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I transfered my porter into a keg a couple days ago. This is the 1st time I've had a keg waiting in queue to be in the fridge/tapped ( a wonderful feeling :cool:). Anyway, I hit it with CO2 a couple of times and bled it off and gave it one last shot. Two days later I pulled on the release expecting a bit of a hiss and got notta. I hit it with more CO2 yesterday. This morning again notta. Is this normal? I suspect it's being absorbed into the brew but thought I'd ask. I checked for leaks and couldn't find any. Just trying to confirm my thoughts and wanted to make sure this thing is really sealed even if it gives no release of psi. It IS a new keg I just got (used; new to me and I did replace all the seals.).
 
I guess that it might depend on what how much pressure you shot your corney up to and what temp the beer is in the corny. My first impression would be a leak. If you shot it, submerged it, and found no leaks......it just might be going into the beer. Although if it was going into the beer, you would have to have adequate pressure to keep the CO2 suspended into the beer. Therefor, if you pulled the pressure relief valve I would expect to hear something.......:drunk:
 
You may be fine. When a cornie is full of ale, there isn't much room for CO2 and if you are only putting 5-6 psi on it, the ale is probably absorbing it all. I'd still put pressure on it and check for leaks. One of the used kegs Tom has was working fine until we put some porter in it, then the gas-side poppet started leaking.
 
david_42 said:
You may be fine. When a cornie is full of ale, there isn't much room for CO2 and if you are only putting 5-6 psi on it, the ale is probably absorbing it all. I'd still put pressure on it and check for leaks. One of the used kegs Tom has was working fine until we put some porter in it, then the gas-side poppet started leaking.

Bingo - it was (is) the gas side poppet. If I flick it etc it stops leaking. Real slow but thats the bugger. Will replace the poppet tommorrow.
 
desertBrew said:
Bingo - it was (is) the gas side poppet. If I flick it etc it stops leaking. Real slow but thats the bugger. Will replace the poppet tommorrow.

Sometimes I get hop gunk stuck in those things, which will not only give you a slow leak--it may also prevent beer from coming out. :eek: I know yours is on the gas side--but if you ever try to pour a cold one and nothing comes out....might be your problem. :)
 
My only try at keg conditioning was a partial corny of root beer. We would leave the CO2 hooked up constantly, and give it a shake from time to time. We could hear the regulator wheeze, as the soda soaked up more CO2 while being shaken. I doubt if pressure for just a few minutes would accomplish any carbonation. I'd guess there are temperature/pressure charts for forced carbonation in books or on the web...
 
casebrew said:
My only try at keg conditioning was a partial corny of root beer. We would leave the CO2 hooked up constantly, and give it a shake from time to time. We could hear the regulator wheeze, as the soda soaked up more CO2 while being shaken. I doubt if pressure for just a few minutes would accomplish any carbonation. I'd guess there are temperature/pressure charts for forced carbonation in books or on the web...

I look at this more like a tertiary storage vessel (I get to use that term since I just learned it today :eek:). Not so much as a place to get carbonated; just one step closer to being kegged once a tap gets freed up. My goal would typically be to have 2 kegs waiting in the wings for when the other two tapped run dry but wanted to be clear on how to store these buggers.
 
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...
 
Tony said:
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were merry, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...
I feel your pain man...Bill and Don screwed me over too. :mad:
 

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