...then you set the regulator to a lower psi it should climb to what the current pressure in the keg is yes? Like, if a beer is carbonated at 36 degrees to 16psi and you hookup the gas and set it to 12psi it should climb to somewhere close to 16psi no?
I've been using Taprite regulators for years with no issues whatsoever but I recently kegged a Belgian ale and did my usual 30 hours at 30psi burst carb, purge and reset it to 15psi. Well what actually happened was I brought it to 14psi and when the needle stopped moving I starting slowly turning up the knob but the needle didn't move. I know it sometimes take time for small adjustments to reflect so I left it but when I came home last night it was up to nearly 18psi. So I dialed the regulator down and purged and reset to 15psi but over an hour or two it had climbed to 16psi. So I dialed it down again and purged and instead set it to 12psi. This morning, about 9 hours since I set it to 12psi, it's now sitting at 15psi. Looks like it's holding steady but I won't know until I get home after work. Was originally worried the regulator went bad since it was slowly creeping but then I started thinking maybe the beer was simply carbonated slightly past my desired 15psi and that is what causing the creep up I am seeing. The hydrometer sample did taste more carbonated than usual. Anyone?
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I've been using Taprite regulators for years with no issues whatsoever but I recently kegged a Belgian ale and did my usual 30 hours at 30psi burst carb, purge and reset it to 15psi. Well what actually happened was I brought it to 14psi and when the needle stopped moving I starting slowly turning up the knob but the needle didn't move. I know it sometimes take time for small adjustments to reflect so I left it but when I came home last night it was up to nearly 18psi. So I dialed the regulator down and purged and reset to 15psi but over an hour or two it had climbed to 16psi. So I dialed it down again and purged and instead set it to 12psi. This morning, about 9 hours since I set it to 12psi, it's now sitting at 15psi. Looks like it's holding steady but I won't know until I get home after work. Was originally worried the regulator went bad since it was slowly creeping but then I started thinking maybe the beer was simply carbonated slightly past my desired 15psi and that is what causing the creep up I am seeing. The hydrometer sample did taste more carbonated than usual. Anyone?
Rev.