3 gallon keg problem

[HarryCPhilly]

Hey guys,

I have a little problem with my 3 gallon keg (which is the first keg I've ever tapped homebrew-wise).

It is spitting out brew pretty quickly when I tap it, then I pour a beer, and it stops. A few seconds later, it begins oozing again. I've blown out the CO2, turned down the PSI, disconnected the CO2...nothing works.

Suggestions?

 

[Yooper]

Hey guys,

I have a little problem with my 3 gallon keg (which is the first keg I've ever tapped homebrew-wise).

It is spitting out brew pretty quickly when I tap it, then I pour a beer, and it stops. A few seconds later, it begins oozing again. I've blown out the CO2, turned down the PSI, disconnected the CO2...nothing works.

Suggestions?

Where is it oozing? Out of the tap? Or around the posts?

If you take off the quick disconnect, does it still ooze beer around the post?

 

[HarryCPhilly]

No. It stops.

 

[Yooper]

No. It stops.

So, it's leaking out of the tap?

 

[HarryCPhilly]

So, it's leaking out of the tap?

Yes.

 

[Yooper]

Yes.

What kind of taps do you have? Is it the plastic "cobra" tap, or a faucet with a shank?

My first thought is the beer is overcarbed, and the pressure inside the keg is forcing the beer out, even with the co2 off. You didn't happen to use high pressure to force carb it, and shake it?

 

[HarryCPhilly]

What kind of taps do you have? Is it the plastic "cobra" tap, or a faucet with a shank?

My first thought is the beer is overcarbed, and the pressure inside the keg is forcing the beer out, even with the co2 off. You didn't happen to use high pressure to force carb it, and shake it?

Its a cobra tap. I thought about the overcarbing thing, but when I open the valve at the top, nothing comes out (unless I have the CO2 attached of course). I didn't shake it to carb. Just set it according to a temp/volumes chart online for a week. The more I talk about it, the more I think it may be the tap line...

 

[Yooper]

How much line do you have attached?

What I would do first is to disconnect, and take apart the tap. The top just unscrews. Then rinse well, and make sure there isn't any debris caught in there. Open and close it a few times, making sure it seems to stay closed.

 

[HarryCPhilly]

I cant believe that's all it was. Working perferctly now. You're the man.

Uh, you're the woman...sorry. Just read your profile.

 

[Yooper]

I cant believe that's all it was. Working perferctly now. You're the man.

Uh, you're the woman...sorry. Just read your profile.

Hahaha. Yeah, I'm a middle aged petite grandmother. I just look like a big bearded guy on the internet.

Glad we got you fixed up!