For the first time, I tried fermenting in my corny keg tonight. I brewed up a batch, filled up the corny (wasn't sure where to stop really), and clamped a hose to the gas in line for blowoff.
Sounds great so far, but the problem I have (or might have, not sure yet) is that the lid on my corny doesn't like to seal properly unless I gas it up to about 30psi. So if I try to seal it at 0psi or 5psi, and turn the corny upside down, I get some drippage. If I kick it up to 30psi, no drippage.
Now to my questions:
#1 Is this going to create a problem for my blowoff (is stuff going to come up through my corny lid?) or will things just take care of themselves and fly out of my blow off tube?
#2 Is this normal for cornys? How can I fix it so that I can seal it up fine at 0psi? Guy at LHBS (Steinbart) walked me through the 30psi trick on the phone and said that is pretty normal. Kick it up to 30psi, lower to what you want, and it's sealed. This would be fine for normal uses, but not for fementing, because I can't kick it up to 30psi. My corny is newly reconditioned and seems in nice shape. O-rings look good.
Thanks,
pico
Sounds great so far, but the problem I have (or might have, not sure yet) is that the lid on my corny doesn't like to seal properly unless I gas it up to about 30psi. So if I try to seal it at 0psi or 5psi, and turn the corny upside down, I get some drippage. If I kick it up to 30psi, no drippage.
Now to my questions:
#1 Is this going to create a problem for my blowoff (is stuff going to come up through my corny lid?) or will things just take care of themselves and fly out of my blow off tube?
#2 Is this normal for cornys? How can I fix it so that I can seal it up fine at 0psi? Guy at LHBS (Steinbart) walked me through the 30psi trick on the phone and said that is pretty normal. Kick it up to 30psi, lower to what you want, and it's sealed. This would be fine for normal uses, but not for fementing, because I can't kick it up to 30psi. My corny is newly reconditioned and seems in nice shape. O-rings look good.
Thanks,
pico