm ). I've got that part done, and I've got the beer in the keg. Now I can't for the life of me figure out how to get this think back together.
The primary issue is that, once I insert the tube back into the keg and twist it into a locked position, I can't get the ring back in. I've tried taking an extra ring, cutting it in half, and inserting it, but that doesn't seal the valve and CO2 leaks out like crazy when I put the tap on. There's a pretty handy tool I found online ( the KegMan Kit: http://kegman.net/keg_kit.htm ) that looks like it's what I need, but by the time it arrives my brew will have turned.
Has anyone reassembled one before? Is there some easy way of getting that ring back in there that I've missed?
Thanks in advance!
Dave
I am trying to keg a homebrew using a single valve (sankey type) keg. I've found plenty of information on how to DISassemble the keg (FYI, a good step-by-step can be found here: http://home.insightbb.com/~benschoep/keg/sankey.htm ). I've got that part done, and I've got the beer in the keg. Now I can't for the life of me figure out how to get this think back together.
The primary issue is that, once I insert the tube back into the keg and twist it into a locked position, I can't get the ring back in. I've tried taking an extra ring, cutting it in half, and inserting it, but that doesn't seal the valve and CO2 leaks out like crazy when I put the tap on. There's a pretty handy tool I found online ( the KegMan Kit: http://kegman.net/keg_kit.htm ) that looks like it's what I need, but by the time it arrives my brew will have turned.
Has anyone reassembled one before? Is there some easy way of getting that ring back in there that I've missed?
Thanks in advance!
Dave