So, I found out that I have a bad (leaking) poppet on the liquid side. This is one of those dag-gummed old Firestones with no Challenger marking. Luckily, my LHBS sells poppets for this keg. Only problem is that I have 5 gallons of beer in it already, and we're getting ready to move to Virginia. I would just go buy a poppet, bleed the keg, remove the post and replace the poppet. However, I won't have a chance to get there until Monday. Here's my plan:
I'm going to stop at Homebrew USA (I'll be in Norfolk tomorrow) and pick up another keg. I'm planning on bleeding the no-worky keg, and racking it quietly to the new keg. Then - I'm going to head to my LHBS on Monday to pick up the new poppet (might get two, just to be safe). Do you think this will work without aerating my beer too much? Or should I just wait until Monday and replace the poppet?
I'm going to stop at Homebrew USA (I'll be in Norfolk tomorrow) and pick up another keg. I'm planning on bleeding the no-worky keg, and racking it quietly to the new keg. Then - I'm going to head to my LHBS on Monday to pick up the new poppet (might get two, just to be safe). Do you think this will work without aerating my beer too much? Or should I just wait until Monday and replace the poppet?